Merry Christmas and Happy and Prosperous 2014

Dear Friend

We send you greetings, and wishing you a Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year.

We hope this email finds you well.  We are delighted to report all of
us in Rombo village In Kajiado County Kenya are doing well.  we have hard some rains in this month


In the end of November, Our school closed for December holidays and classes will resume in January, the second week.  We had a total of 120 students in the last term of 2013. There were a number of challenges in the school-mostly of teachers salaries and stationary. With s little support from friends, we were able to but few books at the beginning of the year. This went a long way to support students academics performance. That was even better that schools around. With teachers support and with more learning materials, our school can even do better.

The women empowerment project is on. This brings together programs on health, and economic empowerment programs. there are about 50 Maasai women in the project. A lot of progress has been made on cultural preservation, jewelry and training in nutrition and health.



2014 and Beyond


Our wish for 2014 is to see that we construct more schoolrooms to accommodate the rise in school enrollment, to purchase more books for the students and teachers and also to hold a annual festival in the month of June.


We would be grateful for any assistance you or anyone you know can provide to support our promising school and enable them to become agents of change for the Maasai.

Thank you for your continued support


Pillar for Maasai Development

PMD 2012 and Project Plans 2013

Pillar for Maasai Development (PMD) has seen growth in its projects and programmes for the last four years.

we have seen Esukuta Boma School growing and today, they are at the 5th grade. A number of challenges were experienced, graver one in 2012 of school destruction by strong winds. We thank our friends and supporters who enable PMD to reconstruct the four school rooms at Esukuta. See the photos.



In 2007, we had only one women group that we supported, with our patner organization ADEA. In 2012, there are 5 women groups that we support them in capacity bulding and economic empowerment and environmental protection projects.

We have been able to provide filters for domestic use and schools in Rombo Division.

We have been able to provide piped water to on community project of Women group at Enduet and Enderkesi villages.

PROJECT PLANS FOR 2013

As we usher in 2013, a number of projects lay before PMD for women, children(education) and the youth in Rombo.

Esukuta Boma School still needs 5 classrooms urgently. This will cost about Ksh. 5 million (furniture inclusive). The school needs an office and teachers quarters as well (to house atleast 3 teachers).

Women groups need entrepreneurship training and simple business records keeping.

Various youth projects that include; peace building, enterprise development, environment/solid waste management and health(HIV/AIDS).

In 2014, PMD will seek for funds to build a community learning centre that will be a one-stop shop providing library services, information on livestock keeping, agriculture, nutrition, environmental protection and some business information. Youth will be tasked in running it. It is an ambitious project that will help turn aound the life of the community in Rombo and beyond. PMD is still consulting on this great idea. More information will be provided on a latter day.

                            Tipape Loomu: Giving a presentation on the work of PMD at the Louis Leaky  Auditorium                  in Nairobi, December 22, 2012