Making a tidy sum from milk

Enelerai women dairy cooperative society members at their milk cooling plant in Narok West.The women used to risk their lives in charcoal trade but milk business transformed their lives. (PHOTO: ROBERT KIPLAGAT/ STANDARD)

Enelerai Women Dairy Cooperative Society started in the year 2009 as a community based organisation with 46 litres of milk but today buys 3,000 litres daily.

Enelerai in the local Maasai dialect means Acacia tree and the group chose the name as it resonates well with their lives which like the acacia which withers in the scorching sun, they also endured a grueling journey from charcoal trade to the now booming milk business.