The Batwa also known as "Pygmies" are among Uganda's oldest indigenous communities traditionally living Bwindi impenetrable forest of South Western Uganda. They were primarily surviving on hunting, gathering fruits, roots and honey. They were forcefully removed from the forest in 1990/91 to protect mountain gorillas.They are living under very difficult conditions without land and are surviving through selling their labour for very little pay. Most of their children are out of school without food
Batwa communities are marginalized and vulnerable because of their race. They are living under difficult conditions with poor housing, poor health with high rates of malnutrition and other preventable diseases like HIV, TB, water born diseases, Neglected tropical diseases and poor maternal healthcare. Many children are out of school and teenage girls get preganant and many of them die while delivering at home.
The project will send more children to school by providing basic food at school. Montly mobile clinics will help to contain most of the disease conditions. Rain water harvest will provide the community members with clean water. Improved housing conditions will help them leave in better houses and protect many young teenagers from sexual abuse and minimize teenage pregnancies. Agricultural tools and improved seeds will help them to grow crops with better yields and reduce household hunger
Sending children to school will equip them with the necessary skills that will help them to get jobs and earn income that can support their families with posibilty of relocating them to better places. Mobile clinics will help to contain both communicable and non communicable diseases with more empahsis on health promotion and disease prevention. Better agricultural practices will improve food security and better health.
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