Village Projects
The following projects happened because of visitors to Maasai Simba Camp.
Merrueshi Women's Cooperative
Maasai Simba Camp supports Merrueshi Women's Cooperative and enabling them to make high quality products for the world markets. We are supporting and inspiring Maasai women artisans to help themselves through craftsmanship. Click to learn more about Merrueshi Women Cooperative
Maasai Schools
Success for Maasai High School and Merrueshi Primary School is because of visitors to Maasai Simba Camp. We have nearly 500 students, boys and girls in our primary school. Our students have never been to the outside world. The students would enjoy hearing your life experience(s) as a westerner. Most visitors consider the visit to our schools a life-changing experience. Click to learn more about Maasai Schools funded in part by funding from Maasai Simba Camp.
Maasai High School has enrollment of 400 students
Merrueshi Village Clinic
Merrueshi Village Clinic is providing basic healthcare services to nearly 5,000 Maasai residents of Merrueshi and the surrounding communities. You’ll visit the clinic with guides and meet our medical team. This experience will allow you to learn about successes and challenges of running a rural health center in Africa. Traditionally, the Maasai depended on medicinal plants for treatment. However, with a rapidly changing climate and culture the Maasai traditional diet of meat, milk, and blood has changed. Visit our clinic and learn more about the Maasai in a new world of western medicine. Click to learn more about Merrueshi Village Clinic funded in part by funding from Maasai Simba Camp.
Waterhole Restoration Project
The Waterhole Restoration Project in Merrueshi Group Ranch is aimed at restoring natural waterholes for the benefit of wildlife and Maasai pastoralists. Click to learn more about the Waterhole Project funded in part by funding from Maasai Simba Camp.
To learn more about all these projects go to: Maasai Association.
You make a difference!
Your stay with us helps support our ongoing efforts to empower the Maasai so that we can make better-informed decisions that affect our destiny.
Maasai Cultural CenterWomen's Cooperative
School Supplies
Although it is not a must visitors are welcome to bring soccer balls, pencils, rulers, crayons, and chalks for students. You can hand deliver the items to students and teachers when we visit the school.
Wildlife & Habitat Conservation Project
The objectives for restoring waterholes are to:
- Collect rainwater which would otherwise be lost to evaporation or runoff
- Reduce human and wildlife conflict over shallow wells and boreholes
- Promote tolerance and harmonize the relationship between people and wildlife
- Secure wildlife migration corridors in private ranches
- Increase the number of wildlife in the area
We are proud members of Pack for a Purpose, an initiative that allows travelers like you to make a lasting impact in the community at your travel destination. If you save just a few kilos of space in your suitcase and bring supplies for area schools or medical clinics in need, you'll make a priceless impact in the lives of our local children and families. Please click here to see what supplies are needed for our project/projects.