This project aims to help the Maasai tribes of Kenya and northern Tanzania maintain their pastoral lifestyle in the face of intense drought by selling their exquisite, native jewelry.

In the dusty savannah, Maasai warriors go about their day dressed in vibrant red and magenta robes, or shukas. Elaborate beaded jewelry dangle from the necks and faces of men and women — members ...

A tourist shop for clothing and jewelry in a Maasai open-air market in Atone, Kenya. Shutterstock To sum it up in one word, the aesthetics of the Maasai are iconic.

Colourful glass beads and red blankets play an important role in Maasai culture. But their origins are surprising, and provide an interesting insight into cultural exchanges between Europe and Africa.

Original Maasai beaded jewelry also will be available for sale. “They don’t sing to entertain; they sing because they enjoy it and seeing people enjoy their singing brings joy to their hearts.

Finally we have Fair Trade Maasai Jewelry coming from Raven + Lily in Texas. They are already working with artisans in Ethiopia, Cambodia and India and now they want to add Kenya to the list.

In East Africa, you can find the semi-nomadic Maasai people herding cattle, wearing intricate jewelry, and performing jubilant dances. Elsewhere, you can find “Masai” sneakers (in British shoe ...

We talk to architect Charles Newman about his project 15,000 Bottle Caps for Africa which employed local Maasai people to build a new community center in Africa.

Children visiting Cottar Safari Service’s 1920s Safari Camp in the Maasai Mara are invited to join in a Maasai Warrior session under the tutelage of Kinyaika, one of the oldest trackers in the ...