Eva's Boma

Eva's boma has nothing—No goat, no cow, no milk. Somedays, I have to go begging from door to door to fetch things to eat. Even to collect stationery, books, uniform and school fees for my children, so they can attend school. When some people are mean to me or taunt me, the only option I have is to come home, cry, collect firewood and restart the process the next day. I cannot keep feeling sorry for myself. Such is the plight of widows in the Maasai community.

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.