By Traci Walter | Outreach & Development Associate
The latest U.N. statistics cite over 1 million children out-of-school in Kenya. Education is one of the three most critical needs, among water and health clinics, in the Maasai regions in Kenya. Big Life Foundation continues to witness the hunger for education being so strong among rural Maasai communities in Big Life's area of operation that families bankrupt themselves, often selling their cattle (the main livelihood and sustenance commodity) to put their children through school.
We are so appreciative of your support for this project. Contributing to this program provides an opportunity to reap continued benefits that are immeasurable to both the community and conservation of the wild places that we all rely on.
With your help, to-date in 2019, we’ve been able to pay for 30 teachers’ salaries, award long-term scholarships to 112 boys and 108 girls, and 124 one-time student scholarships. We’ve also had one field trip with students into Amboseli National Park, reaching 1,523 students with conservation curriculum.
Fighting wildlife crimes helps the ecosystem today, but winning the hearts and minds of the community and providing a mutual benefit through conservation is the only way to protect wildlife and wildlands far into the future. When the entire community benefits from conservation efforts and recognizes the value of protecting the ecosystem, enforcement becomes self-policing.
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