Shompole Campaign
Shompole is a small, remote trade community on the border of Kenya and Tanzania. It is the unofficial hub of commerce for the Maasai – an indigenous people group native to east Africa. The Maasai both live and trade here, as well as in other villages that stretch across the Tanzanian border.
The Maasai in Shompole – unlike in other, more developed areas of east Africa – lead a very traditional lifestyle. They dress in traditional patterned cloth, and live in bomas – villages fenced with thorns, thatch, mud, and cow dung to keep out hungry predators.
Affluence in Shompole is measured by the number of livestock a family has. Male members of the Maasai group will graze their livestock across these arid plains for days and sometimes weeks.

Shompole Campaign
Shompole is a small, remote trade community on the border of Kenya and Tanzania. It is the unofficial hub of commerce for the Maasai – an indigenous people group native to east Africa. The Maasai both live and trade here, as well as in other villages that stretch across the Tanzanian border.

The Maasai in Shompole – unlike in other, more developed areas of east Africa – lead a very traditional lifestyle. They dress in traditional patterned cloth, and live in bomas – villages fenced with thorns, thatch, mud, and cow dung to keep out hungry predators.
Affluence in Shompole is measured by the number of livestock a family has. Male members of the Maasai group will graze their livestock across these arid plains for days and sometimes weeks.

Shompole, like many of the other areas of Africa we serve, has no access to clean water. However, unlike many of those other areas, Shompole has almost no access to water at all. During the dry season, the main source of water for Shompole – a large river – slows to a trickle, and any remaining water must be dug from the river bed.
During the rainy season, conditions aren’t much better. When the river is full, the Maasai must share the water with their livestock and any of the native wildlife that migrates through Shompole – which only further contaminates it.
However, together, we can change this. The Bucket Ministry has begun distributing long-lasting water filters to this remote community and people group. With your help, we can provide the Maasai people in Shompole with 20+ years of clean water they can use to drink, cook, bathe, and clean. With your help, we can share the love of Christ with the Maasai. With your help, we can reach this community and people that are truly at the ends of the earth.
Progress Dashboard
To see the live progress dashboard of the work going on in Shompole, click here. We use our proprietary Mission Mapping platform to record all recipient interactions and data collected in the mission field.