🇺🇬❤️🇨🇩 Hear a voice that unites, straight from the shores of Lake Bunyonyi!
Abraham Otebwa, a young Ugandan with a big heart, shares a powerful and sincere testimony: his unwavering love for DR Congo. 💗
His message reminds us of an essential truth: we — Rwandans 🇷🇼, Congolese 🇨🇩 and Ugandans 🇺🇬 — are one people, one youth, one humanity.
👉 Unity is built through culture, dialogue, and peace. Follow and share the GH Illumineers youth program (here we are on Instagram, here we are on Facebook) to become an ambassador of peaceful coexistence, cultural exchange, and a shared future in a supportive environment.
Love knows no borders. Peace begins with us. ☮️
🖋️ text and 🎥 video by:
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]
🎥 video by:
Milan Verdonk was a budget tours creator and article writer at Edirisa on Lake Bunyonyi in 2025–26, on a six-month Gorilla Highlands Experts internship with UCLL from Belgium. Growing up, he played gymnastics and football, and after completing three internships in social work, decided to explore the tourism potential of our region. Inspired by both its stunning nature and welcoming people, Milan will soon be back! In the meantime, you will find him in Lommel, Belgium. [bio updated: 2026-05]
🎤 voice by:
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]