Sustainability

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 ecoVillage, Community and Culture, 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....

Eco farm produces better nutrition than the traditional Maasai diet at lower cost

April 8, 2022 ecoFarm, ecoVillage, Education and Sustainability, Sustainability

This month we are celebrating the one-year anniversary of our ecoFarm. A three-acre parcel that grew from undeveloped land to lush crops, a livestock barn and a bio-gas fuel source capable of sustaining 70 people....

2022 is shaping up to be a big year!

March 29, 2022 Journal Entries, ecoVillage, Growth and Reflection, Sustainability

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

Environmental sustainability roots MGRC

March 7, 2022 ecoVillage, ecoFarm, Education and Sustainability, Sustainability

Living in one of the world’s most scenic places, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the natural beauty....

Social sustainability starts with well-being

February 18, 2022 Sustainability, Education and Sustainability, Guest Posts, Maasai Culture, Volunteering

I met Mary and her older sister Momoi in an impoverished area near the Kenyan border, where their grandmother was raising them because their parents were too poor to care for them....

Stitching our way toward economic sustainability

February 6, 2022 Sustainability, Community and Culture, ecoVillage, Education, Maasai Culture, 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 ecoVillage, ecoFarm, 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....

children gathered in front of bomas at a local village in tanzania

A Grassroots Alternative to Failed African Aid

December 11, 2021 ecoVillage, Community and Culture, ecoFarm, Maasai Culture, Sustainability

Generous people around the world (with the US being the largest donor) provide billions in aid to countries and causes in Sub-Saharan Africa....

Giving and receiving: the importance of community

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

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....

Meanwhile… back on the farm

October 8, 2021 ecoFarm, Education and Sustainability, Journal Entries, Sustainability

While I was in the States, the farm moved even closer to completion. Since we broke ground in March, we have cleared the land, planted crops, built homes for farm staff, built barns, and installed a boiler for pasteurizing milk....

Sustainability

New career center expands options for MGRC girls’ future

Eco farm produces better nutrition than the traditional Maasai diet at lower cost

2022 is shaping up to be a big year!

Environmental sustainability roots MGRC

Social sustainability starts with well-being

Stitching our way toward economic sustainability

2021: A year of miraculous transformation for MGRC

A Grassroots Alternative to Failed African Aid

Giving and receiving: the importance of community

Meanwhile… back on the farm

Our Promise

Our Nonprofit Profile & Rating

Sign up

Contact us

Meanwhile… back on the farm