The Batwa minority community grass root meeting was conducted on Friday 24 /3/2017 at the Batwa Catholic Church in Bundimasoli-Ntandi town council. There are 18 household of the Batwa, estimated to be composed of 70 people living in Bundimasoli town of Ntandi town council bundibugyo district, 55 members 36 male and 18 females, attended the meeting. 3 members from the CBOs attended 2 male and 1 female and local area councilor one female. The facilitators for the training on Human rights promotion were C/asp Okello Vincent, Mr. Mugisa Robert the ED of UNCIDA and Sr.Angelica and the Animator/promoter of children’s rights at Bugombwa parish.
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| meeting at the Batwa church. |
Some of the rights and freedom put on the forefront were; right to education, right to freely associate with others, to have effective access in the government of his or her country and in the conduct of public affairs, right to have access to public resources, right to participate in the leadership of the community.
During the sensitization meeting, the Batwa agreed that their culture is their identity but to promote and share that identity with other, there is need to; support their children attain education as one of the ways to fight ignorance and prepare them for the future, Fight drug abuse and over drinking by willingly surrendering those found drinking to the police or support police to arrest those found in drug abuse.
Engage in small scale business and doing handcraft to support their families with alternative source of income apart from depending on donations and participate in the governance of the area especially in the forth coming election such that their voices can also be heard.
