Posted in Batwa Village on May 25th, 2009
As we have been here working alongside the Batwa, we are progressing day by day on the community development project. We have recently been learning more about the families that the Batwa Committee has selected to participate in this new village. There are 34 families that have been invited to join this enterprise. [...]
Posted in Batwa Village on May 6th, 2009
Today we drove up winding roads, rounding narrow corners and passing clusters of houses nestled along the roadside. We were headed toward Matara, the land purchased for the Batwa community development project. It took about 45 minutes of cautious driving as we navigated the turns and potholes along the way. But as [...]
Posted in Batwa Village on Apr 25th, 2009
It has taken four months to conduct the sustainability study, two months of land negotiations with the owner and two weeks of paper work to secure the title transfer… but we finally have purchased the right land for the Batwa Community Development Project!
The land is situated in Matara, which is only 15 miles from the [...]
Posted in Batwa Students Housing, Batwa Village on Apr 7th, 2009
This past week, we were privileged to received David and Sydneyann Binion Shook for few days in Burundi. They came to visit their Batwa friends, connect with the Batwa students and witness the work of Community For Burundi (CFB) in particular.
Our time together began with a special reception at the student house and offices [...]