WHAT IS MISA?

Many of us have been advocating for Maasai rights for a long time, and even for generations. However, the violent evictions of June 2022 in Loliondo and the government’s targeted campaign against the Maasai in Ngorongoro from 2021 have prompted us to reinforce the coordination of our local and global efforts. We oppose the forced relocation of the Maasai of Ngorongoro and the illegal measures taken to that effect by President Samia Suluhu Hassan since 2021. We reject the weaponisation of social services against the Maasai, including the grounding of the Flying Medical Service (FMS), which has been stopped from operating since April 2022. The inability of FMS to operate has led to disastrous consequences, including vaccination delays, maternal health risks, unchecked TB cases, infant health crises, emergency response lapses and deaths. All this is meant to force our people to leave the land and make space for tourists.

We bring together international faith-based organisations, human rights organisations, international aid and development organisations, as well as local voices, grassroots movements, individual activists, researchers and lawyers representing the Maasai in several land cases.

Our alliance includes Maasai activists and lawyers representing Maasai values and defending Maasai rights, as well as international allies from various continents.

We are the Maasai International Solidarity Alliance (MISA).

We are Maasai, and along with our allies, we fight to defend our human rights.

April 2025 - Communities wait to present their case to a Presidential Commission. Two investigative commission were created in response to the massive protests against evictions in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in 2024. Credit: MISA.