Langema, a Maasai elder

The Morans are expected to be disciplined. Langema, a Maasai elder, shared with us, “As warriors, you learn about discipline. You have the responsibility to protect the entire community. Sometimes this responsibility can feel heavy, especially when protecting the cattle from lions during rains. That is the toughest part. You have to kill the lions with spears. You approach them without knowing how fast they will react.”

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.