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MGEF Team

Maasai Girls Education Fund

Officers and Directors

Meitamei Ole Dapash, Director

International Coordinator, Maasai Environmental Resource Coalition

Charlene Ryon Goss, Director

Human Resources Manager, Retired

Jon Griffin, Director

Engineer, Retired

Donald W. Kaniaru, Director

Advocate, former Senior Legal Adviser and Director, UN Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya

Terese J. Lilly, Director

Education Consultant

Barbara Lee Shaw, President and Treasurer

Maasai Girls Education Fund

Sarah Foster Wetstone, Director and Secretary

Partner, Chrostowski, Pearsall, Foster, Durda and Perziosi

Kenya Project Coordinator

Melanie Williams, Nairobi, Kenya

Maasai Girls Education Fund, Kajiado, Kenya

Staff and Board of Directors

Emily Sempeyo Aziz, Director, Central Division

Emily Kasino, Office Assistant

Irene Katete, Director, Isinya Division, Asst Community Development Officer for the Kajiado County Council

Susan Masek, Director, Ngong District, Teacher

Sophie Meeli, Director and Board Chair, Nananga Division, Teacher

Lucy Ntayia, Director of Finance and Administration and Secretary

Rebecca Parteli, Director, Magadi Division, Teacher

Janet Saigiulu, Director, Loitokitok District, Teacher

Christine Saruni, Director, Mashuru Division, Teacher

Faith Sialala, Treasurer

Division Committees consisting of 56 Maasai women and 14 Maasai chiefs

MGEF Goals

MGEF's primary goal is to provide an opportunity for economic independence to every scholarship student, and consequently reduce poverty and improve the literacy, health, and economic well-being of all Maasai.

Read about our long-term commitment to each of our students.

MGEF Results

MGEF has supported the education of 84 Maasai girls from primary school through post-secondary education.  Four have graduated from college/university.  Twenty four percent are now enrolled in higher education institutions.

Read how MGEF is making a difference.

How You Can Help

A donation will buy uniforms or books for students, help fund a workshop or pay tuition for a needy girl to go to school.

Learn more about how you can help.