In the arid regions of Northern Kenya, where pastoralism has been a way of life for centuries, women are looking for ...
KILGORIS, Kenya — “I am worth defending!” a group of girls chant as they each take up a fighting stance. They are about to practice combat techniques. And no, they are not part of a martial ...
Indigenous Maasai pastoralists see carbon credit projects being pushed by global powers as a new wave of land dispossession ...
Facing drought and livestock loss, Maasai women in Northern Kenya are turning to cricket farming as a sustainable alternative ...
Maasai girls are taking up martial arts to protect themselves from sexual abuse and violence stemming from early marriage.
The center was set up in 2009 by Kakenya Ntaiya, a Maasai woman who was subjected to genital cutting herself. It doesn’t just offer a safe haven for girls at risk of early marriage: it also ...