Pastoral Womens Council – Empowerment for Tanzania's Maasai Skip to content Pastoral Women's Council VIEW FULL VIDEO OUR WORK Sustainable empowerment of Indigenous pastoralist women and girls in northern Tanzania We empower indigenous pastoralist women and girls from the Maasai, Sonjo, Akie, Barabaig, Tatoga and Hadzabe communities. Our programmes are designed to have long lasting and sustainable impact and to reflect our commitments to equity,  diversity and inclusivity Women’s Rights, Agency and Leadership This goal aims to achieve gender equality and empower pastoralist women as decision-makers with equal rights. Women’s Economic Empowerment PWC's second goal focuses on the economic empowerment of pastoralist women. Access to Quality Education This goal focuses on enhancing educational opportunities for pastoralist girls, addressing barriers to quality education, Women’s Heath and Wellness This goal focuses on enhancing the well-being of pastoralist women by addressing issues related to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and hygiene. Climate Adaptation and Justice This goal focuses on enhancing the resilience and adaptation of pastoral communities to the challenges posed by climate change. Clean Water Access This goal emphasizes the importance of providing clean water to communities, particularly focusing on the positive impact. OUR MISSION To sustainably empower pastoralist women and girls in northern Tanzania to ensure their rights and voices are respected, they are economically empowered, and they have access to quality social services 2023 Impact Report Pastoral Women’s Council (PWC) is a Tanzanian membership organization empowering over 7,000 Maasai women across Ngorongoro, Longido, and Monduli Districts. Founded 25 years ago, PWC champions pastoralist women’s rights, economic empowerment, and access to quality services. Womens Rights and Leadership Forums Established 60 We have provided scholarships to over 2,500 Maasai girls to pursue secondary and tertiary education to-date 2400 Active VICOBA (Womens micro finance) groups 500 Communities develop and implement climate action plans 18 Community members reached through mobile health clinics 4400 Drilling of 20 water boreholes and 2 dams benefiting over 27,000 community members 2600 We have trained 156 community paralegals 140 Did you know? A literate mother has a 50% higher chance of her child living past the age of five? LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR EDUCATION INTERVENTIONS Want to make a difference? Right now we have vulnerable Maasai girls in need of sponsorship so that they can continue their education. Please help to save a girl from forced or underage marriage today. BECOME A SPONSOR impact stories 15/11/2022 Updates from our Initiatives to Support Local CBOs to Thrive & Organization Developments 10/10/2022 Updates from our Water Provision Initiatives 24/9/2022 Updates from our Climate Change Resilience & Adaptation Initiatives 5/7/2022 Updates from our Health Rights Initiatives 11/06/2022 Updates from our Education Initiatives 12/05/2022 Updates from our Women's Economic Empowerment Interventions Subscribe For PWC News