Who are we?

Maasai Association is a 501 (c)(3), non-profit organization, based in Bellevue, WA. We have been doing humanitarian work in Kenya since 2001. Also, Maasai Association is parent organization of Maasai Association - Kenya registered as a charitable, non-governmental organization (NGO) with the NGO's Co-ordination Board in the Republic of Kenya. (OP. number is available upon request).

The organization’s humanitarian and relief work is aimed at building schools, water systems, providing academic scholarship to disadvantaged children, and supporting sustainable economic development projects in the Maasai region. 

Mission

To empower the Maasai people so that they can make better-informed decisions that affect their future, and to minimize permanent migration of young men and women from the community into urban areas (brain drain).

Our Fully Integrated Development Strategy covers the following key areas:

Education

• To build learning institutions such as a primary school, secondary school, vocational and training college, library, cultural center and other educational institutions essential to community self-reliance and cultural conservation.

• To set up and run an educational fund program for bursaries, scholarships and other educational sponsorships for needy students from the area.

• To build a health center/clinic and promote a community health education and disease prevention program.

Economic Development

• To create employment opportunity in the local area through alternative income generating activities such as community based tourism and intercultural exchange program.

• To help the community promote ecologically and culturally sensitive business activities for the purpose of community building, employment, and economic self-reliance.

• To support and improve sustainable traditional livestock practices and insure food security.

• To support the villagers through a micro-lending program of cattle and goats for the purpose of reducing poverty in the local area.

Long-term goal

To integrate the Maasai people into the modern world, while preserving the culture through education, health, environmental conservation, and economic development.