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Our Incredible Experience at MGRC 

December 1, 2023 ecoVillage, Guest Posts, Maasai Girls

Guest post by: Judy and Dave Clouse Recently, we had the incredible opportunity to visit Maasai Girls Rescue Center in Tanzania, an organization we have been supporting for over four years. We’re originally from Wisconsin but retired to Arizona where one of our passions is actively volunteering at our church.…...

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Life-changing trip reveals sustainable practices creating a brighter future

November 17, 2023 ecoVillage, Guest Posts

Guest post by: Greg Scheu I just returned from a life-changing trip to Tanzania. This wasn’t my first trip to Africa. I had visited in past years, both with my previous multi-national employer, and with the U.S. Federal Government on U.S. to Africa trade missions. I had seen the beauty…...

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Recognized for sustainable strategy with individual focus for girls’ future

October 17, 2023 ecoVillage, Maasai Girls, Sustainability

Word is out in Tanzania about MGRC. We are being recognized for our unique sustainable strategy, and keen individual focus for each of our girls’ future. The regional government social welfare office was so impressed with our model he spent a day at MGRC reviewing our strategy, processes, metrics and…...

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MGRC girls sitting outside their new home with their house mothers

ecoVillage update: Maasai girls settle into their new homes

October 14, 2023 ecoVillage, Journal Entries, Maasai Girls

The girls have now moved into their new homes! The journey hasn’t been easy, but the joy of the girls makes it all worth it. Back in July 2022, we were informed that we had to leave the hotel we were occupying by January 2023, which was a much shorter…...

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new main water tower

Saying goodbye to water shortages with new clean water system

July 1, 2023 ecoFarm, ecoVillage, Sustainability

Having access to water is something we all take for granted.  You turn on the tap and you expect water to come out: cold water, hot water, clean water....

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Press Release: Rescuing, Empowering, and Building a Sustainable Future for Abused and Abandoned Girls

June 10, 2023 ecoVillage, Sustainability

The Maasai Girls Rescue Center is proud to share its remarkable achievements in rescuing and developing over 60 abused and abandoned girls from the Maasai community....

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Happy Spring!

April 8, 2023 ecoVillage, Journal Entries

It is a season of change, and here at MGRC we are seeing great change, as well. Though we are not yet where we want to be, we are better than where we were. Life here is rarely linear, but often a series of two steps forward and one step…...

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View of ecoVillage from the road

2022 in review

March 16, 2023 ecoFarm, ecoVillage, Sustainability

The girls’ health and well-being is the best measure of our success at Maasai Girls Rescue Center. And by this standard, we had an awesome in year! The girls continue to thrive and surprise us in wonderful ways. That said, we faced several unanticipated challenges and disappointments in 2022; but with…...

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Happy Holidays and Happy New Year

January 2, 2023 ecoVillage, Journal Entries

The girls had a great Christmas and are enjoying their winter break! We hosted a Christmas celebration that was attended by the local government officials, neighbors, our staff and, of course, our girls....

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Have Tractor Will Travel

December 6, 2022 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....

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