Protect 104 girls from genital mutilation in Kenya

Project target on GlobalGiving increased From when we first applied to be on Global Giving back in 2011, we have seen the number of girls, needing our protection and shelter, increase from 70 to 104. Due to the tremendous support we have received here on GlobalGiving our initial target amount of $16,000 is nearly achieved...

Happy New Year to all of our supporters at Global Giving. This year brings fresh challenges and new goals for the Tareto Maa team. Once again your continued support is vital to our work, not only to ensure the welfare and safety of the girls in our care, but also to continue the momentum in eradicating the harmful practice...

Many things have been happening at Tareto Maa in the previous months. The girls remain well and there is much news to report. New nursery and vegetable plot At the end of September the new nursery opened its doors to 24 boys and girls from the community. The nursery building is the old temporary refuge, first built to house...

Dormitory: the girls moved in At the end of May, the girls finally moved into their new dormitory. They were very excited and happy to be moving at last. The old shelter, being built as a temporary refuge will have a new purpose. One room can be used as a nursery, hence, the team is now looking at creating such a...

A new dormitory, and further extensions of the Rescue Center In the previous three months, a very important focus of our work was the extension of the Tareto Maa Rescue Center. As we only had a temporary building so far, we started to build a new and permanent dormitory. To these construction works, the funds which we...

November/December: The “circumcision season” In the previous weeks, 25 more children came to Tareto Maa and asked for shelter. In 2010, the number of “new girls” during the circumcision season had been 43. This decrease shows that the campaigning of Tareto Maa was very successful in...