"To educate a women is like educating a nation because the woman is the roots of the nation." 

The Maasai Women's Cooperative Society (MWCS) aims to facilitate women's empowerment and autonomy in Maasai communities. MWCS was created to build Maasai women's self esteem and self worth and to help them find their voice so they can contribute to village meetings on social, cultural, economic and political affairs.

MWCS offers practical skills workshops for its members with topics such as environmental awareness, adult literacy (Kiswahili and Math), first aid, mother and child health, family planning, HIV/AIDS, and human rights.

Maasai Women's Cooperative Society

In August of 2006, the MWCS general store was opened as an income generating means and a place where women can develop basic business skills.

Currently, MWCS is working to build a formal literacy program that will be on-going in an effort to combat the 97% illiteracy rate among Maasai women.