The Mara Discovery & Community Empowerment Center in Aitong has been a well-loved resource since 2008 for families throughout the region — providing life skills and vocational training for adults (especially women), conservation education for youth, recycling, a venue for conservancy meetings, public access to IT, and many other services not found elsewhere. Mara Discovery also hosts meetings for other organizations, as there is nothing else like it in the region. Amos Kipeen founded this center, and the patrons, employees, and volunteers are all local Maasai. Mara Discovery has been largely self-sustaining through the services it provides.