The women we interviewed in Kenya emphasized the importance of their identity as Maasai women with important societal roles. This was truly impactful because it served as a powerful reminder that we ...

Traditionally pastoralists, the Maasai ethnic group's social structure is historically patriarchal, with a man's prestige measured by the size of his family and by the livestock he owns. Phys.org ...

New pathways for women’s empowerment in pastoralist Maasai households, Tanzania. Journal of Rural Studies , 2024; 109: 103333 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103333 Cite This Page : ...

There’s no denying that Naimina Enkiyioo is a special place to get lost in. Although it’s an integral and important part of the greater Serengeti–Maasai Mara ecosystem, the landscape here is ...

The main road to the Serengeti is busy with endless safari vehicles. But there is a little-known back route that takes in Maasai herders, ancient fossils and volcanic craters.

Research Location: Implemented: Kenya Conservation Partners: South Rift Association of Land Owners (SORALO) and Conservation Nation Corinne Boyd '26, Major: Integrative Conservation Jana Smith-Perry ...

The Maasai representatives who visited in 2018 identified five objects, out of the 188, that were especially sensitive. These are objects of inheritance, meant to stay within the family.

image: Associate Professor Timothy Baird (back row, far left) has been conducting research on how technology is changing the lives for Maasai women and communities in northern Tanzania since 2005.

KILGORIS, Kenya (AP) — “I am worth defending!” a group of girls chant as they each take up a fighting stance. “We learn how to protect ourselves, how to protect our bodies,” said Grace ...

In the fenceless safari zones of southern Kenya, the Maasai have lived for centuries in symbiosis with wildlife — and smaller, more intimate camps can help give guests a window into their remarkable ...

This transformed the landscape as families cleared forests to make charcoal and poached wild animals for meat. Climate change, meanwhile, delivered a second blow. Kenya is in the grip of its worst ...