Engishon Emaa Foundation

23/10/2025

🌍 Enkong’u naipang’a eng’en.
Clever is the eye that has traveled.

For the Maasai, this proverb expresses that wisdom grows from experience, from what we see, learn, and understand in interaction with others.

The Engishon EMAA Foundation sees itself as the eye of its community. We have traveled, gathered knowledge, and gained new perspectives. But above all, it is our partners and supporters around the world who share their knowledge and experience with us and, at the same time, contribute our wisdom and knowledge to their communities.

This vibrant exchange, sharing experiences between communities, building bridges, respect each other’s cultures and strengthening what unites us, is the foundation for the future of the Maasai and the land that sustains us.

🌍 Knowledge only unfolds its power when it is shared.



📸 / Serengeti National Park

25/03/2025

🔥⛰️ This is our land, our home, our foundation. And it is our obligation to do everything we can to preserve our natural resources.

18/03/2025

🫏 Have you ever heard of Maasai Land Rovers? Donkeys are the famous Land Rovers of the Maasai, used to transport food, water, and wood for house construction. Donkeys are widespread among the Maasai and indispensable for covering long distances with heavy loads.

🌿 The Lake Natron area has been at the heart of the indigenous Maasai people for centuries. The unique habitat and landscape are preserved through ancestral knowledge and practices such as traditional pastoralism. The Maasai rely on pastoral areas such as the so-called "Hole of God" to graze their livestock during periods of extreme drought. Therefore, outside of the drought season, no one is allowed to graze their livestock within the depression.

⛰️ From this caldera, you also have a majestic view of the striking mountains of the Lake Natron region: Kerimasi, Kitumbeine, and, of course, Oldonyo Lengai.

28/01/2025

🌿 COMMUNITY MEETING 🌳

Protecting and caring for our natural habitat is one of our main tasks at ENGISHON EMAA FOUNDATION. So we just had a community meeting with our local tour guides at Lake Natron, discussing environmental preservation and conservation for a sustainable development of our community and for a clean and healthy environment.

30/11/2024

Training so that we can continue to serve our community

Our member Baraka recently attended the WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER course, held by in Moshi.

This course is a recognized industry standard for outdoor trip leaders, camp counsellors, mountain guides, and anyone else who works in the outdoors.

It teaches how to care for patients in remote locations or challenging weather, with questionable communication and support, improvised equipment, and limited time for decisions.

Thanks to making this possible for us. The income from working in tourism are essential for our community based work and now with this qualification Baraka can take even more care and responsibility for the camp’s customers.

20/05/2024

🌍 𝘿𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝘿𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 2023 (𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙩)?

Whereas Maasai communities are at risk of eviction from their land in the Ngorongoro district, which also includes the Ngorongoro Nature Reserve and the Loliondo Protected Area, the European Parliament

➡️ Urges the Government of Tanzania to immediately stop the forcible displacement of the Maasai communities, to refrain from taking any action that has a negative impact on the lives, livelihoods and culture of these communities, to guarantee their safe return and their right of access to ensure justice and effective remedies for victims.

➡️ Calls on the Government of Tanzania to recognize and protect the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, as well as the land and resources that Maasai communities have managed for generations, and their role in the conservation of wildlife and to treat biological diversity with appreciation.

➡️ Reaffirms that any action relating to Maasai communities must respect the rule of law and human rights, and in particular the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, including their right to self-determination, to land and to freedom of assembly.

➡️ Calls on the Tanzanian authorities to work with the affected communities to find a lasting and acceptable solution for the Maasai people in Ngorongoro district, which also respects their rights.

09/02/2024

+++ 𝗡𝗘𝗪 +++ 𝗕𝗢𝗠𝗔 𝗛𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗬 +++

🛖 For a truly immersive experience that allows real cultural exchange and helps break down stereotypes, we now offer 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗔𝗔𝗦𝗔𝗜 𝗕𝗢𝗠𝗔.

🛏️ Our “guest houses” are simply furnished, but offer our visitors real beds, as sleeping on the floor (which is common among the Maasai) is too unfamiliar for many. We look forward to your visit and to bringing you a little closer to the life of the Maasai.

🌋 During your stay you will learn a lot about Lake Natron's landscape and wildlife, traditional Maasai livestock grazing, medicinal herb gathering, you can attend a beadwork workshop and many more activities.

💜 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗶 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸.

𝗪𝗘𝗕𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗘 https://www.engishonemaa.com/boma-homestay

𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚.𝗰𝗼𝗺 https://www.booking.com/Share-QiHs20

21/11/2023

Habitat restoration 🌿

It’s our duty and our pleasure to take action for our fragile environment.

17/10/2023

Under participation of and other local stakeholder from Engare Sero the 𝗨𝗷𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 (𝗨𝗖𝗥𝗧) held an empowering meeting in our community. Mainly it focused on two fundamental steps towards a just and sustainable society:

🌳 Understanding and securing of land rights & sustainably manage and benefit from the natural resources
👩🏾‍🦱 Empowering marginalised groups - especially women - to play a greater role in our community

Our common goal is to 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. We work continuously on the empowerment of our communities to 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮, 𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚.

19/09/2023

𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙮.

Poverty is - among other things - both a cause and a consequence of lack of access to education. Maasai families are often faced with the difficult choice of either falling further into poverty to send their children to school, or maintaining the status quo without providing them with a real future.

Girls in pastoral Maasai communities are often at risk of early marriage. Typically, Maasai girls are married off to a man chosen by their father in exchange for cattle. The consequences of early marriage for girls are serious, not least the fact that these girls are often forced to leave school and abandon their education.

So - let’s work together on girls‘ future and advocate that girls have equal educational opportunities.

10/09/2023

09/08/2023

The theme of the 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 is “𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓-𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛”.

It underscores the role that indigenous youth - including in our Maasai community - must play in decision-making, while recognizing their commitment to protecting the environment, seeking justice for our people and creating a generational link that sustainably advances our culture and traditions and keeps them alive.