BatwaBaskets was founded in 2007 to raise funds for impoverished Batwa pygmy communities in southwest Uganda, East Africa.
Through the basket program, the Batwa are helped twice:
1. The baskets are purchased from the Batwa at a local fair market price, adding to their family income.
2. The baskets are then resold in the U.S., with proceeds going to the Batwa Development
Program. This allows the Batwa to build homes, purchase land, improve education and
agriculture, access healthcare, and develop self-
Every dollar you spend at BatwaBaskets makes a tremendous difference.
Your purchase will change lives.
We are a nonprofit ministry.
Sales proceeds go directly back to the Batwa.
Traditional leaf homes provide
only temporary shelter
Sturdy homes like this can be built
with the funds from BatwaBaskets