Maasai widows have difficult lives. Our collaboration with the Global Fund for Widows (GFW) is an important avenue for finding ways to  improve income opportunities for women,  especially widows. It’s one example of the ways we continually seek opportunities for the people to earn a better income. This applies to…

The International Collaborative introduced water sanitation systems to the Maasai, based on tried-and-true chlorination technology, adapted to the local conditions. We take on a huge responsibility when we tell families that the water is safe. After all, we are telling a mother she doesn’t need to do anything to the…

Bringing light to the people – solar-powered micro-grid installation video A solar-powered micro-grid installation, bringing electricity to Maasai people is the subject of this remarkable two-minute video. See what happens with people who live far off the grid in Tanzania, as they bring electricity home for the first time. Expert…

Adela completed seventh grade and wanted to continue learning. But because her father was already planning her marriage, she could not go further. But Adela loved to sew. But she managed to escape the marriage and ran away to Arusha town. There she worked as a housemaid. When her employer…

We are very excited about the progress the ICSEE has made in our effort to help local communities access safer drinking water, in spite of the terrible pollution in the surface ponds they use. Our work in developing the first three water project sites has given us a good view…

  Finding innovative water treatment for clean water, especially for the rural poor, is not the challenge in front of us. Instead, we’re exploring ways to adapt very inexpensive and effective water sanitation methods used all over the world. We are demonstrating the effecteffectiveness of these approaches to clean water…

Observing off-the-grid electrification Tanzania’s recently retired Vice President, Dr. Bilal, came to see our off-the-grid electrification of Maasai bomas. He visited a boma on a rainy night to see just how much difference lighting makes for the people. Two days later he visited a large boma in the Rift Valley.…

New stove design updates In a typical Maasai household, the ICSEE stove models distributed from April of 2011 through August, 2015 use approximately 40 kilograms of wood a week. We are now installing our newest design. It is well worth introducing for new features adding to its durability and function. To…