Radha Muthiah, pictured here second from the right, spent a day at our Project a few weeks ago.

Traveling with family and friends,  after visiting our Project they went on to a wildlife safari. The famous Serengei National Park and Ngorongoro Crater are near our district.   

Radha Muthiah visits the Maasai Stoves & Solar Project

The travelers were all moved to observe the terribly unhealthy conditions in the traditional Maasai homes with open cooking fires. Radha took advantage of the opportunity to work with the stove building team. She helped them build a new chimney and install the stove. Nothing matches a first-hand experience of this kind.

We are looking forward to continuing discussions with Radha and others of the Alliance Secretariat as we all learn new ways to make even a greater difference for women and children all over the world.

Teachers visit the Project

"One of the coolest parts of driving through the villages is seeing the stove chimneys peppered throughout the

bomas. They're everywhere. Similarly, at night you can see some lights dotting the landscape and you know that these are lights powered by the solar panels installed by International Collaborative.

There must be a sense of pride in seeing the work spread tangibly amongst the Maasai. While we were in Esilalei where another stove was being installed, four Maasai men walked into the village to talk to Kisioki. They had seen the Jeep drive by their village and ended a meeting to come speak to Kisioki about buying a stove of their own. Word must spread fast. "  

Read more of the marvelous blog of Stephanie Toledano and Erica Wilson, two teachers from the Boston Green Academy in South Boston who visited the Project this summer through the Fund for Teachers fellowship.   

Cat's cradle

A visit with a giant tortoise on "Prisoner's Island", Zanzibar

The International Collaborative has been involved in East Africa since 1986, and Erica and Stephanie were able to get to Zanzibar and spend a day with Mohammed Ayoub, an outstanding teacher and naturalist. He collaborated with the International Collaborative to create the Zanzibar Land Animal Park (ZALA) and a new elementary school, both in Muungoni. 

The ZALA is an environmental education center supported in part by tourists paying to see the snakes, lizards, and small mammals collected by Mr. Ayoub.