Introduction of the school

Gender inequality and female genital mutilation (FGM) are still being practised within the african tribe of the Maasai. Girls get circumsised in the age of twelve, before being married off in a polygamous society. Our boarding school hosts more then 350 girls. Most of them could be rescued from this horrible ritual. Following the motto "education is power" our aim is to reach the more than 500 girls who are still waiting out there, giving them a chance of an adequate graduation and to empower them to  defend their rights. 

Just some short introduction about myself, because this Project is not about me, it's about the Maasai girls. I am Elisa, a 32 years old woman, working and living in Germany. In my free time I love to travel and to discover different cultures. That's how I came to first meet the Maasai in April 2017. I got introduced to "Naning'oi" (name of school) girls boarding school by Selina Nkoile (girl with the turban in the picture above). She was born and raised in the Maasai community. Thanks to her mum she got the strong woman she is today and now is sacrificing her life to helping the girls in Naning'oi. I am not working with an organisation, I am a private person who supports that school with all my effort and abilities. To observe the development and the outcomes of our project I personally fly to Kenya at least once a year. In the following I will give you an idea of the Project which we call "Nashipai". "Nashipai" is the Maasai word for Happiness.

The Naning'oi School is located in Mosiro in Kenya, the wild west of Kajiado County, in the south of Nairobi. It acts both, as a Boarding School and as a Rescue Center and it is the only one of its kind within a radius of 500 kilometres square. To reach there you have to take the sandy road, starting from Ntulele. The ride is about 35 kilometres through the bush and since this road is very bumpy it can take up to three hours by car or motorbike to get there.