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Program Description :
The Maasai tribe (or Masai) is a unique and popular tribe due to their long preserved culture. Despite education, civilization and western cultural influences, the Maasai people have clung to their traditional way of life, making them a symbol of Kenyan culture.
Maasai's distinctive culture, dress style and strategic territory along the game parks of Kenya and Tanzania have made them one of East Africa's most internationally famous tourist attractions.
The Maasai people reside in both Kenya and Tanzania, living along the border of the two countries. They are a smaller tribe, accounting for only about 0.7 percent of Kenya's population, with a similar number living in Tanzania. Maasais speak Maa, a Nilotic ethnic language from their origin in the Nile region of North Africa.
The Samburu tribe is the closest to the Maasai in both language and cultural.
Work/Activities
The volunteers usually have educational activities, that promote tertiary education for the Maasai youth, young men and women alike and also promote literacy to support the Maasai community to protect and preserve the property and improve animal habitat. The volunteers also help repair and build classrooms in MaasaiMara primary school, where they improve the facilities of the school located on the edge of the Maasai Mara ecosystem, teach English in local schools and are involved in running an environmental club once a week with selected students, encouraging learning about the environment and the conservation throughinteractive methods such as games. The activities are held alongside local Maasai experts instructors.
Thevolunteers also help with the provision of assistance to local hospitals to improve healthcare in the community around Maasai Mara.