Eva and her children

Eva shares her story of having lost her husband, "When my husband died, I had only two children. But then I added a third child to the family with another man. This may sound strange to people from outside, but in the Maasai culture after a husband dies, if the wife is still young, you are allowed to add four more children to the family in the name of your husband, but with other men. Until the age of 55, I am allowed to expand this family".

The Wise Wall Project is an initiative of Project FUEL that aims to document, design and strengthen the wisdom of rural communities and marginalised villages using art and community outreach programmes. The arts lead the way to raise support for the challenges these villages face today like migration, quality education and access to basic amenities like water and roads.

In the third edition of the Wise Wall Project, we are collaborating with the culturally rich and one of the oldest communitys in the world, the Maasai community, in Arusha, Tanzania, in partnership with Vikram Solar Ltd., Vijana Inspiring Foundation, Lions Club of Dar es Salaam and Arusha City, and Google Arts and Culture. Along with building an on-ground community centre and museum for the community, we are bringing an exclusive insight into the life, lifestyle and learnings from this inspiring community.