Batwa children whose families were once nomadic forest dwellers living primitively in the rainforest just one generation ago are on the move again— except this time the move is not a relocation, but a move of young minds, motivated to learn and help countries like Uganda take their place in a rapidly changing world.

Do you get excited about textbooks? These kids at the Byumba Pres School do.

Diane L. Stanton, former Kellermann Foundation Executive Director

Dr. Scott Kellermann interviews Ken and Karen Tomchuk, short-term missionaries serving in Uganda.

The mission of Bwindi Community Hospital (BCH) has always been to provide excellent healthcare first and foremost to the local population including the Batwa. But increasingly patients needing specialty care are being referred to BCH because of the hospital’s expertise as a teaching and research hospital.

BCH has hired internist Dr. Mukhtar Mohamed to help train and oversee the influx of new interns and residents…

The time I spent with John Bosco Tusingwire was short, but meaningful. When I met him in 2019 as a summer agricultural intern, I quickly found that John was a passionate and joyful individual who wanted to create positive movement in our world…

Daniel Jamison isn’t just a host. Besides his main job of providing hospitality to the many guests living and arriving at the Bwindi Guest Houses, Daniel also hosts a time of prayer, conversation and Scripture study every week - and all are invited.

Batwa community members regularly meet at their banda for worship, sewing, meals and various community meetings. It is a hub of communal activity for all the Batwa settlements in the Bwindi region.

Volunteers, medical workers and students all come to visit and work in the Bwindi region and among the Batwa.