There are a variety of local community experiences and projects that can enhance your visit to Gishwati-Mukura National Park. Engage with traditional medicine, handcraft, beekeeping and honey processing, cattle rearing, and traditional dance local initiatives. Engage with the residents living around Gishwati-Mukura National Park who contribute to forest conservation through the Community Partnership Programme framework.

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 the Gishwati Forest can be used in medicines.

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

Potters
Meet local potters, sculptors, and craftsmen and admire their handiwork.

Beekeeping
Enjoy meeting local beekeepers and learn all about beehives and honey processing.