PWC is a charitable organisation that depends on the financial contributions of individuals and funding bodies. Support for PWC can come in a variety of ways. As a small, community based charity you can be sure that your contribution goes directly to those who need it. You can make a difference – and there are different ways to do this.
You can help us to research and develop new projects and expand existing projects that positively impact the education, rights and economic wellbeing of Maasai women. Or why not make a donation that helps to sustain our core services?
People have found wonderful and fun ways of supporting us. It doesn’t matter whether you raise ten dollars or thousands – every donation makes a real difference!
You can help us to research and develop new projects and expand existing projects that positively impact the education, rights and economic wellbeing of Maasai women. Or why not make a donation that helps to sustain our core services?
People have found wonderful and fun ways of supporting us. It doesn’t matter whether you raise ten dollars or thousands – every donation makes a real difference!
Every donation can make a big difference in the lives of Maasai women and girls:
$1,000will give 10 women per year a microcredit loan, and in 10 years will have helped lift 100 women out of poverty
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$500will pay for a girls school fees, books and uniform for one year, giving her a future and assisting her to escape forced marriage
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$150will buy a cow for a Women's Solidarity Boma
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$50will support an intern with food, accommodation and transport for one month
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Make a donation by contacting us:
We appreciate your contact before making a donation as it helps us ensure your support reaches us and is utilised as you wish.
Sponsor a Student
As a Maasai girl, at the age of just 12 you are at risk of being forced to marry a man of that may be up to 30 years older than you. You must go through the ritual of female circumcision (FGM) – an excruciating procedure, which is likely to lead to a lifetime of pain and medical problems, if you survive the shock and blood loss. You will be one of several wives and can expect to have at least 5 children, whom you will need to clothe, feed and if at all possible send to school, but with little or no education this will be a lifelong struggle and your daughters will go through the same experience as you.
Education provides pastoralist girls with an understanding of what other options they have in life and the tools to pursue them. PWC provides the opportunity for girls who would otherwise have no way of attending school to receive an education through sponsorships. Most of these girls are educated at Emanyata Secondary School, which as a boarding school provides a safe environment for learning, away from the pressures to marry young and the risk of early pregnancy – which is used by families as a way to force girls to drop out of school. Emanyata also provides a place to stay during school holidays for those at particularly high risk. PWC also provides the opportunity for girls to talk openly about the negative aspects of Maasai culture such and help the girls to realise that there are other options.
There is an urgent need to provide more scholarships to educate girls who so desperately want a different future for themselves but have no other means to access one.
Just $500 covers the full cost of a disadvantaged girls school fees, books and uniform for one year at the top performing Emanyata Secondary School, giving her a future and assisting her to escape forced marriage and early pregnancy. Your donation will be used to sponsor a pastoralist girl who is identified as academically bright but whose family is not able or willing to support her continued education.
Just $500 covers the full cost of a disadvantaged girls school fees, books and uniform for one year at the top performing Emanyata Secondary School, giving her a future and assisting her to escape forced marriage and early pregnancy. Your donation will be used to sponsor a pastoralist girl who is identified as academically bright but whose family is not able or willing to support her continued education.
ESS for SuccessVisit the Emanyata website to learn more about the top-performing school PWC sponsor students attend.
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Lenoi's StoryRead about Lenoi's journey from oppressed girl-child to hopeful academic
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The Girl Who Ran Away to SchoolNebiang' eti Paulo is a Maasai girl living in Ngorongoro District who ran away to school. Here, she tells her story.
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If you are interested in sponsoring a student please contact us with any questions you may have or donate at https://www.gofundme.com/pastoral-womens-educational-fund.
You can specify in your email if there is a specific student you wish to sponsor. We will keep you updated on your sponsored student's progress throughout the duration of your generous support.
You can specify in your email if there is a specific student you wish to sponsor. We will keep you updated on your sponsored student's progress throughout the duration of your generous support.
Work with Us
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Volunteer
PWC accepts international volunteers with the right skills and enthusiasm to support our work with vulnerable pastoralist woman and children. As a small local NGO we do not have the funds to cover volunteers costs. However, we provide recommendations as to where volunteers can find secure, safe and affordable accommodation and our staff provide support during their stay.
Our volunteers work to build the capacity of local staff, and as such all roles are office based. While you will have an induction trip to some of our project sites, international volunteers do not work directly with communities as they do not possess the required language skills and experience within these specific communities.
Contact us to enquire about volunteering with PWC
Our volunteers work to build the capacity of local staff, and as such all roles are office based. While you will have an induction trip to some of our project sites, international volunteers do not work directly with communities as they do not possess the required language skills and experience within these specific communities.
Contact us to enquire about volunteering with PWC
Copyright 2017 – Pastoral Women’s Council (PWC). PWC is a Tanzanian registered charity SO.no.10180
