Washington Post Article on FGM and Early Marriage in Kenya
Click on the link below to read a recent Washington Post article discussing the effects of FGM and early marriage on young Kenyan women: http://www.washingtonpost.com
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Click on the link below to read a recent Washington Post article discussing the effects of FGM and early marriage on young Kenyan women: http://www.washingtonpost.com
+ Read MoreSuburban Hospital Helps Kenyan Woman Pursue Medical Degree She could become only the third Maasai woman to become a doctor. To Read Complete Article in Bethesda Magazine
+ Read MoreOpportunity Seized Kenyan medical student Gloria Kotente Mumeita, a member of the Maasai tribe, is shadowing doctors at Suburban Hospital and the National Institutes of Health through mid-December. Mumeita’s trip to the United States was organized and funded by Tracey Pyles right, an emergency physician at Suburban. Pyles is president…
+ Read MoreThe Huffington Post features Maasai Girls Education Fund along with nine other Washington, DC based nonprofits as a top organization helping women and girls. Click the sneakpeak image below to read the full article, and be sure to vote for MGEF by May 31st, 2013 (the poll is directly below…
+ Read MoreMary Grace Henry, Founder of Reverse the Course and Reverse the Course Foundation, was recently interviewed by News 12 in New York regarding her newest goal: to send 100 girls to school. She is in the running for a $10,000 grant from Kids Who Give. Cast your vote for Mary…
+ Read MoreA&U Magazine, a publication that highlights “creative responses” to living with HIV/AIDS, features Cate Cameron and her NGO, Cameras4Change, in a January 10, 2013 article. Maasai Girls Education Fund (MGEF), Kajiado is mentioned as a collaborative partner during Cameron’s most recent trip to Kenya, during which she and her team…
+ Read MoreOn November 2nd, 2012, MGEF Founder Barbara Lee Shaw spoke on the WPFW 89.3 FM radio show “In Our Voices – Spirit In Action,” along with Marsha Wallace, Founder of Dining for Women (DFW), and Ursula Daniels, a member of DFW. The hour-long segment focused on DFW’s work and their…
+ Read MoreMGEF student, Catherine Timanoi Koyiah, is featured along with her sponsor, Aid for Africa, in the September 19, 2012 issue of Washington DC’s Express. Click below to read the article:
+ Read MoreMary Grace, the 15-year-old businesswoman behind Reverse the Course and the sponsor of five MGEF students, was recently featured in New Moon Girls Magazine (July/Aug 2012 issue) and Lohud.com (July 2012). We are thrilled that Mary Grace is receiving due credit for her innovative approach to philanthropy, and we invite…
+ Read MoreWe have wonderful news to share with you. On July 26, 2012, our partner organization, Maasai Girls Education Fund – Kajiado (MGEF Kajiado), received the East Africa Grantmakers Association (EAAG) award for Community Philanthropy. Lucy Ntayia, Managing Director of MGEF Kajiado, and Kajiado board chair, Sophie Meeli, accepted the award…
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