Causes: Economic Development, Health, Health (General & Financing), Human Service Organizations, Human Services, International, International Development, Microfinance, Rural Economic Development

Mission: To provide resources for health, education, spiritual outreach, and economic empowerment for the benefit of the Batwa pygmies and adjacent communities.

Results: Changing the world is possible. It starts with you. In just over a decade, support of the Kellermann Foundation has helped create a wider network of programs now offering new possibilities to the Batwa and their neighbors. The open-air clinic has blossomed into one of the most successful hospitals in Uganda and an advanced-level nursing school. The Batwa of this region now have access to educational support at all levels, permanent homes, gardens, spiritual outreach, literacy, economic development, and more. Will you join us in this important, growing work?

Target demographics: Displaced Batwa pygmies and other tribal groups near the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Direct beneficiaries per year: A service area of over 150,000 people, most of whom live on less than $1 per day.

Geographic areas served: Southwest Uganda adjacent to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Programs: Education, income generation, health care, hospital services, community development, cultural preservation, spiritual outreach, and RN-level nursing education.