Batwa Solar Panel Project

The Batwa Solar Power Project aims to provide access to electricity to the Batwa community near Mount Gahinga Lodge. The Batwa were displaced from the Mgahinga area in 1991 to create a national park for the gorillas. Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust built a permanent village for the Batwa community and their families.

Electricity is the first step to improving the welfare of these households, it is essential for a family to progress, to allow school-going children to read in the evening and for families to access information.

Please support this project with a donation of $200 which covers the cost of purchase, transportation and installation. Our target is to provide 25 Batwa homes in the village with solar panels by the end of 2024. Please help us achieve this goal.

Click on the ‘donate’ button below to contribute $200 for one solar panel to a family in the village.

Donate $2000 and support 10 families.