Project 74: Giving Maasai women access to drinking water and promoting ecology

Project 74: Giving Maasai women access to drinking water and promoting ecology

At an altitude of 2,000 meters, the confreres live with the Maasai population in an arid zone where drought causes a lot of loss of small livestock, and sometimes loss of life too. This year, the lack of water and the difficulty of obtaining food have taken their toll.

There are few trees. Only acacias are more resistant to strong winds. So we tried planting new species of trees. To our delight, this has helped attract a greater variety of birds.

The Maasai people live mainly from raising cows, goats and sheep. Due to recurrent droughts, this pastoral lifestyle is tending to disappearing. Younger generations are turning to more stable, sedentary professions.

The help we are requesting is to enable us to continue our tree-planting efforts using a self-sufficient water supply system.

Not only will this benefit the local population, especially women who have to carry heavy loads of water, but it will also save us the cost of buying water delivered by truck.

We would like to thank you for your generosity.

Stéphane Joulain, M.Afr