+255 785 480 050

Growth and Reflection

Impact comes from action

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....

Read more

Challenges are what make life interesting

I am thrilled to share with you that the security wall is complete! Thank you to everyone who generously contributed to this crucial first step towards completing the ecoVillage....

Read more

2022 is shaping up to be a big year!

Elisante and I have been keeping busy with the wall construction, adding new staff members and planning for future projects here at MGRC....

Read more

2021: A year of miraculous transformation for MGRC

A year ago this month, we began a seven-hour journey from our old home in Longido to our new home near Karatu....

Read more

A Very Merry Christmas

Christmas in Tanzania is celebrated differently. It's much more subdued than an American or westernized Christmas....

Read more

My Stateside Visit: Food, Fundraisers, Family and Friends

Well, after two years and a global pandemic, I finally made it back to visit my family and friends. I did not realize how much I missed while living in Tanzania....

Read more

New rescued girl, ecoFarm update, dedication ceremony delayed

I’ve been told that some people might be interested in knowing how I spend my time while “vacationing” for the last 9 years in Africa. 😉 So, I thought I would keep a weekly journal of my day-to-day activities here at the Center and share them with you. Last week…...

Read more

Meet Elisante Loi Laizer, MGRC’s new on-site manager!

I have been working on finding the right person for this position for quite some time and it hasn’t been easy. This new position would include handing off management of the staff which, as you may know, would be one of the hardest things for me to let go. But…...

Read more

An extraordinary journey to a sustainable future

52 girls. 14 adults. 6 cows. 70 mattresses and 30 bunkbeds. Furniture, hundreds of boxes of clothing, kitchen goods and other belongings.  On January 30, the precious people, animals and cargo of the Maasai Girls Rescue Center made our way over rutted, muddy roads and steep mountain passes on a seven-hour journey from our old home in Longido to…...

Read more

2020 Year in Review

2020 was a watershed year for MGRC After going through tremendous growth in 2019, we shifted our focus last year to sustainability. We did a lot of work behind-the-scenes putting processes in place to make us more efficient to ensure our high quality of care for the girls for many…...

Read more