Kenya Conservation Partners : South Rift Association of Land Owners (SORALO) and Conservation Nation Women play a unique and critical role in environmental conservation, yet they are often excluded ...

Despite the oppression, thought to be embedded in their culture, Maasai women play an important role in the day-to-day affairs of her home and the wider community. Being the person nature has ...

It is 10 am and a group of women can be seen sitting under an acacia tree at Meshanana gate. Meshanana is one of the three gates into Amboseli National Park. The other two are Iremito and Kimana. The ...

Virginia Tech Associate Professor Tim Baird is exploring the dimensions of change and empowerment that women in Maasai households are experiencing. A new paper published in the Journal of Rural ...

10, No. 2, 2016 Re-creating the commons and re-configuri... Re-creating the commons and re-configuring Maasai women’s roles on the rangelands in the face of fragmentation This is the metadata section.

A young Maasai woman sprints over the finish line, and a crowd erupts in cheers. She is the latest participant in the “Maasai Olympics”, reimagining a traditional coming-of-age rite.

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. The Maasai ruled the plains from Lake Turkana to the north and Lake Manyara to the north ...

Safaris begin like a blank canvas, and we’re full of anticipation from the moment our 4WD fires up as we peek out of the ...

We fondly refer to our planet, together with all of creation, as ‘Mother Earth.’ Interestingly, women have long been ...

With support from Conservation Nation, W&M and Kenyan students are working with SORALO's women rangers to explore best practices for designing and supporting Maasai women in the protection of wildlife ...

Some of the products the group makes include necklaces, bangles, earrings, blankets, shoes and cups. They sell one piece of necklace for Sh800.

From witnessing stunning acts of nature to bonding with the Maasai, a women’s-only safari creates a special kind of sisterhood. “We’re in Kenya!” my safari friend Suzie cries as a red ...