Friendship Camp 2025: Bonding at Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda
Illumineers from the Gorilla Highlands region and friends from near and far — we’re coming together again! You’re probably wondering: “Who’s ‘we’?” We are breakthrough…
Illumineers
Stories about our youth program, previously known as “Youth Spaces”.
From Youth Spaces to Illumineers: Building a Young Future for DR Congo, Rwanda and Uganda
Right from the moment we started dreaming about taking an active role in shaping the future of the Gorilla Highlands region, our foremost focus has…
Better Find 18 Minutes for This (If You Are a True Team Player)
Dozens of Gorilla Highlands diehards joined hands for the latest scoop on 11 January 2025, but there are hundreds of you who still need to…
Mobility Issues? David Can’t Be Stopped!
Three years after he explored Uganda with us, David Azumbrado came back for more. This time he spiced up his travel days (and the lives…
Judges From Dubai Decide … Beetroot for the Win!
Brigitte Ishimwe and Justine Mukandayisenga have emerged as the champions of the 2024 cohort of GHE Youth Spaces! Their Beet-Nourish Creation business most impressed our…
And the Top Three Teams Are … (Youth Spaces Pitch Pictorial)
Before we proceed: congratulations to Rwanda on its Liberation Day! 30 years ago, the Rwandan Patriotic Front ended the genocide against the Tutsi, and thanks…
2024 Youth Spaces Cohort: Crazy Cashless People
The ball is now in play! The 2024 GHE Youth Spaces cohort kicked off last weekend, with a session held at INES in Musanze. 27…
Who Is in the Second Crop of Youth Spaces?
This year, our call to participate in GHE Youth Spaces received many fantastic responses! Ambitious youngsters seem to be excited about the program. It wasn’t easy selecting from 56 group…
Do You Have a Cool Business or Project Idea That Is Environmentally Friendly?
The GHE Youth Spaces program is back! Supported by Omnicom Media Group (OMG), the second cohort will again take place in Musanze — between April…
OMG! Youth Spaces Get Multi-Talented Friends From Dubai!
GHE Youth Spaces will have an Arabian taste this year — or should we say a global one? This week we had a call with…