In December of 2003,  the  EU Community Development Trust Fund approved funding for the construction of an eco-tourism lodge on the Il Motiok group ranch, a local Masai community.   A kitchen and 6 bandas ( thatched roof lodges) are currently under construction.   The  bandas are called  the Ol Gaboli Bandas after the sacred Gaboli tree which dominates the site. 

     The Il Motiok Women's Group is a local community group that is in charge of the micro-credit project.

     Professor Soboyejo from Princeton University visited the site in January 2005 and initiated two solar energy projects to help the lodge.  The first is a battery based lighting system charged from solar panels.  The second project is a water filtration system for the loge's swimming pool powered by solar energy.

The IL Motiok Woman's Group and the Ol Gaboili Bandas

Members of the Il Motiok Women's Group in front of the site for the kitchen for the Ol Gaboli Bandas