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    Category: Local Partners

    How Does a Ugandan Village Work?

    The LC Pyramid of Uganda For a remote village on the edge of Uganda it is as important as it is for any town to…

    Tom 21 December 2021
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    This Magnetic Doctor Isn’t Your Typical Healer

    Whenever you are visiting Gisenyi or embarking on the Thriving Countryside trek, stop by at Mr Neza’s. This is a man who wanted to heal,…

    Miha 8 December 2021
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    Wildlife, People, Prosperity (You Too Can Be a Godzilla Gorilla!)

    The video below distils what Gorilla Highlands Experts is in about 50 seconds. Further down we lay our thinking out in 4 paragraphs. The prosperity…

    Miha 30 November 2021
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    Little-Known Hiking Overnights in Southwestern Uganda

    I am Levi Ayebare, 28, and I have been working with Gorilla Highlands Experts on the Ugandan side of the region as a tecnico. This…

    Levi 12 August 2021
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    Tracking Time

    38mm, 1/250s, f/5,6, ISO400 The Batwa are in many ways the Gorilla Highlands region’s forgotten people. The original inhabitants of this part of Africa, the…

    Marcus 30 June 2021
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    Last Survivor of Lake Bunyonyi’s Punishment Island

    The ancient people of the Gorillas Highlands region came up with several horrible ways to discourage girls from getting pregnant prematurely. On Uganda’s Lake Bunyonyi,…

    Katharina 22 June 2021
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    Two Brothers, One Gorgeous Congolese City

    Bukavu is a city of fabled beauty, spread around finger-like peninsulas on the southern shores of Lake Kivu. Luckily for all of us, two brothers…

    Miha 21 June 2021
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    Her Crafts Take Kids to School

    Annah Kyomukama is one of our partners at Lake Bunyonyi and an example of a strong woman. A widow and a mother of 10, she…

    Katharina 31 May 2021
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    Walk-In Theatre

    24mm, 30s, f/4, ISO2500 Back in early 2016 we spent a night camping with our Batwa friends at the outskirts of Echuya forest. The highlight…

    Marcus 5 May 2021
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    Tom’s Timeless Tale

    Tom Karemire really is a living legend around Lake Bunyonyi — ask any lake-dwellers and they will tell you a story about him. At age…

    Mari 20 April 2021
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