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Join us to learn about Maasailand, our vision for transforming Indigenous tourism in Africa, and how you can get involved! To learn more, please come to one of these virtual information sessions, brought live from Maasailand in Kenya, where we will introduce you to the Dopoi Center and your hosts and upcoming opportunities.

Dates:

July 8, 2026

July 11, 2026

July 18, 2026


Time: (in various zones)

9:00-10:30 am (PST | AZ)
10:00-11:30 am (MST)
Noon-1:30 (EST)

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A Special Experience

July 21, 2026

We are also holding a special virtual session to discuss a safari experience for African diaspora, Indigenous, and People of Color.

Immersive, Experiential Learning

Maasai are an Indigenous East African community with a bold vision that we are excited to share. We see a future where human beings across the planet once again find our place in the natural world and reclaim our collective accountability to our children's children. Our vision grows from generations of our own resilience made possible by the depth of our Maasai culture.

One hub of this vision is the Dopoi Center for Community Organizing and International Collaboration. At Dopoi, we are looking to expand our circles of partners who share our love for the world and commitment to a future that cares for all of life. We created these information sessions to share who we are and to invite you to become involved.

The Dopoi Center, Prescott College’s campus in rural East Africa, is home to MERC, an international Maasai led organization founded in the 1980s. MERC serves as a vital resource for the Maasai community as a central hub for organizing, meetings, trainings and cultural ceremonies. Dopoi fosters collaboration on initiatives related to land rights, education, and environmental conservation across Maasailand.

Contact

Mary Poole

(she/her)
mary.poole@prescott.edu

Mary is an historian on the faculty of Prescott College since 2003 who teaches and publishes in the arenas of U.S. and African history, with emphasis on histories of social movements, racial capitalism, colonialism, feminist and other critical social theory, and Indigenous decolonizing research methods. 

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