Our Work
Social services
- Sponsorship for needy and vulnerable children: All children are entitled to the right to inclusive and quality education. Maasai Child Fund seeks to support needy Maasai children in accessing education, just like children from more fortunate families. Our goal is to promote literacy among these underprivileged children, enabling them to become self-reliant individuals in the future and transform the lives of their families and the community.
- Health coverage for the elderly, widows, and needy families: Maasai Child Fund reaches out to disadvantaged families who cannot afford their hospital bills. Access to healthcare services is a fundamental human right. We enroll this group in the NHIF program and cover their annual premiums so they can access medical treatment and healthcare services.
- Feeding program for needy families and schools: Maasai Child Fund seeks partnerships, donations, and support from well-wishers and the Oseki camp to combat hunger among needy families and schools. Food is a basic necessity.
- Provision of clean and safe drinking water: Water is essential for life. Maasai Child Fund addresses this challenge in disadvantaged sections of the community, ensuring access to clean and safe drinking water and other domestic needs. With support from well-wishers, donors, and partners, we aim to drill boreholes, construct dams, and provide tanks to store water for schools and needy families.
- Building and renovating local primary and secondary schools for basic education: As part of Maasai Child Fund’s social transformative projects, we reach out to affected schools, renovating and constructing classrooms, dormitories, and toilets to enhance the local schools’ capacity to provide basic education.
- Elderly education: Since most elderly people in the local community did not attend school and lack basic reading and writing skills, we periodically engage volunteers and teachers to provide elder education. Our goal is to teach them the basics of reading and writing through the efforts of Maasai Child Fund.
Economic empowerment
Oseki Maasai Mara Camp: Oseki Maasai Mara Camp is an integral part of the community’s economic development. It contributes to transformational projects by allocating 20% of its profits to the community. Additionally, the camp provides employment opportunities to local youths, helping them generate income to support their families. Maasai Child Fund invites those interested in visiting Maasai Mara to consider staying at the camp as a way to contribute to the economic empowerment of the community.
Women Beekeeping Project: Maasai Child Fund aims to empower women to support their families economically. After conducting an analysis, we identified beehives as an untapped business opportunity that can empower our women. We provide them with beehives strategically placed in identified locations for beekeeping. This project offers financial support to women during harvesting and selling, incurring zero expenses beyond maintenance.
Poultry Farming for Women and Youths: Poultry farming is a promising empowerment initiative for women and youths in our community. Maasai Child Fund purchases both hens and cocks, organizing women and youths into groups of at least ten individuals. Traditional huts will be constructed for the care of the chickens. Each group will receive fifteen hens and three cocks, allowing them to produce eggs and chickens for sale, thereby supporting their families.
Maasai Women’s Attire: Maasai women excel in creating traditional Maasai attire. By providing them with beads and a conducive environment, we offer a platform to market their products, enabling them to generate income.
Milk Coolants and Dairy Cows: The increasing population has led to land fragmentation, posing a challenge to the Maasai people who rely on grazing their animals. Maasai Child Fund aims to provide at least one dairy cow to needy households as a cost-effective solution that yields more milk. This initiative supports our women, offering an alternative to the traditional system of large cattle herds, which provide minimal benefits and are vulnerable to prolonged drought conditions.
Village Savings/Chamas for Women: This program involves groups of 20-30 people who come together with the purpose of saving money and accessing small loans from their savings. It provides a secure place for poor households to save, offers flexible loan terms, and provides affordable basic insurance. This is a valuable opportunity for both women and the community.
Capacity building
Aims at developing and strengthening skills and abilities within the community through periodic training in:
- Poultry farming
- Agricultural activities
- Technical skills for women and youth (tailoring, hairdressing, plumbing, domestic wiring)
- Village Savings/Table Banking for Women:
Raising Public Awareness on Climate Change: Responding to climate change must consider the needs of women and youth not merely as participants in discussions but as active designers and implementers of health and climate policies. There is a crucial need for awareness because if the dominant young population is not aware of the effects of climate change, they may inadvertently contribute to more damage.
Voluntary Services to the Community and Tree Planting as a Mitigation Measure for Climate Change:
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