The Kellermann Foundation is monitoring the evolving COVID-19 situation in Uganda, and we are in regular contact with our leaders in Bwindi. This morning we received the following update from Bwindi Community Hospital: “We have not yet received any case around Bwindi and will update you should there be any contrary news. E...
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The Kellermann Foundation routinely monitors travel and health advisories affecting travel to Bwindi, including the rapidly evolving situation involving COVID-19. We encourage you to contact us with any questions or concerns and to read up-to-date information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World...
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After an amazing and joy-filled day meeting as the Kellermann Foundation board, Gayle and Dave Porter hosted KF staff, its founder Scott Kellermann and all of the board members at their ranch in Boerne, Texas to enjoy an award-winning chuck wagon dinner! We give thanks for the dedication of our board to provide hope and health i...
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Uganda Nursing School Bwindi (UNSB) opened in 2013 as the only advanced-level program in a rural region of one million people. Located adjacent to Bwindi Community Hospital, UNSB’s environmentally friendly campus includes classrooms, dormitories, faculty housing, and a dining hall. Before UNSB existed, this area of Uganda had ...
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The Batwa Development Program (BDP) was formed to “help the Batwa help themselves“ and exists to address the root causes of extreme poverty and poor health of the Batwa. The Batwa lived for millennia in the area that is now the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest as skilled hunters and gatherers who utilized every part of the forest,...
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