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Maasai Girls Education Fund (MGEF) Celebration and Fundraiser

Learn about the life-changing work of MGEF while enjoying great food, drinks and raffle prizes. Authentic Maasai goods will be available for purchase, as well as photographs of Maasai life by MGEF Founder, Barbara Lee Shaw, whose work will be on display.

Help us keep girls in school and enroll new girls in our Scholarship Program by sponsoring a student or donating to our Scholarship Fund.

Early Bird Tickets – $100 (until August 31, 2025)
Regular Priced Tickets – $150 (after August 31, 2025)

Saturday, September 13, 2025
5:30PM – 9:00PM

Good Will Farm
17300 White Ground Road, Boyds, MD

Become an MGEF Sponsor and send a girl like Hope to school! Or support one of our many students and community workshops to help change lives forever.

Hope is an 11-year-old girl who lives with her grandparents. Her mother was married off after giving birth to Hope. The husband did not want Hope, so she was given to her mother’s parents. Her grandfather does not believe in educating girls and wants to marry Hope to an older man for a dowry. Her grandmother is old and very ill and is unable to help Hope. Hope is a very bright girl who dreams of becoming a police woman to help her community. She loves school. A local MGEF board member was told of Hope’s situation, so she visited her home. Her grandparents agreed to fill out an application. Hope was accepted into the MGEF Scholarship program in January 2025. She is very happy to be in school with a bright future ahead of her.Read More

SPECIAL THANKS to our SPONSORS

Le Chat Noir a delightful experience of delicate French cuisine, daily specials, a selection of wines, crêpes & other bistro fare in a neighborhood setting with an upstairs lounge in Friendship Heights.