The Food Forest is working! Families living in Batwa Hope Village harvested beans - first the beans that create ground cover and then the climbing beans planted where more housing will be created. The Batwa are using every inch of land for housing community or food production. Many plants of various kinds grow right outside the homes at Hope Village. More time is needed to realize the bounty from the trees planted. But already spinach, berries, aloe, avocado, lettuces, bean

November 2025 was an amazing month. Our founder and her husband made the trip for the 5th time to Kisoro. During that month the food forest produced its first harvest - women from the Mikiingo tribe took home food from the ground at Batwa Hope Village. The beans were thriving, the spinach was bountiful, strawberries were ready to eat. The homes created with Batwa hands, had stood empty for several months. We didn't know what was causing their fear of moving. As with every p

The Batwa of Kisoro Hill have been unable to find work and unable to sell their goods produced. Severe discrimination is the reason for...

In November we returned from our latest trip to Uganda. What we saw happening at the new community site was heart-warming and exciting!...

From Batwa made Bricks to Batwa Made Housing... The Batwa are building their own new brick homes. We are very proud of them. Later...

“On behalf of Kisoro District…I take this singular honor to appreciate you very much for the support  you are rendering to Marginalised...

July marks our second anniversary at PLANT FRUIT. We are so thankful for the support of our donors. This month is especially important...

May 18, 2024 : Batwa Bash in Westlake Village attracted the attention of our supporters and some new to PLANT FRUIT. We had a fun time...

April 15, 2024 was a HUGE day for the students at PLANT FRUIT Center For Practical Arts. The first class of sewing students graduated! ...

Early bird tickets now on sale for the BATWA BASH! Carpenters were making doors and windows, the brick makers were thigh high in mud as...

THE TIME TO CREATE A COMMUNITY IS NOW! When I visited Uganda just a few months ago, I was informed about the eviction process...

We are very proud of the women of Kisoro Hill for their first try at basket making. While visiting Kisoro Sewing School last fall, I was...

We know some of you may be weary of so called non-profit organizations. And, with good reason. The truth is most of the donations made...

We are very excited about our Basket Making class. These are the first baskets ever made by the Batwa of Kisoro Hill! They are learning....

Last year we set out to enrich the lives of 201 Batwa , known as Keepers of The Forest. With sincerest gratitude, to our donors in the...

It was a miracle the day 6 women from the town of Kyanika rode into Kisoro Hill on a weekend in March . Never before had the Batwa...

February was a great month for our School of Carpentry . The new carpenters received an order for a table and chairs! We are now...

https://www.strollmag.com/locations/north-ranch-ca/articles/-7a45fa/ Amy Must, President of Plant Fruit, Inc. was recognized in a local...

Six young Batwa men (teens) were recently offered the opportunity to learn brickmaking at Plant Fruit School Of Practical Arts. For an...

I am sometimes asked why I help the Batwa, why not help the poor in America? The answer is complicated and yet it is so simple. In...