{"id":9007,"date":"2026-06-03T11:26:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/?p=9007"},"modified":"2026-06-03T11:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:38:39","slug":"alexbido","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/pt-pt\/historias\/alexbido\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting the Dots com Alex Ahimbisibwe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"477\" title=\"CtD_BIDO_PostCover.001\" src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CtD_BIDO_PostCover.001.jpeg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CtD_BIDO_PostCover.001-1024x477.jpeg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-8969\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271080%27%20height%3D%27503%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201080%20503%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271080%27%20height%3D%27503%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CtD_BIDO_PostCover.001-200x93.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CtD_BIDO_PostCover.001-400x186.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CtD_BIDO_PostCover.001-600x279.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CtD_BIDO_PostCover.001-800x373.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CtD_BIDO_PostCover.001.jpeg 1080w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:30px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Black&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Uma conversa com o diretor da Batwa Indigenous Development Organisation (BIDO) sobre como os Batwa do sudoeste do Uganda est\u00e3o a reivindicar a seguran\u00e7a alimentar, a educa\u00e7\u00e3o e o orgulho cultural nos seus pr\u00f3prios termos.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Regular&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Os Batwa s\u00e3o um povo ind\u00edgena da regi\u00e3o dos Grandes Lagos Africanos. Durante milhares de anos, os Batwa do sudoeste do Uganda viveram como ca\u00e7adores-recoletores na Floresta Impenetr\u00e1vel de Bwindi. No in\u00edcio da d\u00e9cada de 1990, devido \u00e0 cria\u00e7\u00e3o de um parque nacional, os Batwa foram expulsos do seu territ\u00f3rio ancestral. Sem terra, sem realojamento, estas comunidades foram empurradas para as margens da sociedade.<\/p>\n<p>Neste epis\u00f3dio, viajamos at\u00e9 \u00e0 aldeia de Kashija, no distrito de Kisoro, para conversar com Alex Ahimbisibwe, diretor da <a style=\"color: var(--awb-color4);\" href=\"https:\/\/batwaz-bido.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Batwa Indigenous Development Organisation<\/u><\/a>, ou BIDO. Fundada em 2015, a organiza\u00e7\u00e3o procura combater a marginaliza\u00e7\u00e3o dos Batwa atrav\u00e9s de projetos de desenvolvimento liderados pela pr\u00f3pria comunidade.<\/p>\n<p>A Azimuth \u00e9 parceira da BIDO desde 2022. Atualmente, a nossa parceria engloba <a style=\"color: var(--awb-color4);\" href=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/pt-pt\/parcerias\/bido\/\"><u>duas importantes iniciativas<\/u><\/a>: um projeto agr\u00edcola que promove a seguran\u00e7a e soberania alimentar na comunidade, e um projeto educativo que acompanha crian\u00e7as e jovens Batwa \u2014 e os seus pais \u2014 ao longo do seu percurso escolar.<\/p>\n<p>Grav\u00e1mos esta entrevista durante uma visita da nossa equipa a Kashija. Esperamos que seja uma oportunidade para ficar a conhecer melhor o povo Batwa e o trabalho que a BIDO est\u00e1 a levar a cabo no Uganda.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:15px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Black&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Veja a vers\u00e3o em <span style=\"color: var(--awb-color4);\">v\u00eddeo<\/span> (legendas em portugu\u00eas dispon\u00edveis) m baixo, ou fa\u00e7a scroll para ouvir a vers\u00e3o em <span style=\"color: var(--awb-color4);\">podcast<\/span> (dobrada em portugu\u00eas) ou para ler a vers\u00e3o <span style=\"color: var(--awb-color4);\">escrita<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color4);border-color:var(--awb-color4);border-top-width:10px;border-bottom-width:10px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;--awb-align-self:center;--awb-width:100%;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><lite-youtube videoid=\"3u5S8xmUdEc\" class=\"landscape\" params=\"wmode=transparent&autoplay=1&enablejsapi=1\" title=\"YouTube video player 1\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" data-thumbnail-size=\"auto\"><\/lite-youtube><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color4);border-color:var(--awb-color4);border-top-width:10px;border-bottom-width:10px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Black&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>CONNECTING THE DOTS \u2013 PODCAST<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:15px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Regular&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>N\u00e3o vive sem os seus podcasts? Para n\u00e3o perder um epis\u00f3dio, subscreva o canal da Azimuth na Apple Podcasts ou no Spotify, <a style=\"color: var(--awb-color4);\" href=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/pt-pt\/perspectivas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>aqui<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><a class=\"fusion-modal-text-link\" href=\"#\"><iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/5Ac8X6FDDkPKJsfjC81bvw?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/a><a class=\"fusion-modal-text-link\" href=\"#\"><iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"175\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/pt\/podcast\/pt-dubbed-connecting-the-dots-com-alex-ahimbisibwe\/id1607307337?i=1000770961199\"><\/iframe><\/a><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color4);border-color:var(--awb-color4);border-top-width:10px;border-bottom-width:10px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Black&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>TRANSCRI\u00c7\u00c3O<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-2\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-caption-text-size:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);--awb-caption-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Regular&quot;;--awb-caption-text-font-style:normal;--awb-caption-text-font-weight:400;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"CtD_BIDO_WebsitePhotos.001\" src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CtD_BIDO_WebsitePhotos.001.jpeg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CtD_BIDO_WebsitePhotos.001.jpeg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-9003\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27768%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201024%20768%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27768%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CtD_BIDO_WebsitePhotos.001-200x150.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CtD_BIDO_WebsitePhotos.001-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CtD_BIDO_WebsitePhotos.001-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CtD_BIDO_WebsitePhotos.001-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CtD_BIDO_WebsitePhotos.001.jpeg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><h2 class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">CtD_BIDO_WebsitePhotos.001<\/h2><p class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-text\">Comunidade Batwa da aldeia de Kashija, distrito de Kisoro, Uganda<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Regular&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Chamo-me Ahimbisibwe Alex e venho da comunidade Batwa de Kashija. Sou o diretor da Batwa Indigenous Development Organisation. A BIDO foi fundada em 2015.<\/p>\n<p>A comunidade que servimos vive no Uganda, no distrito de Kisoro, munic\u00edpio de Rubuguri. E est\u00e1 a cerca de 5, 7 quil\u00f3metros da floresta de Bwindi.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-3\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-caption-text-size:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);--awb-caption-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Regular&quot;;--awb-caption-text-font-style:normal;--awb-caption-text-font-weight:400;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"IMG_5518\" src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5518-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5518-1024x768.jpeg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-9001\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271920%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201920%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271920%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5518-200x150.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5518-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5518-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5518-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5518-1200x900.jpeg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><h2 class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">IMG_5518<\/h2><p class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-text\">A equipa da BIDO, da esquerda para a direita e de cima para baixo: Kate Bekuna (Secret\u00e1ria), Alex Ahimbisibwe (Diretor Executivo), Julius Banshekura (Coordenador de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o), Laban Friday (Coordenador Desportivo), Ameria Nyabutono (Contabilista), Shallon Kyomugisha (Coordenadora de Sa\u00fade) e Felix Batuma (Coordenador Agr\u00edcola),<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-dashed\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color4);border-color:var(--awb-color4);border-top-width:10px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Black&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>NUTRIR A COMUNIDADE | O PROJETO AGR\u00cdCOLA DA BIDO<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Regular&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Para o projeto agr\u00edcola, o primeiro passo foi mobilizar a comunidade, fazer algum trabalho de sensibiliza\u00e7\u00e3o. Recebemos algum apoio, da Azimuth World Foundation, e come\u00e7\u00e1mos a p\u00f4r as nossas ideias em pr\u00e1tica no terreno.<\/p>\n<p>Sentimos que n\u00e3o s\u00f3 esta comunidade, como as comunidades Batwa em geral, enfrentam problemas de inseguran\u00e7a alimentar, e que h\u00e1 fome nestas comunidades. E h\u00e1 tamb\u00e9m desnutri\u00e7\u00e3o, entre a popula\u00e7\u00e3o infantil. Isto porque os Batwa costumavam ca\u00e7ar na floresta e j\u00e1 n\u00e3o podem faz\u00ea-lo, devido \u00e0s restri\u00e7\u00f5es que foram impostas em parques nacionais e nas reservas de ca\u00e7a. \u00c9 por isso que sentimos esta necessidade de encontrar para o povo Batwa uma fonte alternativa de alimentos.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-4\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-caption-text-size:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);--awb-caption-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Regular&quot;;--awb-caption-text-font-style:normal;--awb-caption-text-font-weight:400;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" title=\"IMG_5627\" src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5627-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5627-768x1024.jpeg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-8991\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%272560%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201920%202560%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%272560%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5627-200x267.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5627-400x533.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5627-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5627-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5627-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5627-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><h2 class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">IMG_5627<\/h2><p class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-text\">Horta familiar no povoado Batwa em Kashija<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Regular&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Recebemos apoio da Azimuth para viajar at\u00e9 ao Qu\u00e9nia. E o principal objetivo dessa viagem era aprender sobre transforma\u00e7\u00e3o. Isto porque, por vezes, nos parecia que n\u00e3o conseguir\u00edamos dedicar-nos \u00e0 agricultura. Mas quando cheg\u00e1mos a Yatta, no Qu\u00e9nia, percebemos que h\u00e1 quem esteja a transformar terra \u00e1rida em terra capaz de sustentar a produ\u00e7\u00e3o alimentar.<\/p>\n<p>Em certo sentido, perceberam que a terra afinal n\u00e3o \u00e9 \u00e1rida. Que talvez essa aridez estivesse na sua mentalidade. E isso, de alguma forma, inspirou-nos: eles foram capazes de transformar uma mentalidade \u00e1rida, e a partir da\u00ed estabilizaram processos de irriga\u00e7\u00e3o do solo, conseguiram unir esfor\u00e7os para cavar lagoas que captassem a \u00e1gua da chuva. E, na verdade, isso deu-nos esperan\u00e7a: coisas que \u00e0 partida parecem imposs\u00edveis aos nossos olhos s\u00e3o, na verdade, totalmente poss\u00edveis, com outra abordagem.<\/p>\n<p>Houve um momento em que nos apercebemos que a nossa pr\u00f3pria mente estava repleta de floresta. Sempre que sent\u00edamos essa falta de alimentos, os nossos pensamentos iam para a floresta. Mas percebemos que \u00e9 preciso p\u00f4r a floresta de lado, porque n\u00e3o nos \u00e9 permitido aceder a ela. E foi ent\u00e3o que percebemos: \u00abAqui somos aben\u00e7oados com chuva, n\u00e3o somos afetados pela seca, o solo \u00e9 f\u00e9rtil.\u00bb Portanto, tudo o que t\u00ednhamos de fazer era tirar partido destas condi\u00e7\u00f5es. E foi a\u00ed que as coisas come\u00e7aram a mudar. Foi a\u00ed que pass\u00e1mos a usar a terra dispon\u00edvel para produzir alimentos, em vez de ficarmos a pensar na floresta.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-5\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-caption-text-size:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);--awb-caption-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Regular&quot;;--awb-caption-text-font-style:normal;--awb-caption-text-font-weight:400;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" title=\"IMG_5642\" src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5642-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5642-768x1024.jpeg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-8993\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%272560%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201920%202560%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%272560%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5642-200x267.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5642-400x533.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5642-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5642-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5642-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5642-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><h2 class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">IMG_5642<\/h2><p class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-text\">Aweka Gerardina, agricultora Batwa da vila de Kashija<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Regular&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>O John, que trabalha em Yatta, veio at\u00e9 Kashija, algum tempo depois da nossa visita ao Qu\u00e9nia. E a BIDO conseguiu uma nova bolsa, que permitiu organizar uma forma\u00e7\u00e3o na \u00e1rea da agricultura. A comunidade adquiriu compet\u00eancias, ao n\u00edvel da produ\u00e7\u00e3o de adubo org\u00e2nico, por exemplo. E aprendeu sobre alguns m\u00e9todos agr\u00edcolas, tais como a cria\u00e7\u00e3o de canteiros rebaixados, a constru\u00e7\u00e3o de hortas em covas (zai) e a cria\u00e7\u00e3o de hortas verticais. E, aos poucos, estamos a tentar aplicar estes conhecimentos nas nossas pr\u00e1ticas agr\u00edcolas. E conseguimos ver que as coisas est\u00e3o a mudar, que a produtividade est\u00e1 a aumentar, ao termos adquirido este tipo de conhecimentos.<\/p>\n<p>At\u00e9 agora, cultiv\u00e1mos esp\u00e9cies modernas. Plantamos batata-irlandesa. Plantamos ararutas, que aqui chamamos de inhame. Plantamos batata-doce. Esses s\u00e3o os alimentos b\u00e1sicos. Depois, tamb\u00e9m plantamos basicamente legumes, como o pimento verde. Plantamos cenoura. Plantamos cebola. Plantamos espinafre.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-6\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-caption-text-size:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);--awb-caption-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Regular&quot;;--awb-caption-text-font-style:normal;--awb-caption-text-font-weight:400;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" title=\"IMG_5725\" src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5725-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5725-768x1024.jpeg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-8995\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%272560%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201920%202560%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%272560%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5725-200x267.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5725-400x533.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5725-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5725-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5725-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5725-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><h2 class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">IMG_5725<\/h2><p class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-text\">Jacque Macharia (Coordenadora Regional para \u00c1frica da Azimuth) com Alex Ahimbisibwe, da BIDO, durante a nossa visita \u00e0 aldeia de Kashija<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Regular&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Ainda estamos a tentar perceber como podemos integrar algumas das nossas plantas ind\u00edgenas nestes mesmos jardins. E alguns membros da comunidade come\u00e7aram a plantar sementes de culturas ind\u00edgenas, como a Etsura. Isto porque percebemos que precisamos de tentar integrar aqui o nosso sistema alimentar ind\u00edgena.<\/p>\n<p>A Etsura, a planta de que estava a falar, ajuda na cura de \u00falceras. A Endema ajuda na produ\u00e7\u00e3o de fluidos que tornam as articula\u00e7\u00f5es mais flex\u00edveis. E outras plantas, como a Entakara, ajudam na desparasita\u00e7\u00e3o e garantem que as crian\u00e7as n\u00e3o s\u00e3o afetadas por vermes intestinais.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c9 algo que queremos desenvolver. Porque, sob todos os pontos de vista, a nossa cultura tem de ser respeitada, tem de ser preservada. Estamos a tentar encontrar formas de a trazer de volta \u00e0s nossas vidas.<\/p>\n<p>Para ser sincero, no passado n\u00e3o imagin\u00e1vamos que ser\u00edamos capazes de plantar, de ter uma pr\u00e1tica agr\u00edcola, de p\u00f4r comida no prato. Mas hoje em dia, est\u00e1 a despontar a esperan\u00e7a. E isto tamb\u00e9m fomenta a unidade na nossa comunidade. Trabalhamos em conjunto, aprendemos em conjunto. Para nutrir a comunidade. Quando a comunidade tem acesso a bons alimentos, n\u00e3o h\u00e1 desnutri\u00e7\u00e3o. Ficamos mais saud\u00e1veis. E, na verdade, conseguimos ver que as crian\u00e7as j\u00e1 parecem mais saud\u00e1veis do que estavam antes. Nutrimos as crian\u00e7as, para que possam ter uma vida melhor.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-7\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-caption-text-size:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);--awb-caption-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Regular&quot;;--awb-caption-text-font-style:normal;--awb-caption-text-font-weight:400;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-7 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" title=\"Screenshot 2026-05-29 at 13.58.38\" src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-29-at-13.58.38-scaled.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-29-at-13.58.38-1024x572.png\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-8997\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271429%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201429%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271429%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-29-at-13.58.38-200x112.png 200w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-29-at-13.58.38-400x223.png 400w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-29-at-13.58.38-600x335.png 600w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-29-at-13.58.38-800x447.png 800w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-29-at-13.58.38-1200x670.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><h2 class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">Screenshot 2026-05-29 at 13.58.38<\/h2><p class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-text\">Legumes plantados na horta comunit\u00e1ria do povoado Batwa em Kashija<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Regular&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Ao longo deste processo, um dos nossos parceiros tamb\u00e9m nos aconselhou a incluir algum tipo de atividade econ\u00f3mica no projeto. E por isso, quando os membros da comunidade tiverem alimentos suficientes para as suas fam\u00edlias, queremos que tamb\u00e9m possam vender os excedentes no mercado, tal como qualquer outra pessoa daqui. E assim tamb\u00e9m vamos fomentar esse fortalecimento econ\u00f3mico, que apoia financeiramente os agregados familiares. As pessoas tamb\u00e9m v\u00e3o precisar de roupa. V\u00e3o precisar de sab\u00e3o, para a sua higiene. Talvez precisem de uma panela, de ch\u00e1venas, de outros utens\u00edlios para usar em casa.<\/p>\n<p>Quando \u00e9s pobre, todos olham para ti como uma pessoa vulner\u00e1vel e muito marginalizada. Mas quando tens autonomia, quando tens comida e \u00e9s autossuficiente, quando dependes da tua pr\u00f3pria horta, n\u00e3o \u00e9s explorado. Por isso, criar este tipo de apoio econ\u00f3mico e permitir que a comunidade seja autossuficiente \u00e9 algo que muda at\u00e9 a apar\u00eancia dos membros da comunidade, levando a que a comunidade deixe de ser marginalizada e passe a ser respeitada.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-8\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-caption-text-size:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);--awb-caption-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Regular&quot;;--awb-caption-text-font-style:normal;--awb-caption-text-font-weight:400;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-8 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" title=\"IMG_5752\" src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5752-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5752-768x1024.jpeg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-8999\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%272560%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201920%202560%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%272560%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5752-200x267.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5752-400x533.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5752-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5752-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5752-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5752-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><h2 class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">IMG_5752<\/h2><p class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-text\">Felix Batuma, coordenador agr\u00edcola da BIDO, na sua horta<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-dashed\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color4);border-color:var(--awb-color4);border-top-width:10px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-14 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Black&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>NOVOS CAMINHOS PARA AS CRIAN\u00c7AS BATWA | O PROJETO EDUCATIVO DA BIDO<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-15 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Regular&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Pens\u00e1mos em desenvolver este projeto educativo porque \u00e9 atrav\u00e9s da educa\u00e7\u00e3o que podemos adquirir os conhecimentos necess\u00e1rios para compreender este mundo em evolu\u00e7\u00e3o. Os Batwa que n\u00e3o t\u00eam instru\u00e7\u00e3o, a maioria deles, t\u00eam muita dificuldade em compreender as condi\u00e7\u00f5es em que vivem. Acabam por ser simplesmente explorados, mesmo sem se aperceberem.<\/p>\n<p>J\u00e1 n\u00e3o temos acesso \u00e0 maior parte da educa\u00e7\u00e3o informal, atrav\u00e9s da qual adquir\u00edamos conhecimentos sobre como sobreviver na floresta. E tamb\u00e9m as condi\u00e7\u00f5es em que vivemos est\u00e3o a mudar. Na verdade, a nossa vida j\u00e1 mudou. Pass\u00e1mos da vida na floresta para a vida moderna. Por isso, precisamos de conhecimentos que nos sirvam agora, que nos permitam viver na nossa situa\u00e7\u00e3o atual.<\/p>\n<p>Outra preocupa\u00e7\u00e3o que motivou o projeto foi que a maioria das nossas crian\u00e7as Batwa, nessa altura, estava a abandonar a escola. E senti que, ao permitir que a maioria das nossas crian\u00e7as sa\u00edsse da escola, est\u00e1vamos a deixar que perdessem algo muito importante. Acabariam por viver na pobreza e em situa\u00e7\u00f5es de vulnerabilidade, como acontece com os Batwa que n\u00e3o frequentaram a escola. E foi a\u00ed que pens\u00e1mos: \u00abE se tamb\u00e9m lhes pud\u00e9ssemos dar uma ajuda, enquanto organiza\u00e7\u00e3o?\u00bb Dar-lhes uma ajuda, dar-lhes um empurr\u00e3o.<\/p>\n<p>E ent\u00e3o decidimos desenvolver uma proposta de projeto, para garantir que conseguimos apoiar as nossas crian\u00e7as, e para que elas consigam continuar o seu percurso educativo. Agora j\u00e1 vejo como as crian\u00e7as est\u00e3o a melhorar o seu desempenho escolar. Como est\u00e3o a conseguir adaptar-se \u00e0 escola. Sem serem constantemente interrompidas. As crian\u00e7as come\u00e7am realmente a conceber o seu futuro. E \u00e9 isso que lhes est\u00e1 a dar a motiva\u00e7\u00e3o necess\u00e1ria para se manterem de p\u00e9 e tamb\u00e9m para se concentrarem na escola.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-9\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-caption-text-size:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);--awb-caption-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Regular&quot;;--awb-caption-text-font-style:normal;--awb-caption-text-font-weight:400;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-9 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" title=\"IMG_5950\" src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5950-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5950-768x1024.jpeg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-8983\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%272560%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201920%202560%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%272560%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5950-200x267.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5950-400x533.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5950-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5950-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5950-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5950-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><h2 class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">IMG_5950<\/h2><p class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-text\">Muhwezi Laban e Tumwirigire Aphia, alunos do ensino b\u00e1sico apoiados pelo programa educativo da BIDO<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-16 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Regular&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Na verdade, vemos como os pais apreciam isto e nos dizem: \u00abSe num futuro pr\u00f3ximo o Alex j\u00e1 n\u00e3o puder estar no escrit\u00f3rio, talvez eles consigam substitu\u00ed-lo.\u00bb Tamb\u00e9m v\u00eam como os jovens poder\u00e3o vir a ajudar os membros da comunidade, seja desenvolvendo um projeto, seja aplicando os conhecimentos adquiridos na escola, proporcionando alternativas \u00e0 situa\u00e7\u00e3o atual dos Batwa. E, possivelmente, tamb\u00e9m poder\u00e3o extender esse apoio a outras crian\u00e7as Batwa.<\/p>\n<p>Para ser honesto, havia alguns pais que at\u00e9 recentemente costumavam olhar para esta educa\u00e7\u00e3o moderna, a educa\u00e7\u00e3o formal, de forma negativa. Porque n\u00e3o fazia parte da cultura da floresta. Algumas das crian\u00e7as que iam para a escola tamb\u00e9m acabavam por se afastar dos pais, porque tinham frequentado internatos longe de casa e, quando voltavam, j\u00e1 tinham outro n\u00edvel de intelig\u00eancia. Mas estes problemas tamb\u00e9m est\u00e3o a ser combatidos atrav\u00e9s da mentoria que a BIDO proporciona. Orientamos as crian\u00e7as, garantimos que respeitam os pais, que n\u00e3o se esquecem das suas origens. E tamb\u00e9m tentamos melhorar as suas vidas em casa e garantir essa integra\u00e7\u00e3o com as suas fam\u00edlias.<\/p>\n<p>Sentimos que os pr\u00f3prios pais das crian\u00e7as que estamos a apoiar tamb\u00e9m precisam de ser sensibilizados, de receber orienta\u00e7\u00e3o, para garantir que tamb\u00e9m eles acompanham a BIDO nesta caminhada, neste apoio aos seus filhos. Assim n\u00e3o sentimos que estamos a fazer isto sozinhos. Sentimos que esta jornada \u00e9 da BIDO e dos pais, \u00e9 das crian\u00e7as e dos professores. E at\u00e9 os pequenos neg\u00f3cios locais podem ter o seu papel.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c9 por isso que um dos nossos objetivos atualmente passa por apoiar os pais economicamente, para garantir que tamb\u00e9m eles s\u00e3o capazes de contribuir para o processo educativo dos seus filhos. Assim, damos-lhes pequenas bolsas para come\u00e7arem projetos, e eles t\u00eam sido muito receptivos e demonstrado interesse em expandir estas iniciativas. E tamb\u00e9m vemos como hoje j\u00e1 est\u00e3o a acompanhar o progresso dos seus filhos na escola. Alguns visitam regularmente os filhos na escola e tamb\u00e9m reunem com os professores. Isto era algo que nunca acontecia antes.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-10\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-caption-text-size:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);--awb-caption-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Regular&quot;;--awb-caption-text-font-style:normal;--awb-caption-text-font-weight:400;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-10 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"IMG_5585\" src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5585-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5585-1024x768.jpeg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-8985\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271920%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201920%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271920%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5585-200x150.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5585-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5585-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5585-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5585-1200x900.jpeg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><h2 class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">IMG_5585<\/h2><p class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-text\">O grupo de pais, um elemento essencial para o sucesso do projeto educativo da BIDO.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-dashed\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color4);border-color:var(--awb-color4);border-top-width:10px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-17 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Black&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>REVITALIZAR A CULTURA BATWA | CONSTRUIR UM FUTURO AUTOSSUFICIENTE<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-18 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Regular&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Para ser sincero, foi olhando para os meus pais que me apercebi disto. De certa forma, foi dif\u00edcil perceberem a import\u00e2ncia da nossa cultura, tendo em conta que a nova vida com que se depararam era marcada por cr\u00edticas \u00e0 nossa cultura tradicional.<\/p>\n<p>Mas \u00e0 medida que me fui educando, acabei por ler muitos livros, familiarizei-me com muitos conceitos, e tamb\u00e9m tentei explorar outras culturas, outras culturas ind\u00edgenas. E consegui fazer compara\u00e7\u00f5es entre essas culturas e a nossa. N\u00f3s, que tivemos de adoptar um estilo de vida moderno. E eles, que ainda podem praticar a sua cultura tradicional. E isso traz-me a capacidade de ponderar, de fazer compara\u00e7\u00f5es, de reencontrar o significado profundo da nossa cultura, e a import\u00e2ncia que tinha nas nossas vidas. E consigo perceber o qu\u00e3o mau seria perd\u00ea-la completamente.<\/p>\n<p>Se eu n\u00e3o tivesse estudado, n\u00e3o teria a capacidade de lidar com tudo isto, porque na nossa situa\u00e7\u00e3o atual, ningu\u00e9m quer que pratiquemos a nossa cultura. Chamam-lhe primitiva, algumas pessoas dizem que \u00e9 uma heresia. Mas eu, neste momento, continuo a praticar a nossa cultura. E pratico-a onde quiser. E tenho orgulho nisso, porque sei que faz parte da minha identidade. \u00c9 a minha identidade, \u00e9 de onde venho, e por isso tenho de a respeitar. E, na verdade, trabalho arduamente para garantir que no futuro, espero que pr\u00f3ximo, isto seja ensinado, a import\u00e2ncia da nossa cultura, ao resto dos Batwa. E que isso nos permita desenvolver um plano para revitalizar a nossa cultura.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-11\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-caption-text-size:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);--awb-caption-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Regular&quot;;--awb-caption-text-font-style:normal;--awb-caption-text-font-weight:400;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-11 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" title=\"IMG_5846\" src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5846-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5846-768x1024.jpeg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-8987\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%272560%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201920%202560%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%272560%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5846-200x267.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5846-400x533.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5846-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5846-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5846-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5846-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><h2 class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">IMG_5846<\/h2><p class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-text\">Celebra\u00e7\u00e3o ap\u00f3s uma reuni\u00e3o comunit\u00e1ria em Kashija<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-19 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Regular&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>O que eu quero mesmo \u00e9 ver uma comunidade autossuficiente. Uma comunidade fortalecida economicamente, capaz de atender \u00e0s suas necessidades sem que isso implique ser explorada, seja de que forma for.<\/p>\n<p>Muitos amigos, incluindo a Azimuth World Foundation, est\u00e3o a perceber que n\u00f3s, enquanto Batwa, conseguimos desenvolver as ideias capazes de transformar e melhorar a vida nas nossas comunidades. E \u00e9 por isso que a parceria com a Azimuth me deixa feliz. Obrigado por nos apoiarem. A outros parceiros, que nos est\u00e3o a ajudar noutros projetos, de direitos humanos, por exemplo, tamb\u00e9m lhes agrade\u00e7o. Muito obrigado.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-12\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-caption-text-size:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);--awb-caption-text-font-family:&quot;NeueKabel-Regular&quot;;--awb-caption-text-font-style:normal;--awb-caption-text-font-weight:400;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-12 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" title=\"IMG_5879\" src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5879-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5879-768x1024.jpeg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-8989\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%272560%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201920%202560%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%272560%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5879-200x267.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5879-400x533.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5879-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5879-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5879-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_5879-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><h2 class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">IMG_5879<\/h2><p class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-text\">A preserva\u00e7\u00e3o da cultura tradicional Batwa \u00e9 uma parte importante da miss\u00e3o da BIDO<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":8969,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[144,143],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ambiente-territorios-pt-pt-4","category-historias"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9007"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9022,"href":"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9007\/revisions\/9022"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azimuthworldfoundation.org\/pt-pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}