WHY HELP THE MAASAI & SAVANNAH?

A FIGHTING SPIRIT

The semi-nomadic Maasai People living in the Mara region on the border between Kenya and Tanzania are pastoralists, herders of cattle and goats, who have always required large areas of land for grazing purposes. Much of it was lost to colonialists and settlers over the years.

Yet the Maasai still remain one of the only tribes in Kenya to maintain their traditional lifestyle and live in harmony with nature.

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Climate change and modernization, however, are bringing about an unwelcome change with grave consequences...  

Global warming is causing more severe and frequent droughts, depleting natural water and food sources while increasing conflicts between humans and wildlife. Modernization and the interference of the government, particularly the introduction of modern agriculture, nature reserves, urbanization and individual land ownership protected by fences, are also contributing to the problem, forcing the formerly nomadic Maasai Peoples to settle and give up their traditional way of life. 

The traditions and livelihood of the Maasai Peoples, as well as the biodiversity of the Mara region, are endangered.