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WORKING TOWARDS A BETTER TOMORROW
Here at Maasailand Development for Women and Children, we see the value in everyone. We want to be a catalyst for positive change, and since our beginnings in 2017, we’ve been driven by the same ideas we initially founded our Non-Profit Organization upon: support, empowerment, and progress. Learn more about our mission, our vision, and how we go about making the changes we want to see.
OUR STORY
Anita, the Norwegian founder, has always had a heart for Africa. The first meeting with Africa was when she went to Tanzania for field practice while studying to be a nurse. She totally fell in love with the country and the people. Several years later she brought her family to Tanzania for a holiday and this is when she met and got to know her future co-founder, a Maasai named Boniface. Boniface has several years of experience within tourism business as a guide and driver. He told her about the challenges the Maasai were facing in his village TingaTinga. Especially the women and children. Many children didn’t have access to school and quality education, and many women were facing challenges, in particular regarding womens health. Anita and her family decided they wanted to try and help and they kept in touch with Boniface. One thing lead to another and through hard work and a passion for the Maasai village the project grew bigger and bigger. It is touching to see the opportunities the project give the Maasai people of TingaTinga today. Anita and Boniface continue their work to support and give the Maasai better living conditions. For the future we hope that more people will join us in this meaningful work.
Maasailand Development for Women and Children, MDWC, is a non profit organization.
It was first founded in 2017 in Norway. Our vision is to empower the Maasai living in TingaTinga and our first priority is to improve the education and health care offers.