Our Mission
Maasai Women’s Health Organization empowers Maasai women and children through FGM prevention, community-led health services, menstrual health education and advocacy against child marriage. Our mobile clinics and trained birth attendants bring lifesaving maternal and child care to even the most remote villages.
When Teddy was 11, she watched a girl in her village give birth on a dirt floor without a midwife. No pain relief. No clean supplies. No mother to guide her, because her mother had died giving birth the year before.
This is still the reality for many Maasai girls today, children becoming mothers before they are ready, and women giving birth without safe care.
THE PROBLEM
Across rural Maasai communities, girls face a chain of preventable harms: early marriage, childbirth before their bodies are fully developed, and maternal deaths that leave entire families shattered.
- In Tanzania, 28% of girls are married before 18 — many as young as 12.
- Maternal mortality in rural Maasai regions is 4x higher than the national average.
- Girls often miss school for months because of lack of menstrual supplies, making them more vulnerable to early marriage.
If you’re reading this, you likely grew up with choices — when to become a mother, access to basic healthcare, privacy and dignity during your cycle.
Most Maasai girls are not given those options.
Your investment directly funds:
- Maternal care hubs where women receive safe prenatal support, skilled birth attendants, and postpartum care.
- Menstrual-health education & reusable pad kits so girls stay in school, maintain dignity, and avoid early marriage pressures.
- Community dialogues that help families choose education instead of early marriage.
Our Impact
Teddy’s team has reached over 3,000 women and girls across Ngorongoro and Arusha.
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This is women protecting women. Mothers protecting daughters. Girls protecting their futures.
Your Impact
Every contribution creates something tangible:
$25
Provides one girl with a reusable menstrual-health kit + education session (lasting 2–3 years).
$75
Trains a community mother to become a birth companion, ensuring safe deliveries.
$150
Supports a full maternal care circle for a pregnant woman: prenatal checkups, skilled birth attendant, and postpartum support.
$500
Sponsors a village-wide girls’ education workshop reaching up to 100 girls and families.
$2,500
Establishes a new “Let Her Be” safe girl circle — protecting girls from early marriage and strengthening community leadership.
Right now, there are 27 villages waiting for maternal care and menstrual-health support. These programs only expand as funding allows. For many girls, the window between childhood and marriage is months — not years.
We cannot wait.
When you invest today, you are not just giving money, you are protecting a mother, extending a childhood, and changing an entire lineage.
Join Teddy, the mothers, and the girls rising in Ngorongoro and Arusha.
Invest in Her Future.
Thank you for being part of this growing circle of women and allies around the world.
Other ways to you can support:
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100% of profits go directly to support MWHO field missions to save girls and women from life threatening practices.
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