It’s Her Future
Help Isolated Massai Children in Tanzania
For Elinami, school is more than just learning…it’s her health; her safety; her future.
“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.”
Proverbs 31:8 (NIV)
‘Maasai girls are sold to an old man for cattle exchange. They have no choice so they become his property and can’t make any decisions for themselves.’ – 14 year old Elinami
1 in 3 young girls, like Elinami, are married before they turn 18*.
In Indepesi, Tanzania, young girls have their education, future, and basic human rights traded away for a few cows. Their voices aren’t heard; their hopes are shattered.
*Child Marriage in Eastern and Southern Africa: A statistical overview and reflections on ending the practice, UNICEF, New York, 2022.
‘‘Many Maasai girls my age are married, and some have children too.’ – Elinami
Child marriage is, unfortunately, a common occurrence for the Maasai in remote Tanzania. It greatly increases the risk of violence, abuse, ill health, and early death for young girls.
Girls as young as 11 can be married off, becoming the man’s property.
For Elinami, school is protection. It’s the reason she can dream of a life she wants, and not one that’s forced on her.
I’m grateful that I can go to school. School can save me and give me a better life.’
Elinami
Donate $176 to help fuel the next MAF flight that enables a child like Elinami to stay in school.
MAF has partnered with Help For The Maasai (HFTM) – an organisation that runs the primary school, secondary school, medical centre, and orphanage in the remote area of Malambo, Tanzania – to deliver school supplies and medical check-up kits for every child.
When the students at Naserian English Medium Primary School and Naserian Secondary School go home at the end of the semester, many will deteriorate rapidly in health due to homes not having the supplies, food, and clean water that the schools have.
That’s why the back-to-school medical check-ups run by HFTM are so important.
These check-ups can include malaria tests, minor medical treatments (burns, small wounds, or skin diseases), short term treatments (worms, UTI or infections), a supply of vitamins and extra nutritious food for 8 weeks.
IT’S HER FUTURE.
AND HIS.
AND THEIRS.
School supplies include:
School uniform
School shoes
Bible
Maths equipment
Sports kit
Ruler
Exercise books
Pens/pencils
Medical check-ups include:
Malaria test
Short-term treatments (worms, UTI or infections)
Extra nutritious food for 8 weeks
Minor medical treatments (burns, small wounds or skin diseases)
Supply of vitamins
Each student will receive school supplies and medical check-ups based on their needs.
Choose your impact
Every donation, no matter what the size, brings us closer to our goal of ensuring that all Maasai girls have access to education.
$176
fuels a flight delivering school supplies and a medical check-up for a Maasai child
$528
fuels 3 flights delivering school supplies and medical check-ups for Maasai children
$880
fuels 5 flights delivering school supplies and medical check-ups for Maasai children
