Growth and Reflection Stories

Life-changing trip reveals sustainable practices creating a brighter future

November 17, 2023 Guest Posts, ecoVillage, Growth and Reflection

Guest post by: Greg Scheu I just returned from a life-changing trip to Tanzania. This wasn’t my first trip to Africa. I had visited in past years, both with my previous multi-national employer, and with the U.S. Federal Government on U.S. to Africa trade missions. I had seen the beauty…...

MGRC girls sitting outside their new home with their house mothers

ecoVillage update: Maasai girls settle into their new homes

October 14, 2023 Journal Entries, ecoVillage, Growth and Reflection, Maasai Girls

The girls have now moved into their new homes! The journey hasn’t been easy, but the joy of the girls makes it all worth it. Back in July 2022, we were informed that we had to leave the hotel we were occupying by January 2023, which was a much shorter…...

Maasai Girls Rescue Center needs a few good sponsors. Are you one of them?

August 4, 2023 Guest Posts, Growth and Reflection, Maasai Girls

A big part of the girls’ lives at MGRC is their sponsors. It means so much to know that someone on the other side of the world loves and cares about them....

six girls sitting in front of their birthday cakes

The importance of birthdays at MGRC

July 15, 2023 Maasai Girls, ecoVillage, Growth and Reflection, Journal Entries

Most of the girls who come to Maasai Girls Rescue Center have no knowledge of their birth dates. They don’t have birth certificates and have never had the chance to celebrate their birthdays. A lot of them were born in their bomas, enduring the tough conditions in which they entered…...

5 MGRC girls in their uniforms standing in row outside their school

Moving to a new school

May 5, 2023 Journal Entries, Education, Growth and Reflection

One of the biggest blessings of the move to our permanent location is the new school the girls are attending. It is significantly better than the last, with teachers that are more engaged and more opportunities for growth and leadership. And the girls are thriving. ...

Happy Spring!

April 8, 2023 Journal Entries, ecoVillage, Growth and Reflection

It is a season of change, and here at MGRC we are seeing great change, as well. Though we are not yet where we want to be, we are better than where we were. Life here is rarely linear, but often a series of two steps forward and one step…...

2022 in review

March 16, 2023 ecoVillage, ecoFarm, Growth and Reflection, Sustainability

The girls’ health and well-being is the best measure of our success at Maasai Girls Rescue Center. And by this standard, we had an awesome in year! The girls continue to thrive and surprise us in wonderful ways. That said, we faced several unanticipated challenges and disappointments in 2022; but with…...

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year

January 2, 2023 Journal Entries, ecoVillage, Growth and Reflection

The girls had a great Christmas and are enjoying their winter break! We hosted a Christmas celebration that was attended by the local government officials, neighbors, our staff and, of course, our girls....

Life in Tanzania is never dull

November 18, 2022 ecoFarm, ecoVillage, Growth and Reflection, Journal Entries, Sustainability

Life in Tanzania is never dull, but some times are harder than others. Currently Northern Tanzania is in a serious drought. Our electricity comes from a hydro dam and the water level has been very low this year....

Momoi (center holding microphone) was able to use her language skills to translate her friends' testimonies at the Community Celebration. She speaks Maa, Swahili and English.

Impact comes from action

July 17, 2022 Sustainability, ecoVillage, Education and Sustainability, Growth and Reflection

Life in Africa, much like the rest of the world, is beginning to return to “normal” post pandemic. Tourism is on the rise and hotels in Karatu are filling up....

Growth and Reflection

Life-changing trip reveals sustainable practices creating a brighter future

ecoVillage update: Maasai girls settle into their new homes

Maasai Girls Rescue Center needs a few good sponsors. Are you one of them?

The importance of birthdays at MGRC

Moving to a new school

Happy Spring!

2022 in review

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year

Life in Tanzania is never dull

Impact comes from action

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