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Our Latest News & Stories
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Ambassador to Ambassadors
For many future Gorilla Highlands Ambassadors, the highlight of the in-person training weekend was the congratulatory speech by Uganda’s High Commissioner to Rwanda. How kind of H.E. Amb. Maj. Gen.…
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Snap, Snap, Snap! (Ambassador Training, Take Two)
We zoomed in on photography to get the second GHAT intake rolling. Feast your eyes on some of our shots! 📸: Catherine Owarinayi, Denis Ssebayiga, Hillary Niwahereza, Jean Marie Mbonyintwali,…
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GHE’s Fully Home-Grown Operations Manager
Our Sandrine “Sasha” Benimana has graduated, and her part-time years at Gorilla Highlands Experts are over. She is now a full-time Operations Manager, the first in the organisation’s history. We…
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Volunteer in Uganda: Live, Work & Make Friends on Lake Bunyonyi
The last Wheeling2help group of 2026 wrapped up their week with us today! Three of this year’s teams also helped in a rather special way: they gave us the stars…
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Spotlight on Batwa Potters (and Ramadhan’s Clay Zoo)
Say hi to Ramadhan Ntaganira from Coopérative Moderne de Poterie in Ngaruyinka, a village on the outskirts of Kigali. He is the most artistic of our Batwa friends who make…
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Irebe Baskets, a Deeply Cultural Part of Musanze on Foot
There’s so much to see on our Musanze on Foot walking tour. We’ve just made a little video about Irebe Baskets, one of the many cool places we visit ……
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Whose Hopes Did We Bring to Zanzibar?
We are back! To the beach! And in general! Jambo from Essence of Africa, a trade fair on the eastern shores of Zanzibar. It’s happening in that building in the…
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⏰ Tick Tock, Future Ambassadors: Six Days to Apply!
Do you love the Gorilla Highlands region and want to share it with the world? Our Ambassador training prepares tour guides and media producers to represent our home with confidence.…
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Friendship Camp Is Back! 🇨🇩🇺🇬🇷🇼
Our moment is here again! Whatever is happening around us, young people keep choosing resilience, peace and connections across borders. This December we’re celebrating exactly that. From 13 to 16…
