iby'iwacu cultural village newsletter ii
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The traditional
cultural hotspot
where former
poachers
celebrate
traditional
dances, lifestyle,ways of living,
and conservation
of their
neighbors, turned
friends, THEMOUNTAIN GORILLAS
Community Based Tourism Initiative 06/02/201
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IbyIwacu Cultural VillageRwandas Cultural Hotspot
www.cbtrwanda.org
Kinigi, Musanze
For the last 6 years, Rwanda Eco-Tours and Edwin Sabuhoro, the
IUCN 2008 Young Conservationist, have been involved in developing
this community based tourism initiative and supporting this
community project, run, managed and oned by the community and for
the community around volcanoes national park aimed at supporting
local people through providing income that can help communities
support their families as an incentive for them to stop poaching andkilling wildlife, and more importantly for them to benefit directlyfrom the resource amidst them, the mountain gorilla tourism.
This year, 2011, we have launched GOATS FOR GORILLAS
PROJECT, very exciting and interesting project, where every tourist
who treks the gorillas gives a goat to a local community family livingadjacent to the park, as a tourism incentive for conservation.
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Wh all this?
The only way to get to
know more about local
people, their culture,
beliefs, traditions, ways
of living is by getting
close to them,
interacting with them,
and taking part in their
daily activities, and that
way you learn aboutthem Edwin Sabuhoro
We believe this is one among other alternative ways that we can give back to the community an
conservation that benefits the communities DIRECTLY and links them to conservation of the resourc
that our tourism depends on (the park, its resources, mountain gorillas etc) thereby curbing dow
poaching while involving communities in income generating activities to help them feed their familie
send their children to school, start small businesses among other things.
The village offers travelers the opportunity to visit, take part, and stay in a genuine Rwandan rur
village and to get involved and learn more about people, culture, the history and the present. Yo
can visit for an hour, hours, day and even stay over night to experience the Rwandan ways of livinand get to know more about the Rwandan people. This gives you a golden opportunity for a peop
to people learning experience and immersion that takes you deep into our culture, traditions, histor
beliefs, ways of living and many more. Its a once in a lifetime community based learning experienc
for travelers to Rwanda. Its an activity you can combine with gorilla trekking, or an add on-da
activity.
Because of your support by visiting the village throughout 2010, the community was able to earn US
20,000 USD. This is an awesome income to these community members. As a reminder all the revenu
collected goes to the community and they are able to feed their families, invest in their communi
projects, small businesses and many more projects of their choice.
In the same year, two community guides who were poachers and are now guides, HarerimanEmmanuel and Twagira Innocent received training in guiding and management of community base
tourism initiatives. Innocent received a two weeks training in Kenya, while Emmanuel received his tw
weeks training in Japan, his first time to travel outside Rwanda and in a plane, what an experience
This training has proved to be a resource and we continue to strive to train them more. In line with th
Emmanuel has joined University, studying business management a very successful story for us, once
poacher, now a university student.
We want to take this opportunity to thank you for your support, and we look forward to much mo
partnership in this 2011 as we work together to enrich the wellbeing of communities around the gorilla
and directly and indirectly conserving the gorillas.
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Photo Highlights
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PricingTraditional Intore dancing, Kin
Initiation & House ExperienceShooting Arrows, and Songs of
Gorillas: 20 USD/per person
Whole village experience inclucommunity walk, visiting
traditional healer, black smiths
basket weaving, millet grindincommunity gardens & projects
USD/per person
Full board overnight stay, camp
fire (igitaramo) and all commu
activities: 70 USD/per person
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ContactsTo book, contact:Emmanuel HarerimanaTel: 0783476525
Twagira Innocent
Tel: 0788451289
www.cbtrwanda.orgyou can also,
Email to book or for more info at;[email protected]
Tel: 0788352009