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...
Continue ReadingOn 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...
Continue ReadingSaturday, September 8th 4:30-6:00 Art Exhibit and Silent Art Auction RSVP by September 4 to Laura@KellermannFoundation.org Whether you are a bidder in our silent auction or an art lover, join us for this exciting evening with renown artist Zhuang Hong Yi! Zhuang Hong Yi and his son traveled to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in the ...
Continue ReadingI want to share a story about Peace. Peace greeted me on my recent visit to the Kellermann Foundation project in southwestern Uganda with the sincere warmth of an old friend. She hugged me tightly, gave me a big, enthusiastic kiss on the cheek and looked deeply into my eyes, conveying her apparent joy over my return. It was...
Continue ReadingTwo KF longtime friends and philanthropic partners have stepped forward with a $100,000 Matching Challenge Gift to build a 9,000-sq-ft skills laboratory at Bwindi Community Hospital that will accommodate 40 nursing students to learn critical laboratory skills. That sum is about half of what we need to build the lab and depe...
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