Making a Place for Opportunity A hub for NECS in Nkuringo is the guesthouse. It’s the oasis where NECS supporters arrive after the long journey, to a warm welcome. The guest house bar becomes the centre of all communications, whether it is excited talk about the day, a briefing about a task, an impromptu drumming lesson, a school singing event…
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and the region of Nkuringo is a remote area, 2 hours from the nearest tarmac road. Access to medical care can be tricky and costly. The majority in Nkuringo are peasant farmers, predominantly living off the land, with very little income for even the most basic medical needs. Gerald was a teenager who was helping his parents…
Overview NKURINGO EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT was started nine years ago with the express aim of helping the people in this poor remote community have a better life. We have always looked to enable the community rather than dictate to them and over the years so far have achieved many things which can be seen in the pages of this…