Volunteering Archives | Maasai Girls Rescue Center

Maasai girls ready for MGRC's Christmas Celebration

The Heart of Rescue

July 21, 2024 Community and Culture, Guest Posts, Maasai Girls, Volunteering

Guest post written by Christy Bowersox Today a photo stopped me in my tracks. In my work with MGRC, I look at hundreds of photos. Most depict happy children enjoying their lives at the center. But there was something about this photo that stood out to me. This photo was…...

group shot of the mgrc girls and volunteers

From Poverty and Despair to Hope and Independance

December 23, 2022 Community and Culture, Guest Posts, Volunteering

One of our volunteers and long-time supporters, Cammy West, has just returned from the her 10th trip to Africa, and her 3rd visit to the Center in Tanzania. When Cammy isn't working at her day job as a sales representative in the golf industry, she is focused on volunteering and…...

Have Tractor Will Travel

December 6, 2022 Community and Culture, ecoVillage, Guest Posts, Volunteering

One of my earliest memories of Christmas was the year my big sister and I received a pedal tractor. In my mind, receiving a pedal tractor was THE best gift ever! It was a shiny red and it looked just like my Dad’s Farmall....

Hunting for Christmas

December 5, 2022 Community and Culture, Guest Posts, Volunteering

When I think about Christmas I have so many wonderful family memories. We always hosted a Christmas party for our extended family. And the highlight of that party was when Santa would visit....

young girl sitting on a couch holding her baby sister on her lap

Baby or bike?

November 22, 2022 Community and Culture, Guest Posts, Volunteering

One of my favorite Christmas memories is the year our second daughter was born…exactly one week before Christmas. Our oldest daughter loved “her” early Christmas gift of a baby sister!...

Inaugural Maasai Girls Rescue Center Raleigh Hub

May 3, 2022 Community and Culture, ecoVillage, Volunteering

Nearly 40 people came together April 26th for the inaugural Maasai Girls Rescue Center Raleigh Hub....

Social sustainability starts with well-being

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

First Annual Community Thanks Celebration

December 29, 2021 Community and Culture, ecoVillage, Journal Entries, MGRC Outreach, Volunteering

On December 18, Maasai Girls Rescue Center hosted our first annual Community Thanks celebration. Over 200 people gathered on the land that will become our ecoVillage....

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....

My Stateside Visit: Food, Fundraisers, Family and Friends

September 30, 2021 Growth and Reflection, Journal Entries, Volunteering

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....

Africa captured my heart

July 7, 2021 Community and Culture, Guest Posts, Maasai Culture, Volunteering

In the fall of 2019 Africa captured my heart. My Dad and I were fortunate enough to travel to Rwanda, Tanzania and Kenya, a trip we had been dreaming of for more than a decade....

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...

Volunteers at MGRC, Chickens, ecoFarm Updates

June 23, 2021 Community and Culture, ecoFarm, ecoVillage, Journal Entries, Sustainability, Volunteering

It has been a very busy time here at MGRC. The girls are on school break, and we have four recent high school graduates from the States visiting....

Scottsdale man, 71, hikes Grand Canyon in one day to benefit girls in Africa

June 21, 2021 Community and Culture, ecoVillage, Volunteering

Hugh Illsley goes the extra mile for others – hiking the 24-mile Grand Canyon rim-to-rim in one day to raise upwards of $25,000 for Maasai Girls Rescue Center, a nonprofit that cares for vulnerable girls in Tanzania, Africa....

New van, new dresses, new visitors

June 16, 2021 Community and Culture, ecoFarm, Journal Entries, Volunteering

Well, it has been an interesting week or so. First, we received our new (used) van from Japan. First time I ever bought a vehicle without test driving or having my mechanic inspect it, but that is how one does it here in Tanzania....

Get back to where you once belonged

May 25, 2021 Community and Culture, Guest Posts, Maasai Culture, Volunteering

Guest post by Makayla Henwood Two years ago, I had the life-changing experience of volunteering at the Maasai Girls Rescue Center, which was founded by my grandfather, Rick Morro. Now I get to go back! I graduate this month from Apache Junction High School east of Phoenix, Arizona. Next month I…...

From Aspen to Africa: A time for exploration

May 20, 2021 Community and Culture, Guest Posts, Volunteering

Guest post by Hunter Love After a year and a half of pandemic restrictions, I’m taking a gap year to have the time to tour the top art schools that I have been interested in attending since I was in preschool, and see as much of the world as I can.  I graduate…...

MGRC visitor, happy cows, ecoFarm updates

May 11, 2021 Community and Culture, ecoFarm, Journal Entries, Sustainability, Volunteering

It was a very good week for us at MGRC. One of our girl’s sponsors visited us during the week. It is always great to have the girls meet and spend time with the people who make it possible for them to live here. The sponsored girl is not the…...

Why volunteering is important to the girls of MGRC

April 3, 2021 Community and Culture, Journal Entries, Volunteering

Volunteering is a chance for you to give back to the world. When you volunteer for the rescued girls at the Maasai Girls Rescue Center, you open an entirely new world to them. You will have a huge impact on the girls’ attitudes and their future. When volunteering at the…...

Threads of Hope – Dresses for the Girls at MGRC

February 18, 2021 Community and Culture, Guest Posts, Volunteering

If you regularly check out the MGRC Facebook page and the MGRC website, you’ve undoubtly noticed pictures of the girls wearing colorful dresses. Recently, a photograph of Susan from MGRC was featured on a Facebook post wearing a beautiful dress with an embroidered pocket. The dress was made by Mary, one of the…...

Send with Love

February 8, 2021 Volunteering

Ahead of Valentine’s Day, send a note of encouragement to a MGRC girl. *I understand that by participating I agree to allow Maasai Girls Rescue Center to contact me by email. I can update these preferences and opt out at a later time. What to write about Here are some…...

MGRC featured in The Red Book Magazine

April 28, 2020 Community and Culture, Guest Posts, Volunteering

MGRC featured in The Red Book Magazine, March 2020Text by Beverly Medlyn – Photos courtesy Maasai Girls Rescue Center Moved by the Maasai A trip to Tanzania becomes a life-changing experience When Rick Morro retired nine years ago, he envisioned a life of travel, golf and fishing. During his career…...

Thanks for an amazing 2019!

January 14, 2020 Growth and Reflection, Journal Entries, Volunteering

First, I would like to personally thank all of our behind-the-scenes and in-person volunteers for their time and support to the Maasai Girls Rescue Center. Because of their generosity and the generosity of so many new and faithful supporters, we were able to surpass our critical year-end fundraising goal and…...

How volunteering at MGRC impacted my daily life

October 15, 2019 Community and Culture, Guest Posts, Maasai Culture, Volunteering

MGRC’s founder, Rick Morro’s 16 year old granddaughter spent two unforgettable weeks volunteering at MGRC. These are her words on how the experience has changed her life. Now that I am home in Arizona and back to my usual routine of living a blessed life, I cannot stop thinking about…...

Returning from my Trip to the States

September 19, 2019 Growth and Reflection, Guest Posts, Journal Entries, Sustainability, Volunteering

I have been back in Longido, Tanzania for a couple weeks now. During my trip to the States, we received commitment to sponsor 8 more girls. We also raised some funds to cover our short-term care of the unsponsored girls. We still have 13 more sponsorships to cover, and have…...

The most surprising things about my trip to MGRC

June 14, 2019 Community and Culture, Guest Posts, Volunteering

When I first came to Tanzania, Africa for my trip to MGRC, I was expecting most of it to be just like America. After being here for a week, I learned it was nothing like being in America. People in Africa have life so much harder than me or anyone I…...

Our First Year’s Accomplishments & Help from Unexpected Places

August 24, 2018 Growth and Reflection, Journal Entries, The beginning of MGRC, Volunteering

Our first year’s accomplishments MGRC is gaining traction and with any growth it is not always smooth sailing but the rewards are worth it. MGRC has just celebrated its official one year anniversary and we have learned a lot. Our first year’s accomplishments started with two girls last year and…...

It is Good

July 30, 2018 Growth and Reflection, Journal Entries, The beginning of MGRC, Volunteering

It is good yet challenging at times My friend’s deaf son was a passenger on a motorcycle when it was run off the road into a deep ditch. There were three people on the motorcycle. The driver lost a foot, my friend’s son has a broken leg and the third…...