Also in this issue:
- Help send a Maasai child to school
The game reserves we visited in Kenya belong to the Maasai community, who leases the land to eco-tourism companies like Gamewatchers Safaris that allow them to earn more from the land than if they had used it for some other purpose, like farming. The Maasai still live like they have for centuries - the men still watch over the cattle (and their multiple wives); while the women do ALL the work, including hut building using cow dung.
As part of our Safari experience, we were treated to a visit to a working "Boma" (village), where people showed us how they live. Upon my first visit, I was a little skeptical - the place is so neat; and their colors are so bright (despite having to wash them in the dirty river nearby). Is this just a show they put on for us white folks?
