Wendee Nicole

Redemption Song Foundation is thrilled to launch our Trees, Bees, and Goats, Please! fundraiser for the Batwa of Kalehe Village. it's more than just a fundraiser — it’s a powerful way for you to invest in sustainable food, ecological restoration, and dignity for a marginalized Indigenous community that lost access to its ancestral forest. Goats and honey are a critical source of nutrition as well as economic and food security, part of our sustainable, regenerative "Food Forest" model.

Education is key to Batwa success and healing. Yet a recent Minority Rights Group study showed that Batwa school dropout rate for children in four districts in southwestern Uganda, but not including Kanungu district where we are, is 96% in primary school. In contrast, over 10 years Redemption Song Foundation has an annual dropout rate of 0.05%!

When we shared our 10-year accomplishments, we got such wonderful feedback, I wanted to share with you all. I'm grateful that our efforts ar