Country

Uganda

Region

Eastern Africa

Language

English

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  This short clip shows the Kisoro District Regional Commissioner make concrete commitments to help improve the situation for the Batwa people of South West Uganda, in particular helping them with land claims and rights to education.

  It was filmed by a Batwa during a Participatory Video workshop attended by researchers, development workers, local government and Batwa. Watch Voices of the Batwa video.

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