Maasai Warrior

The photos above are of Arusha, where Lepapa is attending school, and the main road out of Arusha south to the Tarangire National Park area, and some of the wildlife found in the area.
The following is an excerpt from an email sent by Lepapa giving an introduction to his village.

My village is called Loiborsoit A. It is in a new region called Manyara near Tarangire National Park, about 100 km south of the Tanzania capital of Arusha. It is off the main paved road going to Ngorongoro Crater. At Meserani on the main road we take a dusty road then pass Lokisale, Terrat,Sukuro, Narakawo,Loiborsirit, Emboreet and others.

It is in a district called Simanjiro where the main economic activity is livestock keeping and farming but this year most of the livestock died due to lack of rain. The same thing with farming and there were almost no crops so things are very difficult now.

The main thing that can help my fellow Maasai is education but most Maasai cannot take their children to school because of the poverty-they can't pay school fees. There is also a shortage of schools-the nearest is 50 km. There is no nursery school and sometimes I used to try to teach English, Mathematics and Kiswahili. It would really help to have a school. I must go now because I have run out of time. I am at Internet in Arusha and have paid for one hour.