Education Archives | Maasai Girls Rescue Center

maasai girls sitting at their desks in a classroom

The impact of your donations: Transforming learning conditions

October 13, 2024 Education, Education and Sustainability, Maasai Girls

Celebrating success: A new classroom and more for Kininie School We are thrilled to announce that the school project, made possible through the generous contributions of many of our supporters, has been successfully completed! The district local chairman, along with other government leaders, attended a celebratory event and formally expressed…...

Class seven girls completed their exams and are waiting on their scores

Celebrating Class 7’s achievements and future plans

September 30, 2024 Education, Education and Sustainability, Maasai Girls

The Class 7 girls’ education journey has taken a new step as they finish their national exams and are officially on summer break! In Tanzania, Class 7 is the end of primary school, and passing the exam is required to attend secondary school. These 15 future leaders also took the…...

Growing and Learning: Recent Activities at MGRC

September 19, 2024 Education, Growth and Reflection, Journal Entries, Maasai Culture

Soccer Success and Community Engagement MGRC recently hosted two exciting soccer matches, where our girls competed against local children’s centers. The girls had a blast participating in the games, thanks to the coaching of our dedicated employees, Ernest and Diana. Beyond soccer, they also enjoy other sports like netball and…...

Yeyolai and Nemoipo dressed for vocational college in Karatu

Celebrating the success of our first two graduates

April 15, 2024 ecoVillage, Education, Education and Sustainability, Maasai Girls

We have entered a new phase of life at MGRC, in that we now have girls who have left the nest and begun their careers. It is the culmination of our mission at MGRC. It is a joy to know that we gave them the tools they needed to spread…...

MGRC girls and their classmates sitting at their desks in a classroom

Help us build bathrooms and classrooms

March 19, 2024 Community and Culture, Education, Maasai Girls

The girls of MGRC and their schoolmates need your help. The local primary school is severely overcrowded and without bathrooms. The government began a construction project, but it has stalled due to lack of funding. Things move slowly in Tanzania, and it could be years before the project is completed. …...

2023 Year in Review, Part Two: Education and Development

February 19, 2024 ecoVillage, Education, Growth and Reflection, Maasai Girls

In our last post we talked about how 2023 brought the huge blessing of completing and moving to our new location. There is something special about finally being home and we are delighted to report that the girls are doing exceptionally well! We remain committed to our goal of equipping…...

MGRC interns learning how to prepare and cook meals for the future ecolodge.

How the MGRC ecoLodge supports the growth and well-being of Maasai girls

December 6, 2023 ecoVillage, Education, Education and Sustainability, Maasai Girls, Sustainability

A successful ecoLodge is not only essential for the financial stability of the girls currently residing at MGRC, but it also guarantees that MGRC can continue to support a greater number of girls in the future. However, in addition to financial security, a thriving ecoLodge will have numerous other positive…...

A story of inspiration and success in vocational training

November 14, 2023 Education, Education and Sustainability, Maasai Girls

Celebrating Yeyolai There are certain moments that stand out from the rest, and today, we are celebrating one of those milestones. Yeyolai, our inaugural graduate, has successfully reached the end of her journey with us, fearlessly stepping into a future that once appeared out of reach. Her story goes beyond…...

Cultivating hope and success through vocational training

November 10, 2023 Education, Education and Sustainability, Maasai Girls

Hope. Hope holds immense power. It serves as the catalyst for determination, and at the Center, it forms the core of our purpose. We envision a future that extends beyond conventional education—a future where each girl’s unique abilities chart her path to success. Education is important for development, but it…...

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

Moving to a new school

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

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. ...

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.

New career center expands options for MGRC girls’ future

June 15, 2022 Community and Culture, ecoVillage, Education, Education and Sustainability, Maasai Culture, Sustainability

If you ever wondered how much a life can be transformed with loving intervention by caring strangers, consider the remarkable journey of Momoi....

Education is key at MGRC

April 24, 2022 ecoVillage, Education, Education and Sustainability, Journal Entries, Maasai Culture

Rainy season has begun in Tanzania, and we are already seeing new growth on the fruit trees we planted last fall. The girls are also growing and changing on what seems like a daily basis....

Stitching our way toward economic sustainability

February 6, 2022 Community and Culture, ecoVillage, Education, Maasai Culture, Sustainability, Volunteering

Sayuni came to Maasai Girls Rescue Center three years ago when she was 10. Her mother brought her, saying she could no longer support her child. Then the mother left and hasn’t been back. ...

2021: A year of miraculous transformation for MGRC

January 18, 2022 ecoFarm, ecoVillage, Education, Growth and Reflection, Sustainability

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

Giving and receiving: the importance of community

November 12, 2021 Community and Culture, Education, MGRC Outreach, Sustainability, Volunteering

A crucial part of our work at MGRC is connecting with our local community. Since our move to Karatu earlier this year, we have been building relationships with community members and government officials....

Moving beyond survival: Namelock’s story

November 10, 2021 Community and Culture, Education, Maasai Culture

In 2014, before MGRC was founded, the village chief of where I was living asked me to help a girl with skeletal fluorosis, a condition that caused deformation of her legs....

MGRC Girls, Sustainable Food Projects, Outreach

July 1, 2021 Community and Culture, ecoFarm, Education, Education and Sustainability, Journal Entries, Sustainability, Volunteering

Our MGRC volunteers from the States are on Safari in the Serengeti National Park and have been sending me messages about their experience....

Volunteers Help MGRC Girls

June 25, 2021 Community and Culture, Education, Guest Posts, Volunteering

Volunteers help MGRC girls learn new talents, build their self-confidence, and set goals for their future...

Elisante Sitting at Desk donated by MGRC

School desk donation generates smiles, speeches and a goat!

June 2, 2021 Community and Culture, Education, MGRC Outreach, Sustainability

Maasai Girls Rescue Center recently donated 30 wooden desks to the local primary school our girls will attend when we move to our permanent site at the ecoVillage....

2020 Year in Review

February 5, 2021 Education, Growth and Reflection, Journal Entries, Sustainability

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…...

More than a safari

January 17, 2021 Community and Culture, Education, Journal Entries, Maasai Culture

MGRC is located within reasonable driving distance to several world famous National Parks. While people on the other side of the globe dream of one day visiting these amazing places, the girls here at the center never felt like this was an obtainable ambition for them. Even though the admission for…...

Education empowers girls to determine their own path in life

December 13, 2020 Education, Education and Sustainability

Education is a cornerstone of our work here at the Center. Our mission is to adopt the most at-risk girls – victims of abuse, poverty and starvation – and give them a foundation for a new life. We believe that education is a way to break this cycle of abuse…...

Nemoipo’s Continuing Education Journey

December 5, 2020 Education, Education and Sustainability, Maasai Culture

Before Nemoipo joined MGRC, she would walk six kilometers to school, one-way. Often her primary intention for attending class was to receive a single meal — a bowl of porridge — that was provided at the school most days. Her family was very poor, and sometimes there simply was not…...

Upendo’s fight for her education: Overcoming oppression and handicaps

November 13, 2020 Education, Education and Sustainability, Maasai Culture

Upendo came into our lives several years ago, when one of my coordinators told me about an albino girl who lived with her family in a small boma about 3 hours from the center. Being albino is extremely dangerous here. There is a belief among witch doctors that the body…...

2019 is Starting off Great

January 15, 2019 Education, Growth and Reflection

I was reminded that I have not blogged in a while. It is because we have been so busy with the girls’ school break, the Christmas holidays and school shopping for the girls. 2019 is starting off great with many good things happening at MGRC. We now have 23 girls…...