Jezebel: maasai

A Good Run

Margaret — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:45:00 EDT

Edward Norton says the Maasai warriors he's running the N.Y.C marathon with to raise money for African conservation projects, "get the idea of a race... doing something bold and brave; that's what warrior culture is all about." [N.Y. Magazine]

Scorched Earth Policy

Anna — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:10:00 EDT

[Kisaju, Kenya; August 16. Image via Getty]

KISAJU, KENYA - AUGUST 16: A woman, a member of the Maasai ethnic group, follows her family as they move with their cattle in search of grassland to graze their herd on August 16, 2009 in Kisaju, Kenya. As Kenya continues to suffer from a devastating drought, some of which is man made, the Maasai people have been afflicted by a lack of traditional grassland and water for their herds. Some Maasai have been forced to travel with their herds as far as Tanzania and to the outskirts of Nairobi in search of elusive grass. Some parts of Kenya have not witnessed any significant rainfall for two years. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Good Beads

Maria — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:40:00 EDT

Deborah Potter runs the Village Earth Bead Market in Philadelphia, where she does more than simply help her customers make beaded projects, she also helps Kenyan girls go to school. Potter works in conjunction with Beads for Education, a nonprofit group that sends almost 300 Masai girls to school in a country (Kenya) where rural girls often get little education. Potter supports them by selling beaded products that are made by members of Beads for Education and giving the money earned back to the organization. Who knew beads could help so many young women? [Philadelphia Inquirer]