Sylvia takes New York: UN committee invites Mutwa woman to share the plight of her people When Sylvia Kokunda was sleeping on a mat in a hut in an impoverished Batwa settlement as a child, she never dreamed she would one day board a plane to New York City to share her people’s plight on an international stage. But Sylvia, the ...
Continue ReadingUganda Nursing School Bwindi — teaching excellence Your support of Uganda Nursing School Bwindi (UNSB), which opened in 2013, is helping it flourish. The nursing school, an affiliate of Uganda Christian University, currently has 45 students enrolled at four different levels. Teaching is led by two full-time instructors and su...
Continue ReadingThe Batwa Development Program (BDP) recently teamed up with Redemption Song Foundation to build a new home in the Batwa settlement of Karehe. The house was built for single mom Nossi and her son Moses. It was funded through the generosity of donors to both Redemption Song Foundation and the Kellermann Foundation. Wendee N...
Continue Reading“A simple act of saying yes” Contributed by Judy Goldman In 2003, I took off for an adventure in Uganda to see the big animals. We arrived at the mountain gorilla lodge and spent two days tracking and observing these giants. But most of all, I was struck by the people: The elderly. The children with infectious smiles...
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In May, Daniel and Rachel Jamison and their two children were welcomed to Bwindi, where they will serve as full-time, long-term missionaries. Daniel, a skilled handyman and manager, will manage the guest house system, while Rachel will serve Bwindi Community Hospital (BCH) as a certified midwife. Home base: Grass Valley, Califor...
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