Social Issues

The Disappearing Pastures of the Maasai

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Thomas Dworzak Carrying firewood. In 2016/4 ruby was discovered in the village of Mundarara, a traditional poor Maasai grazing area. Since then there has been a boom of ruby exploration, locals and arriving trade (...)
Thomas Dworzak Eworendeke village. While women do the laundry Maasai warriors hang out at the water place, affected by a severe drought. Namanga, Arusha Region, Tanzania. 2018/02. © Thomas Dworzak/Magnum Photos (...)
Thomas Dworzak Maasai cattle market, mostly for sheep and goats. Due to landgrab the distances between their place of living, herding and trading have increased, demanding more hours of walking in between. At thi (...)
Thomas Dworzak Eworendeke village. Maasai woman who had moved further insland after the landgrab closer to the town. Namanga, Arusha Region, Tanzania. 2018/02. © Thomas Dworzak/Magnum Photos with support from the (...)
Thomas Dworzak Severe drought. Maasai women carrying firewood. Longido area, Arusha Region, Tanzania. 2018/02. © Thomas Dworzak/Magnum Photos with support from the Pulitzer Center © Thomas Dworzak | Magnum Photos
Thomas Dworzak Maasai cattle market, mostly for sheep and goats. Due to landgrab the distances between their place of living, herding and trading have increased, demanding more hours of walking in between. At thi (...)
Thomas Dworzak Obomba Boma, Maasai village. Family of Maasai father who is trying to be part of the new Ruby boom, at the same time there has been an increase of evictions due to land grab in their area. In 2016 (...)
Thomas Dworzak Eworendeke village. Maasai preparing the slaughtering of a sheep to ask for rain. A recent drought and the dislocation of their traditional grazing land has created difficulties, e.g. there are pra (...)
Thomas Dworzak TANZANIA, Arusha Region, Longido area 2018/02. Exploring ruby next to a recently built mine. In 2016/4 ruby was discovered in the village of Mundarara, a traditional poor Maasai grazing area. Since (...)
Thomas Dworzak Exploring ruby next to a recently built mine. In 2016/4 ruby was discovered in the village of Mundarara, a traditional poor Maasai grazing area. Since then there has been a boom of ruby exploration (...)
Thomas Dworzak Maasai local ruby traders. In 2016/4 ruby was discovered in the village of Mundarara, a traditional poor Maasai grazing area. Since then there has been a boom of ruby exploration, locals and arrivi (...)
Thomas Dworzak TANZANIA, Arusha Region, Longido area 2018/02. Maasai women group meeting to discuss the effects of the ruby boom and evictions. In 2016/4 ruby was discovered in the village of Mundarara, a tradit (...)
Thomas Dworzak TANZANIA, Arusha Region, Namanga 2018/02. Eworendeke village. Maasai family. The couple had both studied teaching in Arusha and gotten used to a more modern livestyle but had to move back to the v (...)
Thomas Dworzak TANZANIA, Arusha Region, Namanga 2018/02. Eworendeke village. Women activist. (Obligatory Credit: The credit for this image must read as "© Thomas Dworzak/Magnum Photos with support from the Puli (...)
Thomas Dworzak Maasai husband of two wives. He was evicted by a combination of government and commercial deal, by force and his hut destroyed. Had to move 10km inland. But also is successfully involved in the rub (...)
Thomas Dworzak Eworendeke village. Maasai women preparing the slaughtering of a sheep to ask for rain. A recent drought and the dislocation of their traditional grazing land has created difficulties, e.g. there a (...)
Thomas Dworzak Ruby collectors, In 2016/4 ruby was discovered in the village of Mundarara, a traditional poor Maasai grazing area. Since then there has been a boom of ruby exploration, locals and arriving traders (...)
Thomas Dworzak Restaurant catering to mostly Maasai herders and traders who come to the weekly community market. In 2016/4 ruby was discovered in the village of Mundarara, a traditional poor Maasai grazing area. (...)
Thomas Dworzak Eworendeke village. Head of women's group. Maasai women preparing the slaughtering of a sheep to ask for rain. A recent drought and the dislocation of their traditional grazing land has created dif (...)