In Mwanza, Tanzania, Nairukoki Leyian-Naisinyai tells me that here, “Corporations come with papers from the government claiming that they have the right to our land.” She points to the large ...

“I would like to think that women have the added advantage of a great ability to trust their intuition, which is a great attribute to have in ranger work. This coupled with our ability to bring our ...

Research Location: Implemented: Kenya Conservation Partners: South Rift Association of Land Owners (SORALO) and Conservation Nation Corinne Boyd '26, Major: Integrative Conservation Jana Smith-Perry ...

While the Maasai men are tasked with a fundamental responsibility of running the affairs of their society. Women are culturally expected to do many chores, which include constructing their huts, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

KAJIADO, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - After outmaneuvering her illiterate father three times by the age of 18 to escape his plans to make her a child bride, Peris Tobiko decided the only way ...

AT dawn in a village in Kenya's Maasai Mara wilderness, zebras rouse themselves and head away from the huts where they like ...

ENAIBOSHO, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - On a cold afternoon, three women are gathering dry grass and feeding it into a hand-operated baling machine. In no time, a bale of hay emerges and is ...

A group of Maasai women in the Masai Mara National Reserve are enjoying the fruits of their labour through bead work. At Basecamp Maasai Mara tented camp, which is famous for hosting President Barack ...

Mobile phones have the power to change the lives of women living in remote communities by reducing barriers to information and increasing access to local economies. However, the introduction of new ...