Plastering the Walls!

The project of the Oloosinon Primary School cafeteria was started back in February of this year. We are thankful to all those who gave financially and of their time to make this building go up! While many volunteers come and help get projects up quickly - there is a lot of behind the scene work that our local construction crew does both prior to a groups arrival and after their departure. Currently the crew is busy at work plastering the walls... A special thanks to the crew for all their dedicated hard work! ~FJA

ReLive Mission Group – March 2014

Completed: March 2014 Location: [fbalbum url=https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.845508725475992.1073741834.112523178774554&type=3]

Olopikidongoe Primary School

The oldest primary school in the area and until recently the only boarding school within the district was in need of a major face lift. Ongoing support resulted in a new cafeteria, a dining area and a library including hundreds of books. Though everyone said it would be a useless endeavor and that local families would not pay the fees associated with girls boarding and education, AMS built a girls dormitory. The first year the facility become home to 90 girls. The next year that number grew to 120. School staff stated that many of the girls were placed in the dorm rather ...

Oloosinon Primary School

Few Maasai families have access to transportation, and this makes the need for schools located within walking distance of villages, or bomas as they are called, vital. Beginning as a one room school, the Oloosinon Primary School is now an eight-classroom school with more than 300 students every year. Continued support includes a lunch program, books, uniforms and recruiting donors to sponsor education opportunities for girls. A dormitory expansion is currently near completion. [fbalbum url=https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.497267950300073.130326.11252317877455...

Water Projects

Kenya has a sporadic rainy season, and obtaining clean drinking water is a constant challenge. After researching several potential solutions, it was determined that water storage was the most sustainable solution. Every classroom, building, church and even the clinic all have a simple water catchment system that can be accessed by all the villages in the area. Clean water is a vital part of preventing disease and improving the quality of life for every person in the Maasai community.

Community Health Clinic

In 1999 AMS started holding bush clinics in the villages within driving distance of the camp. Volunteer physicians, nurses and medical students would see more than 100 patients in a day during a weeklong clinic. The need for a permanent health-care resource was clear. Today Engos clinic is open daily to see patients and employs a full-time doctor and nurse. The clinic was expanded in 2010 to include a maternity ward that now delivers about a dozen babies every month. When the Kenyan government canceled its children’s immunization program, Engos clinic stepped in and, ...

Oloosinon Primary School Cafeteria

Four months ago a lady came as a client to Mara West Camp and visited the local school. Seeing the cooking conditions at the Oloosinon Boarding School and the children eating outside she was inspired to go home and raise funds for the building of a new cafeteria! In just four short months she has returned with a group of 26 and all the funds raised! A special "Thank You" to May for all her efforts and that of the team! [fbalbum url=https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.819887831371415.1073741833.112523178774554&type=3]

Medical/Dental Mission Group

Completed: October 2013 Location: A group of 19 medical & dental personnel arrived in October 2013. They have been working hard providing bush medical & dental care as well as cervical cancer screening and treatment! Thank you all for your hard work! A group of 19 medical & dental personnel arrived the end of last week. They have been working hard providing bush medical & dental care as well as cervical cancer screening and treatment! Thank you all for your hard work! [fbalbum url=https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.756369487723250.10737...