14 COWS FOR AMERICA is the true story of Maasai tribesman and Stanford University student Kimeli Naiyomah. On September 11, 2001, while visiting the United Nations headquarters in New York, he witnessed the catastrophic events that changed our nation forever.
The young man traveled back to his home, a remote village in Western Kenya, with a heavy-burdened heart to bring the story to his tribe. The village had not heard about the collapse of the twin towers in New York and when Kimeli told them about this event that had "burned a hole in his heart," they could hardly understand its scope.
As a gift of support and compassion, the village reacted to Kimeli's sorrow by offering the thing that most supported life for them: a herd of cows, the ultimate gift a Massai can give. To the Maasai people, the cow equals life.
With the anniversary of September 11th upon us, I wanted to remind you of The New York Times bestselling 14 COWS FOR AMERICA, a book that will undoubtedly help parents and teachers explain this horrific tragedy to the children in their lives. The Wall Street Journal said "of all the expressions of consolation sent to a grieving America after 9/11, perhaps none was as poignant as the gift of 14 cows from Maasai tribesmen in a remote corner of Kenya. How the offering came about is the subject of this moving and dramatically illustrated picture book..."
Kimeli and The Maasai inspired me to give back to the people of Kenya by donating profits from 14 Cows Jewelry to benefit AIDS orphans, and destitute women and children, in the care of DEMCO in Amagoro, Kenya.
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