Rukararwe is located about 4 km North-east of Bushenyi in South West Uganda. Coming to Rukararwe means not only to spend a wonderful holiday but also to support the local people and to strengthen the surrounding.There are cultural packages that are offered;
1. Traditional Medicine
– Introduction: Overview history, problems of traditional medicine
– Tree Nursery: Showing young plants (all), but special focus on Xanthoxyllum, Prunus Africana, Warburgia à get young leaves and explain propagation methods
– Forest: Walk educative path, explain different plants, harvest medicine
– Processing: Introduction Bumetha/ Rukararwe, explain processing of different medicine, pound, pack, get a sample
Proposed Time: 2h
Proposed Price: 10$
2. Tree nursery & Demonstration forest
– Introduction, history
– Forest: Show forest, old trees and explain problems of deforestation in Uganda. Also show some animals (birds, insects), necessity of sustainable forest management and maintenance of indigenous trees
– Tree nursery: Demonstration and practicing of different propagation methods and show the young trees
– Plant a tree and create a signpost
Proposed Time: 2 ½ h
Proposed Price: 12$
3. Women group – crafts
– Introduction by several women ( Rukararwe women group, different projects)
– Learn how to make paper beads
– Finish their own Necklace
– Visit the shop à learn about other crafts, their uses and their Runyankole names
Option
– Learn how to weave with palm leaves/Banana fibers (Postcards)
– Learn how to make baskets
Proposed Time: 1 ½ – 2 ½ h
Proposed Price: 10$
4. Women group – dances
– Introduction
– Showing dance/song
– Explaining the meaning of the dance/song
– Learning the dance and the song (between teabreak)
– Dance and sing together
– Presentation to staff and other guests
Proposed Time: 3 h
Proposed Price: 12$
Other possible culture packages:
5. Earth bricks
– Introduction
– Presentation of different types of Bricks
– Making earth bricks
– Visit a school with earth bricks buildings (walk: 1h)
6. Orphanage
– Introduction while driving
– Welcome songs, dancing
– Introducing children
– Talking about Orphanage, walk around the place with Ednaz and Jane
– Games? Being creative? With the kids
– Lunch together (simple traditional food)
– Goodbye songs
7. Zero grazing farm
– Introduction à Farms in Europe/Farms in Uganda, what is zero grazing?
– Visiting the cow, milking
– Walking around farm, benefits of owning a cow, achievements of the family
– Drinking milk tea with the family
8. Visiting a family
– Walking to the family in the morning
– Fetching water, collecting firewood
– Prepare food together
– Eat together
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