Although we have come a long way in a very short time, there is still much work to be done.  Here are a few of our plans for the future.  Your help is so greatly appreciated!

10 passenger 4 wheel drive van - accomplished 2010!
THREE CLASSROOMS, DORMITORY FOR TEACHERS Additional classrooms and teachers to help us educate the children who are not yet among our 300 students. - Cost of this project is $150,000 A guest house for volunteer teachers.  As a rural village, in order to attract good teachers we must provide housing.  - Cost of this project $12,000.00
WATER FOR THE VILLAGE The Maasai women walk miles daily to provide their families' water needs.  We hope to be able to bring two wells into the village for cooking, hygiene and agricultural needs.  While we have spent $14,000.00 to drill a well close to the school we still need: Purification of the water; Irrigation so we can grow crops for the benefit of the children and community; Proper hygiene education; Purified fresh drinking water for the entire village at a better price than the government is charging. Estimated cost of above project  $15,000.00 Wells, showers and clothes washing stations Estimated cost is $3,000.00.
IMPROVED HEALTH CARE AIDS, malaria, and infectious diseases are a challenge. We need improved hygiene, medicines, and visiting professionals to help us solve these problems.
EMPOWERMENT FOR THE MAASAI WOMEN The women of the village have come to us asking to learn to read and write and to develop ways they might gain a little independence. Vocational training for the women of the village. They have many talents, but need to learn how to market them.   Paid qualified teachers ($100.00/month). Micro Financing funding
$100-$150 can set a woman up in business with the ability to pay back that loan so that another woman to benefit, too. Chicken coop and chickens - $500 Building of a "Maasai Market" building where the women can sell their products (crafts and vegetables) to the public and those visiting the school.
EXPANSION OF OUR COMMUNITY GARDEN We want to teach the community to grow, harvest and sell their own fruits and vegetables as a way to improve their nutrition.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Do you have a talent to share? We would love volunteers who can make a two month commitment to help out at the O’Brien School teaching or serving as office staff. We have a guest house available. Please contact Kellie at kellieobrien@sbcglobal.net. Possible teaching opportunities include sewing, music, English, cooking basics, and organized sports.mailto:kellieobrien@sbcglobal.netshapeimage_8_link_0
Schools and Families Can Help, Too! JUST $300 wILL SPONSOR A CHILD FOR A YEAR. Have a Maasai birthday party with money going to a child in the village Have a lemonade stand with proceeds going to sponsor a project Become a sister school with the O’Brien School for the Maasai. Work closely with the students and teachers in Tanzania to share cultures. Class projects, school fundraisers and drives Hold a marathon to support our school Hold a neighborhood garage sale - a ‘Maasai Market’ to benefit the school Encourage a favorite restaurant or local store to donate a percentage of their profits for one day

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Contact Us:   O'Brien School for the Maasai,  527 West Maple Street,  Hinsdale, IL  60521

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