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There are several community projects working in the Maasai Mara Ecosystem. Some of these were started by NGO’s, but now-a-days a lot of camps and lodges are working closely with the Maasai people on projects that benefit the Maasai directly.
Please have a look at the ones below. If you know of more please let us know and we will be happy to support them by putting them on our website at no cost at all.
Africa Mission Mervices visited the maasai community and realised what they want is schools,clinics,and water.
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In Maasai land Medical, education and assistance is one of the greatest needs to the Maasai community
More ...Hello! Thank you for your interest in the Basecamp Educational Scholarship Support Project, which is working hard to contribute to the important development of education for the Maasai community of the Masaai Mara.
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The Maasai Brand project was initiated in 2003 with the intention of empowering poor women`s groups in the Talek region of the Maasai Mara and to maintain and enhance the handicraft knowledge and designs of the Maasai famous bead works.
More ...The Koiyaki Guiding School is a facility funded by the tourism through Koiyaki Wilderness Camp and donors, local Maasai communities. Its primary purpose is to provide education for local Maasai school leavers leading to the Professional Safari Guides Bronze and Silver Level award.
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The constant search for firewood to use as cooking fuel is a permanent problem for women in traditional Masai communities, is backbreaking labour, and occupies much time that could otherwise be used in more economically productive activities. The demand for firewood also puts pressure on and threatens fragile woodlands in the wilderness areas near these communities.
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Governors’ Camp recently hosted a free eye clinic for the Maasai Community in conjunction with the Kwale Eye Centre and AMREF. Eye disease which leads to poor eye sight and blindness is relatively common amongst the Masai communities living around the Maasai Mara Game Reserve. Living in an area where there are lots of dangerous wild animals, blindness can be devastating for the Maasai.
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