Guilty as charged! We’re sharing these wishes a little late, our team of course meaning “this year” when they say “next year” 😜 — but straight from The Heart, the historical name of Edirisa on Lake Bunyonyi. Created by Elie Cirhuza from Congo, our volunteer who has plenty more brewing. Can’t wait to show you!
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Elie Cirhuza is a freelance journalist and digital communication consultant who works on the Gorilla Highlands Experts media team. A 2025 winner of the Jinsia Kwa Amani competition in DR Congo, Elie is UNICEF’s U-Reporter who participates in community outreach about fighting ebola and similar diseases. His current post is Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda. [bio updated: 2026-06]
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Brenda Katusiime is the excellent self-taught chef who ran Edirisa on Lake Bunyonyi from 2019 to 2021. She returned in 2024 and still considers it home in Bufuka, Uganda. [bio updated: 2026-03]
Comfort Kansiime works at Edirisa on Lake Bunyonyi while she’s also finishing her university studies — a diploma in tourism and hospitality management — in the town of Kabale. Comfort stays with her parents in Bufuka, Uganda. Click for our article about Comfort. [bio updated: 2026-03]
Crescent Kanyesigye works as an agriculture coordinator at Edirisa on Lake Bunyonyi. He holds a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness and management from Kabale University and has deep knowledge of market trend analysis and entrepreneurship among rural communities. Crescent lives by Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda. [bio updated: 2026-06]
Gerald Twinamasiko helps with canoe treks and provides night-time security at Edirisa on Lake Bunyonyi. Gerald’s grandmother taught him how to paddle, so he learned canoeing before he learned to speak English. He was born, bred and remains stationed at Bunyonyi, Uganda. [bio updated: 2026-06]
Levi Ayebare was previously the man in charge of setting up Gorilla Highlands Experts tented camps on the Ugandan side of the region. These days, Levi is our tour guide and chef at Edirisa on Lake Bunyonyi; he lives nearby in the village of Bufuka, Uganda. [bio updated: 2026-03]
Moses Oshaba started his work at Edirisa on Lake Bunyonyi in 2006 as a cowboy and progressed to a management position by 2008. He returned in 2025, as an assistant chef and a tour guide trainee living at Bufuka, Uganda. [bio updated: 2026-03]
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