A new rabbit and pig husbandry program is bringing new sources of income, nutrition, and economic empowerment to the lives of families in two Batwa pygmy settlements. Nineteen Batwa families were each loaned a starter rabbit pair for sustained rabbit rearing starting in 2013. A follow-up training visit in February revealed to or...
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In Uganda, education is not free; families must pay fees for their children to attend. School fees are far beyond the means of most indigenous Batwa pygmy families, especially for a good education at better schools. Our Batwa Student Sponsorship Program provides support to Batwa students at Bishops’ Primary Boarding School in ...
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Bwindi Community Hospital (BCH) is widely considered one of the best hospitals in sub‐Saharan Africa. Its innovative, sustainable programs are significantly improving health‐ care in southwest Uganda. The excellence of their programs was recently recognized when Sustain for Life’s garden partnership with BCH and another ho...
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The official grand opening of Uganda Nursing School Bwindi (UNSB) will be held on May 23, 2014, on the UNSB campus. The nursing school, an affiliate of Uganda Christian University, is closely tied to Bwindi Community Hospital (BCH). Dr. Birungi Mutahunga, Executive Director of BCH, stated, “We aspire to produce health profess...
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Scott and Carol Kellermann were among the 51 highly compassionate individuals honored as Unsung Heroes of Compassion 2014 by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The honorees—24 women and 27 men—range in age from 16 to 85, work in 18 countries worldwide, and rep‐ resent many ethnicities, cultures, faiths, and backgrounds. Gathered...
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