MCV Side Session for the ECOSOC Youth Forum “Educating Girls to Overcome Poverty & Bridging the Digital Divide” April 16th, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST Venue Address In Person Location: Jay Suites Conference Center (Bryant Park) 109 W 39th St, New York, NY 10018 (2nd Floor, Toronto Room) In Person & Online [...]
Together we will Give Clean Water & Expand the Maasai Education Center in Kenya! In April 2025, 14 high school students from San Diego will set out on a life-changing journey to Amboseli, Kenya to provide humanitarian support and engage in a cultural exchange at the Maasai Education Center. These [...]
Together, we have successfully implemented another life-changing water project! We are proud to have launched the ENKARƎ Water Bottling Initiative, a women-led program that is saving lives by providing clean water to the local community, creating economic opportunities by employing Maasai women, and generating income to drill more water wells. [...]
For the Maasai living without electricity, the impact of solar technology is unparallel. Currently, the majority of the Maasai families that MCV is serving do not have electricity. Not only does solar power protect forests, but it also improves the health of women and children who often get sick for inhaling [...]
MCV Participated in the Historic 2024 United Nations Civil Society Conference in Kenya Advancing Global Development and Inclusion MCV proudly participated in the historic 2024 United Nations Civil Society Conference held in Nairobi, Kenya. This landmark 69th session, taking place for the first time in Africa and the global South, [...]
MCV's United Nations ECOSOC Youth Forum Side Session 2024: Preserving Indigenous Knowledge for Future Generations Watch MCV’s UN side session featuring the Maasai from Kenya and Tanzania and the Kumeyaay from San Diego and Tijuana as they share their collaborative efforts to preserve and pass down traditional wisdom to future generations. This session [...]
United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Rights - Zoom Side Session Join the Zoom UN Side Session on Thursday, April 26th, 2023 MCV is honored to host a side session for the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 22nd session for the theme “Indigenous Peoples, human health, planetary [...]
2023 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS LED BY THE MAASAI FOR THE MAASAI MCV was granted Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in July 2016 for our humanitarian work in Maasai communities. MCV core values and operations align with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of [...]
Plant Trees & Give Hope Planting trees is one of the best ways to combat climate change - When we plant trees, we plant hope! Trees are critical for our overall planetary health; trees absorb harmful carbon from the atmosphere, cleaning the air we breathe, it filters the water [...]
United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Rights MCV will be hosting an informative side session at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Rights correlating with this year's theme “Indigenous Peoples, human health, planetary and territorial health, and climate change: a rights-based approach”. MCV will also be participating in [...]