Since their removal, the Batwa have lived mostly on the fringes of existing
villages, or in remote areas just outside the forest, where farming is difficult. Clean water and sufficient food are often lacking, and access to education and healthcare is limited.

The Batwa tribe members are gradually learning to live in fixed agrarian
communities now that their nomadic forest existence is no longer possible. Outreach programs are working to help them maintain their ancient traditions and culture while building their new lives.

In 2001, Dr. Scott and Carol Kellermann, medical missionaries from the
USA, began working full time in the area of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Their community-based approach to service includes healthcare, education, housing, land acquisition, clean water projects, and more. The Kellermann Foundation's Batwa Development Program, designed in conjunction with Batwa leaders, helps each community become self-sufficient over time. BatwaBaskets sends 100% of sale proceeds back to the Batwa through this program.

The Batwa pygmies are indigenous forest people who lived for centuries in the mountainous rainforests of central Africa. In Uganda, they were evicted from their ancient homeland in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest when it was made a national park to save the endangered mountain gorilla. They are one of the one of the poorest and most isolated people groups in the world.

                                                                                                Matthew 25:40