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The Batwa of Uganda
The Batwa are one of Africa’s oldest indigenous peoples, often known as the “Keepers of the Forest.” For generations, they lived in the rainforests of southwest Uganda, relying on the land for food, medicine, culture, and community. The forest was not just where they lived. It was who they were.
In the 1990s, the Batwa were forcibly removed from their ancestral land to establish Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, a World Heritage Site created to protect endangered mountain gorillas. Overnight, the Batwa became conservation refugees. They were relocated to land without forests, resources, or the knowledge needed to survive in a new way of life.
Hope Ministries Uganda exists at the intersection of two opposing messages. One message told the Batwa they were expendable, that their lives mattered less than the animals of the forest, leaving them to face poverty, disease, and loss.
Since 2009, Hope Ministries Uganda has carried a different message. The Batwa are deeply loved by God, created in His image, and valued beyond measure. Their lives have purpose, dignity, and hope, and we walk alongside them as they build a future rooted in that truth.
Over 250 vulnerable children enrolled in our primary school where we build up their educational, physical, and spiritual health.
Our 90-acre Land of Living Hope campus is our central hub in Uganda and houses our primary school buildings, medical clinic, children's home, sustainable agricultural projects, and clean drinking well.
Sponsorships
Our sponsorship program is the heart of Hope Ministries Uganda. Sponsoring a Seeds of Hope Child provides them with three meals a day, education, and basic medical care. Through sponsorship you are helping to bring hope to children who once were forgotten by society and only thought of as being less then human by local tribes. Scripture calls for us to,
Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
Psalm 82:3
You will receive email updates on your child through the form of letters, pictures, and video. We will also post updates on trips so that you can send a letter, pictures of your family, and a small gift to give to your sponsored child.
Please print off a picture of your child. Pray for them on a daily basis. Share Hope Ministries Uganda with friends and family.
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