Category: History & Culture
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Silverchef 2017 Delights, Secrecy to Challenge the Best in 2018
12 chefs and dozens of tourism industry leaders from Uganda and Rwanda came to Lake Bunyonyi.
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BBC about Bunyonyi: Successes, Failure & Dilemma
The BBC World Service broadcast two catchy Lake Bunyonyi stories this month. The first one was about canoeing to school, the second one about Punishment Island. As the Gorilla Highlands team played a supporting role, let us assess what we have achieved… The journalist, Patience Atuhaire, initially just wanted to talk about the “school bus” dugouts.…
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People of the Gorilla Highlands Are Characters
Before my arrival to volunteer in Rwanda and Uganda there seemed to be one phrase that I was told that hung over me: The people of the Gorilla Highlands are characters. I didn’t know quite what this meant at the time, but now this one statement has defined my experience. And so, the only way I can…
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Bakiga Are Tough but Not Rough
You ask any typical Ugandan about the Bakiga people and the first thing they will tell you is that the Bakiga are rough and strong by nature. Some will even say that it’s a proven fact that the Bakiga women beat up their husbands. True to some extent, but not entirely because depending on the situation…
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Why the Gorilla Highlands Society?
Update, December 2018: This post has been rewritten in light of the formation of the Gorilla Highlands Society Uganda, Rwanda and DR Congo are all going to be successful countries and good neighbours one day. The history of Latin America, Asia and even Europe can hint at how the development stages go; it’s mostly a…
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Love in Traditional Rwanda: Arranged and Communal
Love in the traditional Rwandan society meant learning to love the partner others chose for you. It began with a relative of a bachelor pointing out a young lady as a potential bride for him. This was known as Kuranga which translates directly as ‘to announce’. The bachelor’s family would then select a man as…
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GH Bootcamp: From Bunyonyi with Love
Envisaged to inform and inspire the Gorilla Highlands team in Kigali, it has grown into something bigger.
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Bootcamp Invite: Get Your Hands Dirty, or Join Online
The Bootcamp is intended to prepare and motivate the people expected to take our initiative to the next level.
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Total Surprise
Something extraordinary happened to me last week, quite possibly due to this personal blog I began to write, exposing myself in the process. I went to Rwanda to collect a bunch of Dutch business people, 7 entrepreneurs successful enough to be members of EO, a global peer-to-peer network that connects owners and founders of companies grossing…
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