Throughout our research, we've come across articles, websites, and data that we've found useful, ranging from Maasai history and population trends to information on diet and nutrition, as well as information on how to work with Squarespace (the web software we've set them up with). We've included these to help future groups working on the project, so feel free to explore these, or reach out to us specifically with additional questions.
Ernestina Coast's paper, published by University College London's Department of Anthropology, is a wealth of information on Maasai demographics, lifestyles, and trends over time, both in Kenya and Tanzania (despite it being published nearly 20 years ago, in 2000). You can read the paper here.
Julie Narimatsu's paper explores the history of land use problems that have cropped up in recent decades on lands traditionally used by the Maasai people for herding, grazing, and migration. You can read the paper here.
This paper explores the typical diets of the Maasai, nutritional and health trends for Maasai youth, and discusses the nutritional and caloric values of food items in the Maasai diet. Despite being largely about Kenya's Maasai population, it's still very relevant to our project. You can read the paper here.
This paper features insights from on-the-ground interviews with thirty Maasai mothers in Tanzania about their beliefs and habits around infant nutrition, breastfeeding, and formula. (Note: It may require a Cal Poly sign-in to access.) You can read the paper here.
This paper presents a more comprehensive overview of the health of Maasai children and compares them with other groups of people nearby, in similar environments; it also explores several of the issues the Maasai people face, especially those related to poorer health. You can read the paper here.
We designed the WAEV website using Squarespace, an online web design and publishing tool. Clif and Saing'orie both have access to the site's admin portal, but we're including links to learn about the software below so that future groups are able to work with the site, or so that other NGOs looking to use Squarespace for their own sites can learn how to get started.
The folks who make Squarespace have compiled an excellent guide that goes over what Squarespace is, as well as provides tips on how you can decide if it's right for you and how to get started using it once you've decided to move forward. You can read the article here.
For information on how to create, modify, and rearrange pages and content on the WAEV website (or any Squarespace site, for that matter), there's another excellent walkthrough in the Squarespace Knowledge Base. You can read the article here.