Im district Loodoriakwhere the Eroret school, there was hardly a drop of rain from 2019 to 2023. The population is therefore rch of course strongly affected.
The fields have dried up, and the animals of the Maasaiwhich are their pride and joy and their capital, had neither enough to eat nor drink. Many have died of thirst, and the men of the tribe have sometimes trekked many hundreds of kilometers with their herds to neighboring Tanzania to ensure their survival.
There are very few opportunities for work, so many people live off what they grow in their fields. Due to climate change and its consequences, people are facing even greater challenges. Because a crop failure means starvation.
In 2023, Austrian Doctors financed a solar-powered well for the Eroret Preparatory School. This well will provide the school as well as surrounding houses and their animals with water.
In order to make the school even more independent, a major agricultural project was launched in 2024. The school’s fields are irrigated with hoses – meaning that most of the school’s food can be grown by the pupils themselves. The pupils also have the opportunity to receive practical training in modern farming methods. After all, the children at Eroret Preparatory School are all from the Maasai tribe and will sooner or later cultivate their own fields.
"We are very happy and grateful that we can now run our own farm thanks to the well. This secures a large part of the school meals in the long term. In addition to healthy food for our pupils, passing on knowledge of agriculture to the next generation is particularly important to me."
John – Head of the Eroret Preparatory School
The following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are being promoted with the help of this project:
The school is run by John Kintalel, a Maasai who is one of 13 siblings and the only one allowed to go to school. Together with his wife Esther and a strong team of teachers, he runs the school and the agricultural project.
