Uganda
Ugandan partners have actively collaborated with the Batwa Indigenous people in 10 communities since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Country Context
Food Systems Characteristics
Subsistence agriculture, provide labour for food, make and sell handcrafts, and entertain tourists with cultural dances as their livelihoods
Climate & Environmental Stress
increased rainfall, rising temperatures, and more frequent extreme weather events
Social Stress
Severe malnutrition in 58% of Batwa children < 5 years
Key Collaborators
Batwa Development Programme (BDP)
Makerere University
Bwindi Community Hospital
Kanungu District Local Government
Ministry of Health