Bibi: Travel Photographer

Alive. Alert. Awaiting. Moments like this are rare. Maasai Elders have been invited to share their plant medicine on a global stage— in their own voice. We’re one voice there. One voice short. Be the difference. Give anything. Share with three people. Link in Bio 🌍 /donate @Oloirien.org @MaraChuiResort @Mbelekenya #Oloirien #Maasai #Ethnobotany #PlantMedicine @societyforethnobotany @mara_chui_resort

🌊 We need a boatload of small donations! We’ve landed funding for one voice;
We’re so close to bringing the second; 💛 Give anything. Truly anything. 🔁 Then, share with three people. ✈️ Let’s land this together! https://gofund.me/3d22ac96e @oloirien.maasai.project @MaraChuiResort @Mbelekenya @societyforethnobotany #Ethnobotany #Maasai #PlantMedicine #GivingVoice #IndigenousKnowledge

There’s nothing to stick your tongue out about when it comes to Acacia nilotica. Well… unless you’re a giraffe. 🦒 For them, this thorny tree is a favorite meal, and their long, flexible tongues are perfectly designed to slip between the thorns. For humans, though, it’s a medicine chest. Acacia nilotica has powerful antimicrobial properties—strong enough to take on tough, even antibiotic-resistant bacteria like MRSA. Even more intriguing? Early lab studies suggest antiviral potential, including the ability to inhibit a key enzyme HIV relies on to replicate. A giraffe’s snack… and possibly one of nature’s most promising medicinal trees, long known to Maasai plant medicine healers. #AcaciaNilotica #MedicinalPlants #Ethnobotany #giraffe #maasai @oloirien.maasai.project @mara_chui_resort @societyforethnobotany

Taking time off to fish with friends… I’ve been working non-stop on Oloirien… so much I’m forgetting to smell the flowers… or, rather, the sea and the spice. Donate here; workforgood.com/projects/267185-imaasai-olorien-community-project #digitalnomadlife #gotpassportwillwrite #natureatitsbest #gofundme #botanyphotography

We’re doing this for you! Donate here: workforgood.com/projects/267185-imaasai-olorien-community-project USA tax-deductible!

I’m stuck between an ocean and a deadline. I volunteered to write a book for the Maasai about their medicinal plants because I’ve learned the value of indigenous worldviews and traditional knowledge. Donate here: workforgood.com/projects/267185-imaasai-olorien-community-project USA tax-deductible! I wanted to champion that for them - for free. I purposely didn’t want money to enter in the equation. Then our work was recognized by the international Society of Ethnobotany. They offered us not one, not two, but three time-slots to present our work. They awarded my co-author Maasai traditional medicinal plant knowledge holders two of only travel grants to attend. But airfares have skyrocketed and there’s a gap we have to fill. So we launched this fundraising campaign, and USA donations are tax deductible. We wrote the book; we got the invitation; we got partial funding. Can you help fill the gap? Now. There is no later. We need to buy RT tickets and visas because the conference is on May 31. Please help us - donate today : workforgood.com/projects/267185-imaasai-olorien-community-project #indigenous #maasai #ethnography #ethnobotany #societyofethnobotany @mara_chui_resort @oloirien.maasai.project

Give indigenous knowledge holders a voice. Not just lip service. Make a donation—any amount—to help send two Maasai medicinal plant experts to an international science conference. Donate here: workforgood.com/projects/267185-imaasai-olorien-community-project USA tax-deductible! #Emaa #Maasai #Ethnobotany #IndigenousWisdom #CulturalHeritage SupportIndigenousVoices 🌿 @EmaaMaraCamp @SocietyforEthnobotany

A rare honor—help us carry Maasai plant wisdom to the world. 🌿✨ Donate here: workforgood.com/projects/267185-imaasai-olorien-community-project USA tax-deductible! #GivingVoiceToAncientWisdom #SocietyOfEthnobotany #IndigenousKnowledge #Ethnobotany #MaasaiWisdom ProtectTraditionalKnowledge PlantMedicine CulturalPreservation. @seb2026 @mara_chui_resort @mbelekenya @oloirien.maasai.project

Make the Leap Maasai knowledge. On a global stage. We’re so close— and with your help, we’ll get there. Time is of the essence. 👉 Donate here: workforgood.com/projects/267185-imaasai-olorien-community-project USA tax-deductible! Please share with 3 people.

Nothing compares to being welcomed home by my Maasai family. What, after all, is “home” but: - a sense of belonging; - a purpose in life; - a safe harbor. Just what Oloirien provides! Thank you! Ashe oleng’e! - Lenkuna KibeleKenya - James Meitamei Lepote - Koilampet Karkarr and Oloirien’s sponsoring camp, Mara Chui Resort, home of the Maasai medicinal plant pathway. #home #MaasaiMara #Maasai #MedicinalPlants @oloirien.maasai.project @nomadchic @marachuiresort

Nairobi ➝ Masai Mara 🚙🎶☕️ Five hours of cruising with my guide/driver Emanuel Kosencha—good music, strong coffee stops, roadside shepherds, and those wow Kenyan landscapes rolling by. Why fly when you can roll in a 4-wheel jeep with great company and let the journey become part of the safari? 📞 Emanuel Kosencha 📱 +254 724 806 893 🦁 T-Classic Safari #NairobiToMara #MasaiMara #SafariRoadTrip #KenyaTravel #gamedrive

Saturday vibes, Nairobi style 🌿✨ The Karen Organic Market is where Africa shows up in full color—organic produce, spices, street food, handmade crafts, vintage finds, and beautifully recycled fashion. Come hungry. Leave inspired. Hop in an Uber… or call my guide Emanuel Kosencha of T-Classic Safari: +254 724 806 893 🚙💛 #nairobi #karenfarmersmarket #kenyatourguide #safari #t-classic safari