November 6, 2018 was yet another exciting day in the history of the Batwa Development Program as we hosted the US Ambassador to Uganda, Her Excellency Deborah Malac. She was received by the BDP staff, Pierre Travis (Peace Corps Volunteer) and Rev. Elizabeth Kamara (Bwindi Community Hospital Administrator). The Ambassador had a w...
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The new EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) team of undergraduate students at University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) has begun work with Bwindi Community Hospital (BCH). This semester, the team will strive to improve data compatibility between the information technology systems at BCH and a national Uganda government ...
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Not only are the locally-hired builders one step closer to finishing the new maternity ward in Nyakatare, the expecting mothers in the region are several steps closer to the invaluable prenatal care they desperately need. Often it can take two days walking through the rainforest to reach Bwindi Community Hospital. Once the mater...
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A Batwa student shares a bright smile aat his school in a remote corner of southwest Uganda where the Batwa pygmies are learning to thrive again. Education is not free for Ugandan students, and school fees are far beyond the means of most Batwa families. Your gift of $200 for nursery, $750 for primary or $1250 for secondary scho...
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On June 9, 2018, the American Medical Association recognized Dr. Scott Kellermann for his outstanding and life-saving work spanning over 18 years among the Batwa pygmies in southwest Uganda. The AMA named Dr. Kellermann the Dr. Nathan Davis International Award in Medicine recipient for 2018, an award given to a physician whose t...
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