Currently, FHA is putting more effort on: Community education and outreach around GMNP; supporting community groups in eco-tourism development and management; and supporting local people to improve livelihoods through income generation and capacity building.

There are a variety of local community projects and experiences and projects that can make your visit to Gishwati-Mukura National Park a special one. They include: traditional medicine, handcraft, beekeeping and Honey processing, cattle rearing and traditional dance and camping. These experiences are offered by those living around the park, residents who contribute much to conservation through the framework of the Community Partnership Programme.

Traditional Dancing

Watch and participate in an exhibition of traditional dancing performed by dancers from a local community near Gishwati forest.

Traditional Herbal Healers

Meet with a local traditional healer cooperative to learn and see how native plant species found in Gishwati forest are used medicinally.

Basket Weaving

Visit a local basket weaving cooperative to see how Rwanda’s beautiful traditional and modern baskets are made by hand.

Baskets are available for purchase.

Meeting local potters, sculptors and craftsmen and admiring their handiwork.

Enjoy meeting local beekeepers for the beekeeping experience from the beehives to the honey processing.