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Revision as of 17:29, 24 May 2023
| Organization | PygmySurvival Alliance |
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| Region | Rwanda |
| Website | Website |
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| ProjectLeader | Karl Weyrauch |
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The Batwa Pygmies once entertained for the Royal Family of Rwanda. Now, they often live as social outcasts in famine, poverty and neglect. Pygmy Survival Alliance partners with the Batwa Village of Cyaruzinge, Rwanda to empower these fabulous entertainers to adapt to the modern world and once again achieve greatness. This project will build a new preschool with traditional music, song, and dance, to enable this ancient culture to survive, and thrive in a rapidly modernizing world.
Challenge
In 2008, more than half of Batwa children died before age 5. Starvation was a key factor. Social stigma against them was strong. People no longer sang or danced, because they were hungry. As refugees from their traditional forest home, they lived on the fringe of society. Quite simply, they were going extinct and they asked us for help. We began with shoes, food security and health care By 2016, so many children survived, mothers pushed for a preschool. Now that one is too small!
Long-Term Impact
The new preschool and Institute for traditional culture is named "Amakondera" for the traditional wooden flutes that pygmies would play when they returned from a successful hunt in the jungle to announce news of a good dinner for everyone that night. By restoring this tradition, and restoring the survival and self-respect of the Batwa people, this new generation of children will become a generation of leaders for the survival of the 30,000 Batwa in Rwanda who still face extinction.
References
- http://pygmysurvival.org
- http://www.pygmysurvival.org
- https://www.facebook.com/PygmySurvival/
- https://www.guidestar.org/profile/27-0438932
- https://vimeo.com/31614397
Additional Documentation
https://www.globalgiving.org//pfil/44418/projdoc.pdf
Project Gallery
The future of the Batwa starts here
Crowded classroom
Model of Amakondera Institute for Culture and Earl
Young Woman listening to speaker.
Cartoon time at the Cyaruzinge Village
Football practice getting ready for competition
PSA and HDI Cyaruzinge Team meeting
Young Woman Sewing
