Dear Supporter, This holiday season we are reaching out to request your assistance for vital projects that Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust (see background below) supports near our lodges in Uganda and Rwanda. Support is especially critical at the moment, when so many of our communities have seen their livelihoods affected by Covid-19. Our new partnership with Empowers Africa as our […]
We are delighted and honoured that Bwindi Lodge has been included on the list of the top 10 eco-lodges in the world by Eco-nnect. During the last twenty years Volcanoes Safaris has had a clear vision. We have sought to develop lodges that are sensitive to local culture and aesthetics, connect to the local community […]
Praveen Moman and VS management recently visited the Gahinga Batwa Village near Mount Gahinga Lodge and met with the village committee members. During the meeting Praveen and the team discussed progress on various projects at the village run by Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust with the Batwa Committee, represented by Chairperson Jane Nyirangano. These included covid […]
The Kyambura Bee Keepers Co-Operative have been producing honey in Kyambura since 2012. Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust recruits and trains people from local communities in beekeeping. The income from sales of the honey to Volcanoes Safaris Lodges and their guests makes the project sustainable and improves the livelihoods of people living near Kyambura gorge and […]
Approximately 100 years ago a considerable number of people migrated from Rwanda, Zaire and the southern edge of the forest to the area north of the forest. At that time, the area north of the forest was sparsely populated. For the majority of these people, the migration involved a long walk through the forest. The […]