Engishon Emaa Foundation

🌍 Enkong’u naipang’a eng’en.
Clever is the eye that has traveled.

For the Maasai, this proverb expresses that wisdom grows from experience, from what we see, learn, and understand in interaction with others.

The Engishon EMAA Foundation sees itself as the eye of its community. We have traveled, gathered knowledge, and gained new perspectives. But above all, it is our partners and supporters around the world who share their knowledge and experience with us and, at the same time, contribute our wisdom and knowledge to their communities.

This vibrant exchange, sharing experiences between communities, building bridges, respect each other’s cultures and strengthening what unites us, is the foundation for the future of the Maasai and the land that sustains us.

🌍 Knowledge only unfolds its power when it is shared.



📸 / Serengeti National Park

🔥⛰️ This is our land, our home, our foundation. And it is our obligation to do everything we can to preserve our natural resources.

Habitat restoration 🌿

It’s our duty and our pleasure to take action for our fragile environment.

𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙮.

Poverty is - among other things - both a cause and a consequence of lack of access to education. Maasai families are often faced with the difficult choice of either falling further into poverty to send their children to school, or maintaining the status quo without providing them with a real future.

Girls in pastoral Maasai communities are often at risk of early marriage. Typically, Maasai girls are married off to a man chosen by their father in exchange for cattle. The consequences of early marriage for girls are serious, not least the fact that these girls are often forced to leave school and abandon their education.

So - let’s work together on girls‘ future and advocate that girls have equal educational opportunities.