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Our Website: Wanna Look In?
An 8-minute tour of everything that matters on this website — and what’s coming next. You may also like: Background Story: Global Team behind the Video MapBehind the Scenes of Our Social Media Photo MonthThe Complete Package (Almost There)
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Pocket Treasure’s Bumpy Road to 20 Resellers
This hasn’t been easy, our friends. A tiny booklet can cause huge headaches. More than half of what we received from our Kampala printers had to be discarded. The cases meant to protect the Pocket Treasure arrived in disturbing condition: the laminate was peeling away. But the booklet pages themselves were far from blameless —…
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Best Little Guide to Rwanda, Uganda and DR Congo?
Made with love.Sung into being.Carried through the journey. Pocket Treasure. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gorilla Highlands Experts (@gorillahighlands) in the featured photo by Miha Logar: Steven Bizimana, 21-year-old barista at Crema (Musanze); his big dream is to become a cybersecurity expert one day You may also like: Does a Responsible…
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Booklet Launched, Then Daylight Hit
We launched our Pocket Treasure at Kigali’s Kamahwa-Tsobe last night! Quizzed by Fred Murwanashyaka, ML Rwebandira guided the cheerful audience through the project philosophy, hiccups and successes. Anticipation grew until, following the serving of delectable snacks, the box from Kampala was opened in front of everyone. Among the excited first readers of the publication was…
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Your Trailblazer Takes You to Congo (And Kampala!)
Quarterly newsletter for Gorilla Highlands lovers I only like Kampala on Sundays. This awesomely crazy city is much more relaxed, quieter and enjoyable on weekends. So being stuck alone in Uganda’s capital during the holiday season does come with a benefit: it feels like some kind of Sunday again and again and again! But why?…
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The People Who Will Put It in Your Pocket
The Pocket Treasure booklet means very little without distribution partners, without the people who will help it actually get into visitors’ pockets. That’s why we’re reaching out to hotels, craft shops, duty-free stores, bookstores, organisations, … — you name it. We’ve been there, or we’ll be there soon (suggestions most welcome!). The good news is…
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First 100 Pocket Treasures
Merry Christmas 🎁! The first 100 copies of the Pocket Treasure were ready in Uganda’s Kampala last night, neatly packed in box. Meanwhile in Rwanda’s Kigali, we have been checking on potential venues for the launch. As you wait for the place information, save the date and time: Thursday, 8 January 2026, 5pm. Join us…
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Our Gift to the Region: Pocket Treasure
What do you want for Christmas? Our region wants a beautiful little booklet! The team at MPK Graphics in Kampala has just started turning our “Pocket Treasure 2025” file into 5,000 paper copies. Pocket Treasure is the successor to the Gorilla Highlands Pocket Guide, last published in 2019. It will cost USD 10 (RWF 15,000…
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History-Making Competition in Kigali, Rwanda
That was a championship to remember, right in our Kigali! Nobody who watched it will forget the crowds. You may also like: Honestly, It’s Been an Insane Six Months!When Her Life Rolls Out in Front of Her EyesHow to Support Kigali's “Historically Marginalised People”Gallery Surprise in Kigali Leads to … The Home of Edirisa!Top Rwandan…
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