Maasai Future Warriors Project - General Appeal

We are fundraising for projects which supprt young Maasai people in Northern Tanzania. The projects focus on preventing unemployment, homelessness, malnutrition and ill-health by providing opportunities for young people to build a sustainable future and give back to their families and community.

How will the funds be used?

The funds will potentially used for a few different projects which support young Maasai people. You can be assured that donations to Maasai Future Warriors Project go towards real needs as identified by local people, and that because our founder is a Maasai who has experienced homelessness, malnutrition and unemployment himself, our projects are thoughtfully designed, culturally appropriate and long-term solutions.

Through our projects, we aim to employ local people and keep administrative costs to a minimum. We know we can do this effectively because of our networks with the local people of Tanzania. In Australia, we do not have any paid staff, we are all volunteers.

We are currently focusing our efforts on two initiatives:

Building a Maasai Community Hub in Arusha

This hub will support Maasai people who are forced to find work in Arusha City because of drought in their home villages. It will help address the many vulnerabilities they experience entering town-life: unemployment, lack of skills, ill-health and homelessness. It will help them connect with opportunities and support each other while they settle into a new life. We need approximately $300,000 for this project, but to start with, we are looking for $50,000 to purchase land in Arusha town.

Business Opportunities for Maasai

You can transform the life of a Maasai Warrior and his extended family through very small but effective interventions. This project provides start-up finance for Maasai Warriors who have gone to town but found limited opportunity to start small, sustainable businesses and build a future for themselves, their families and community. At the moment we need $8,000 to change the lives of 30 Maasai Warriors.