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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. ...

My Stateside Visit: Food, Fundraisers, Family and Friends

September 30, 2021 Journal Entries, Growth and Reflection, 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 Guest Posts, Community and Culture, 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 Journal Entries, Community and Culture, ecoFarm, Education, Education and Sustainability, 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 ecoFarm, Community and Culture, 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 Journal Entries, Community and Culture, ecoFarm, 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 Volunteering, Community and Culture, Guest Posts, Maasai Culture

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…...

Volunteering

Social sustainability starts with well-being

Stitching our way toward economic sustainability

My Stateside Visit: Food, Fundraisers, Family and Friends

Africa captured my heart

MGRC Girls, Sustainable Food Projects, Outreach

Volunteers Help MGRC Girls

Volunteers at MGRC, Chickens, ecoFarm Updates

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

New van, new dresses, new visitors

Get back to where you once belonged

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