KI-MAASAI INITIATIVE

Long description

The Maasai people are known for cattle rearing through a nomadic culture that they have practiced for more than 200 years. With climate change many have been affected by erratic rain patterns, drought waves and lack of pasture. In 2022, the Maasai community lost more than 80% of their livestock due to a delay in rain. We witnessed firsthand how quickly the situation became desperate as they resorted to selling their remaining animals at below market value.

In many places, where trees are planted through tree planting drives, their survival rate is as low as 5% because the people engaged in planting the trees don’t see the value and are generally consumed with more immediate concerns. In this case, food for their animals and their livelihoods.

There is a desperate need for the community to be assisted to create value for themselves from their land and mitigate climate change effects.

We propose the Ki-Maasai Initiative aiming to:

1. Reforest the area by planting and establishing trees more than 18,000/50 acres, using minimal irrigation,

2. Grow 20 acres worth of Grass and food for their livestock, people and for value addition and selling,

3. Introduce crop drying methods to mitigate wastage of food through storage of both grass and food.

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