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THE ILOMON PROJECT

Documenting and Preserving Maasai Remedies

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ABOUT

Ilomon is the Maa word for stories. The mission of Ilomon is to document the stories of plants and people alike, ensuring the natural medicinal traditions of the East African Maasai tribe are thoroughly recorded and preserved.

View the Database

Ilomon's Maasai Medecine's database is the most comprehensive of it's kind, detailing almost 90 Maasai remedies in Maa, Swahili, and English. Quality audio recordings and nearly 300 detailed pictures can also be found in the easy-to-navigate database.

Search by disease

Maa Transcriptions

Search by scientific, common, or Maa name

Maa Audio Recordings

Detailed photography

 Translated in 3 languages

Meet The Team

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Max Bloom

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Project Director

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Sianga Kuyan

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Field Supervisor

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Loma
Leaseki

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Translator/Field Agent

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Nicholas
Kuyan

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Translator/Field Agent

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Beckett
Dolan

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Field Agent

Our Mission

Ilomon's Mission is to record and preserve the natural medicine of the Maasai tribe. Read more here...

Research/Findings

What are the dangers facing Maasai and global traditional medicine, and what is Ilomon's new approach?

Blog

Learn more and tune in to Ilomon's field research

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