Pack for a Purpose does not condone visiting orphanages, as this can often lead to negative impacts on children. The accommodation or tour company working with the orphanage will deliver the supplies in a coordinated and respectful way so that the children can benefit from them. Your generosity is not diminished because you do not interact with the children.
Supporting 2 projects below
Project Description
Women in the Wild and Futures in the Wild
Project Needs
Women in the Wild is a grassroots organization led by Indigenous Maasai women in Transmara, Kenya. Operating within the Maasai Mara ecosystem, the organization uplifts women and girls who are disproportionately impacted by climate change, displacement, and gender inequality. As droughts erode cultural traditions and displace pastoralist families, Women in the Wild is reclaiming space for women as climate justice leaders and cultural stewards through mentorship, storytelling, and land-based healing practices.
Futures in the Wild exists to demonstrate that conservation works best when it is community-led, economically viable, and rooted in long-term partnership. We work alongside landowners and local leaders to restore landscapes, strengthen livelihoods, and secure meaningful futures for both people and wildlife. Futures in the Wild is a locally run, purpose-led initiative based in the northern Maasai Mara, Kenya. It supports education, conservation, health, and women’s empowerment projects that restore balance between people, wildlife, and the land. The program operates through close partnerships with the Enonkishu, Mbokishi, and Ol Chorro Conservancies and the Mara Training Centre — making it a living model of regenerative coexistence.
Reusable sanitary pads / menstrual cups
Cotton underwear (new)
Bras (new)
Skills & Income Generation
Sewing kits (needles, thread, scissors)
Candle molds
Soap moulds
Mothers & Babies
Baby clothes (0–2 years, new/gently used)
Baby blankets
School & Learning
Backpacks
Old tablets
Pens, pencils, rulers, erasers
Colouring pencils & crayons
Geometry sets
Chalk & whiteboard markers
Solar study lamps
Reading books (ages 5–18, English)
Dictionaries
Digital & Skills
Tablets (used but working)
Laptops (used but working)
Headphones
USB flash drives
Basic calculators
Power banks
Sport & Wellbeing
Footballs, netballs, pumps
Skipping ropes
Frisbees
First aid kits
Reusable water bottles
Shared Community Needs
Solar lanterns
Work gloves
Gumboots (various sizes)
Rain jackets
Torch lights & batteries
Initiatives
Before you go