Education is a proven and powerful way to dramatically improve the lives of women and girls who live in poverty. Even beyond this, educating girls improves the health, social, environmental, and economic conditions for entire communities. Consider giving a scholarship to send a Maasai girl to school:

• High School Scholarships: $85 per month, or $1,000 per year (co-sponsorship at $500 per year is also possible)
• Post-secondary Scholarships: $100 per month, or $1,200 a year

The Safe Initiative aims to address the root causes of disempowerment for Maasai girls, while also providing much needed immediate support to at-risk girls. The initiative provides:

• Teacher training on the safety issues many students face, child protection measures, and student counseling techniques
• Community-based training with mothers and daughters to foster discussions about the problems that most affect women and girls and potential solutions to these problems
• Direct assistance to at-risk girls who face imminent danger of sexual violence, genital cutting, and early marriage. The initiative provides housing, incidentals, counseling, formal education, and/or technical training to these girls.