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"A Maasai without culture is as a zebra without stripes. If we abandon our way of life, our next step could be extinction. Help us to preserve our way of life", Kakuta Ole Maimai. 

Kakuta Ole Maimai was born and raised in the Maasai society of southern Kenya. He was a warrior coordinator for ten years prior to furthering his studies in the United States. Mr. Maimai has a Political Economy degree from the Evergreen State College, Olympia, and currently completing his Masters Degree in International Development at the School for International Training. He is the founder of Maasai Association.

“Change is inevitable. We would like to be agents of our change rather than victims of change. My dream is to help empower the Maasai people through education, health, and economic development. It is our hope to integrate the Maasai way of life with the modern world, while conserving and celebrating Maasai cultural heritage. Having lived in two worlds, the Maasai and the Western world, I have a better vision on how to create a sustainable future for the Maasai people", said Kakuta.

See our vision, projects, and programs for Maasai Association's "Community Fully Integrated Strategy" for poverty eradication and community development.

Together, we can fight poverty and build strong communities. Please feel free to make a contribution to our cause and help us decide our destiny.

The information and perspectives you'll find on this web site are, unlike most web sites on the Maasai, presented by a Maasai native rather than an outsider. Since most people in Maasai land do not have access to the Internet, the Maasai Association transmits Maasai voices to a virtual community.

This resourceful website was established in an effort to help the outside world learn and understand the Maasai people and our way of life.

Comment of the year

Maasai is the correct spelling not Masai. Masai with one 'A' is incorrect. In the future please spell Maasai with two AAs. We prefer Maasai, not Masai. The title Maasai derives from the word Maa. Maa-sai means my people.