Our goals

The M.A.A. (Maasai Aid Association) is a Swiss law charity, founded on 1.1.2004 and is based in Geneva (Switzerland). According to our statutes our goals are :

Goals

Article 3:

M.A.A. aims to help the development of education in Kenya, especially the support to education of Maasai needy children, it defends Human Rights and more specifically Children Rights in Kenya, in accordance with the Constitution and the Civil Code of Kenya (reference to FGM and early forced marriages), it is committed to rescue Kenyan children in moral and physical distress and finally it supports sustainable development projects in the country and particularly in Maasai people regions.

The M.A.A. association is directed by a 7 members committee :

Comittee for 2008 :

President :  CORSINI-KARAGOUNI Annie

Treasurer :  KIMOTONKE-DORIOT Paule

Secretary : LASCOURS Hélène

Members :   KIROREI Judith,

          KIROREI Rose

          DESSON-GENEVOIS Françoise

BATTISTA Syrle

Auditors :

          DESCOURVIERES Didier

          SCHULTE Dorothée  

The general assembly which takes place at the beggining of every year and is the highest authority according the Swiss Civil Code (art 60 and more).

The 2008 board members

and the 2 new committee members :

Dr. Aliki Agoritsas	Katy François

Our partners

In order to achieve its goals M.A.A collaborates with  

• World Health Organisation (WHO) 
• The International Network to Analyze, Communicate and Transform the Campaign against Female Genital Cutting, I.N.T.A.C.T. (Cairo)
• The "Inter African Committee" aginst Harmful practices
• The Catholic mission of Rombo
• Womens International Network
• Johns Hopkins BLOOMBERG School of Public Health

How to become a member

• sponsor the scholaship of child,  or
• pay an annual fee of 40 CHF (26 Euro or 40 USD), or
• make a donation to support one of our projects or campaigns.

Donors

We thank very much  

• The Foundation BNP Paribas Suisse
• Infomaniak SA
• Les communes de Présinge, Lancy, Satigny et Chêne-Bourg
• The UNWG (United NAtions Women Guild)
• The department of solidarity and internationale cooperation of "Canton de Genève"
• The dozens of sponsors and donors who allow a maasai child to get a better life , the right to dignity, the right to have a childhood and get an education as all children in the world dream of.



Members of the 2006 committee

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Our honorary members

© 2006 Edouard Rieben

Maria ROTH_BERNASCONI Swiss National Councillor, Co-president of the Swiss Socialist Women "- Feminine genital mutilation constitutes a violation of international law. That's the reason why I submitted as early as March 2005 a parliamentary initiative aiming to immediately repress feminine genital mutilation carried out in Switzerland or in foreign countries on people living in Switzerland . On November 30 2006, this initiative was unanimously taken into consideration by the National Council's commission for legal matters."

Professor Abdoulaye SOW, Anthropologist, Nouakchott University – Mauritania . President of the Scientific Committee of the ERMGF (Research Group for Feminine Genital   Persistence of excision: Men's fault, according to Abdoulaye Sow. Men's strong request for virgin women is the main cause of the persistence of excision in Africa . African people don't hold the monopoly of barbarity. The origins of excision, that aren't known and dated scientifically, seem to go back to Ancient Egypt. The religions of the Book don't have anything to do with the institution of excision, which is a very ancient practice. Is excision carried out at the Mecca ? No! In Indonesia , the world's largest Muslim country, excision is unknown. The combination of intellectual, medical and political efforts is necessary to fight against excision. Politicians have a pressing duty towards populations.

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Collaborators and partners in Kenya

Alice Seleyian	Prof. John	Joseph Nkanoni	Prof. Irene

Nemayian	Peter	Suzan

 

 

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Statements in U.N. agencies/forums

WSIS - 2003

WIPO -2005

Indigenous Peoples Forum 2005