Nov 12, 2015 for years, young maasai men watched in appalled silence as their sisters and mothers were subjected to female genital mutilation then they discovered cricket, and acquired the courage to speak. Warriors is a movie about a maasai cricket team dedicated to. Warriors cinema trailer hd the maasai play cricket youtube. Trans world sport feature on kenyas maasai cricket warriors. The young want equal rights for all, an end to fgm, and a change of attitude to hivaids. How girls education intersects with maasai culture in kenya. The players are aiming to be role models in their communities where they are. Thomas takare of the maasai cricket warriors plays a shot against the ambassadors of cricket from india during a match in kenya. Maasai cricket warrior in a sunset training session. A batsman on the maasai warriors cricket team is pictured during practice at a cricket grounds in mombasa, south east kenya. Through the game the maasai cricket warriors promote promote healthier lifestyles and campaign against harmful cultural practices, such as female genital mutilation, early childhood marriages and discrimination. Cricket is the unlikely but effective vehicle for change among a group of maasai warriors trying to stamp out the brutal tradition of female genital. The film follows the young sportsman and his team from his birth place in laikipia, northeast of the great rift valley, kenya, as they train and travel to england, to.
Sonyanga ole ngais, captain of the maasai cricket warriors. The maasai cricket warriors from laikipia in pictures world news. Maasai warriors play cricket on the plains of kenya and dream of life beyond their own village. Warriors from four local villages will compete in saturdays event, which will be attended by community members, media, conservation groups, tourists and worldrenowned athletes such as david rudisha, a maasai and gold medal winner of the 800m race at the 2012 summer london olympics. For the first time in history, a white man benjamin eicher has been invited to become a maasai warrior. Directed by barney douglas starring sonyanga ole ngai, jonathan nissan meshami, aliya bauer, the elders. Goats and soda in the movie warriors, they use their status from playing cricket to speak out. In a remote region of nigeria, the maasai cricket team take their. Resplendent in red traditional robes, the captain of a cricket team made up of kenyan maasai warriors cut a distinctive figure in londons west. Maasai cricket warriors play t20 sonyanga olengais r, captain of the maasai cricket warriors, and his teammate thomas takare walk during their t20 cricket match against the ambassadors of cricket from india in ol pejeta conservency in laikipia national park, june 6, 20. With the hope to raise awareness about hiv, female genital mutilation, early childhood marriage, and drugs abuse, a group of young maasai warriors from laikipia region in kenya, formed a cricket team.
The spin cricket and the maasai warriors andy bull. Tepele francis siranga naimando c of the maasai cricket warriors team from kenya catches a ball before a cricket match against english team the shed during the last man stands cricket tournament at dulwich sports ground in south london september 1, 20. At the end of the program youll receive full warrior regalia, which includes a spear, shield, sword, club, and more. A bowler in the maasai warriors cricket team throws the ball during practice at a cricket grounds in mombasa, kenya. When maasai tribesmen took up cricket in 2009, media attention soon followed. It follows the maasai players from their village of il polei all. This is maasai warriors ready for twenty20 cricket by aliya bauer on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Youll have full advice, counsel, and support from the warriors each and every day, all day long. A story of initiation, friendship, teamwork and sacrifice set on the vast ochre savannah of kenya, masai. Aug 9, 2015 explore jasongordon2004s board maasai people r beautiful. Kenyas maasai cricket warriors are fighting for womens. Cricket in the wild kenyas maasai cricket warriors host tourney at wildlife conservancy hd ptv sports. Dropping their spears in favor of cricket bats and leather balls, this group of youth is trying to promote healthy living within their community, and spreading awareness about hivaids and womens issues by using sports as the medium.
Nov 30, 2011 her name is aliya bauer, and she is the coach of a team called the maasai cricket warriors. Mar 12, 2012 a player in the maasai warriors cricket team is silhouetted as he plays cricket on the beach in mombasa, kenya, on march 6, 2012. Thanks for checking out warriors, our documentary following a group of maasai whove incredibly taken up the game of cricket. Warriors, released on friday, follows the maasai cricket warriors team as they train and travel to the uk to compete in the 20 last man stands. Mar 27, 2017 from a small village to international cricket grounds, the warriors of laikipia, kenya use cricket as an agent of change. Warriors 2015 young maasai warriors express their frustrations at inequality by smacking cricket balls on the plains of kenya and dreaming of life beyond their own village. To achieve all this they are forming a cricket team. Maasai warriors ready for twenty20 cricket on vimeo. A player in the maasai warriors cricket team is silhouetted as he plays cricket on the beach in mombasa, kenya, on march 6, 2012. The trustees intend to continue pursuing the mission, vision, broad goal, objectives, activities and desired aspirations of mcw as councillor and moderator. The maasai cricket warriors are maasai youth from laikipia in kenya who have dropped their spears for cricket bats. Warriors is a documentary following a group of young maasai who, in a remote region of kenya, have remarkably formed a cricket team. Bowling is just like throwing a spear, says the team captain.
Maasai in kenya are using their love for the game to raise awareness of social injustices in their community. Kenyas maasai warriors cricketers get a taste of the scg. Under the shadow of mount kenya, young maasai warriors have remarkably formed a cricket team. Warriors cinema trailer hd the maasai play cricket. Warriors is a movie about a maasai cricket team dedicated to ending female genital mutilation. Maasai men play cricket to end the cut wbez chicago. The team is made up of maasai warriors from the laikipia region of. The program is administered by welltrained maasai warriors. A local cricket team, the maasai cricket warriors, is fighting against fgm by encouraging young men to say no to the practice. Kenyas maasai cricket warriors trans world sport youtube. Jun 10, 20 trans world sport feature on kenyas maasai cricket warriors. Film on maasai warriors cricketing journey premiers in london produced by england fast bowler james anderson, the movie depicts the game being embraced by the community, and its positive. Maasai cricket warriors determined to hit female genital.
Violence against women and children series help break. Maasai warriors bring tribal culture and issues to. The maasai cricket warriors from laikipia in pictures. That change is coming in the form of young maasai warriors who, remarkably, have formed a cricket team. The players are aiming to be role models in their communities where they are actively campaigning against fgm female genital mutilation, early childhood marriages and a. Maasai cricket warriors determined to hit female genital mutilation.
Warriors are the only members of the maasai community to wear long hair, which they weave in thinly braided strands. The maasai warriors were introduced to the scg on tuesday ahead of this weeks marathon cricket event. Maasai cricket warriors team is a group of youths from laikipiak maasai who dropped spears for bats as ambassadors of. With the aim to promote a dynamic way of life, the maasai cricket warriors became role models in their community and ambassadors for both the. It gave the young men whose story is the subject of a new film. Mar 15, 2012 the cricket team is made up of maasai warriors from the laikipia region of kenya. The maasai cricket warriors, as theyre called, are the subject of warriors, a documentary film by british director barney douglas. Members of the maasai cricket warriors, a cricket team famed for using the sport to raise awareness for hivaids, womens issues and the devastating effects of poaching, pose with sudan. In a community deep with tradition, where female genital. In a community deep with tradition, where female genital mutilation fgm is still a rite of passage, these young maasai express their frustrations at inequality by smacking cricket balls on the plains of kenya and dreaming of life beyond their own under the shadow of mount kenya, young. Sep 24, 20 dropping their spears in favor of cricket bats and leather balls, this group of youth is trying to promote healthy living within their community, and spreading awareness about hivaids and womens issues by using sports as the medium. Benjamin will live with the tribe, sleep and hunt in the bush, learn their customs of dance and play, and discover how to.
Jul 27, 20 the cricket warriors feel that education and change is the only way to secure the health of the community, provide equality to their society, and as a result protect their future. The warriors have now surpassed their target, as they have become the. Jan 21, 2016 warriors is a movie about a maasai cricket team dedicated to ending female genital mutilation. Under the shadow of mount kenya, a tribe of maasai fear for their future. The maasai of east africa are one of the last tribes on earth to live as they did hundreds of years ago. Rough, rocky and rugged, the barechested chairman says again, as if he is surprised by the flat. A group of young maasai men have taken up cricket, playing in traditional maasai dress. Africanarena maasai masai culture traditional tribal warrior red mix colorful blanket aa48 africanarena 4. They relate the sport to their traditional hunting techniques the ball is the spear, the bat is the shield and their flowing red robes in full flight are an awesome sight. The cricket warriors feel that education and change is the only way to secure the health of the community, provide equality to their society, and as a result protect their future. Aug 29, 2017 the maasai cricket warriors from laikipia in pictures sonyanga ole ngais, the captain of the masaai cricket warriors, bats during a practice session at endana photograph.
Dallas kilponen former swans midfielder bolton, who will join the. Sep 11, 20 a group of young maasai men have taken up cricket, playing in traditional maasai dress. Cricket in the wild kenyas maasai cricket warriors host. The mamai brothers are members of the maasai cricket warriors, a team intent on ending fgm. It is a tough challenge to accomplish what they are going for seeing as the maasai elders fear changing their traditions will herald the end of the maasai. Warriors maasai cricket documentary promo on vimeo. Bauer is what the australians would call a cricket tragic, a player, a scorer, a coach and a fan. The highlight of the trip with be two t20 cricket matches versus teams during marathon cricket an event created by the primary club that raises money for sporting and. They dream of reaching england next summer and playing in a tournament. It may be an unlikely make up for a cricket team, but the kenyan maasai warriors brought a different culture to don bradmans hometown of bowral in two friendly games on the weekend. Nov, 2015 cricket is the unlikely but effective vehicle for change among a group of maasai warriors trying to stamp out the brutal tradition of female genital mutilation fgm in a new documentary released. The maasai cricket warriors from laikipia in pictures sonyanga ole ngais, the captain of the masaai cricket warriors, bats during a practice session at. The maasai cricket warriors, a cricket team composed of maasai tribesmen from the laikipia region in kenya, head to south africa for their first tournament outside of their home country. Nov 16, 2019 the white maasai warrior movie trailer hd plot synopsis.
Masai warriors play cricket for social change cbs news. Also known as genderbased violence is, collectively, violent acts that are primarily or exclusively committed against women and girls. Film on maasai warriors cricketing journey premiers in. They began playing in 2007 after a south african wildlife researcher introduced them to the game. Jan 08, 2016 the maasai cricket warriors, who will be fully clad in traditional attire, will be coming to australia in february 2016 to play against cricket teams across sydney. They play cricket, sleep cricket, dream cricket, and drink and eat cricket every day in contemporary cricket, the rise of maasai warriors can be compared to only afghanistans. Cricket is the unlikely but effective vehicle for change among a group of maasai warriors trying to stamp out the brutal tradition of female genital mutilation fgm in. Nov 12, 2015 warriors, released on friday, follows the maasai cricket warriors team as they train and travel to the uk to compete in the 20 last man stands world championship, an event that offers the chance. The rain warriors builds slowly very slowly to a powerful and touching finale. Whilst the elders are skeptical, the warriors, as they call themselves, believe sport can inspire and educate, and they set out on a journey to play a cricket tournament in the uk.
Oct 20, 20 sometime ago, we brought you the story of the maasai cricket warroirs, a team of maasai morans who play cricket in laikipia. See more ideas about maasai people, africa and african. Documentary film about a maasai warriors cricket team battling against fgm and gender inequality. Each of the warriors has been involved in a traditional lion hunt. They are using the sport as a tool to eradicate early marriages and female.
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