they’re called the rubber guri superstars and it’s easy to see why they
superstars and it’s easy to see why they
superstars and it’s easy to see why they sing and dance with unrestrained passion
it’s their way of sharing their culture
it’s their way of sharing their culture with us it’s a cultural tour but it’s
with us it’s a cultural tour but it’s
with us it’s a cultural tour but it’s also a sign a clear signal that this
also a sign a clear signal that this
also a sign a clear signal that this community is ready to welcome visitors
community is ready to welcome visitors
community is ready to welcome visitors there’s a group of guerrillas living in
there’s a group of guerrillas living in
there’s a group of guerrillas living in the force near their town and they hope
the force near their town and they hope
the force near their town and they hope tourists will soon be allowed into the
tourists will soon be allowed into the
tourists will soon be allowed into the park to visit them that’s because
park to visit them that’s because
park to visit them that’s because guerrilla tourism is this region’s new
guerrilla tourism is this region’s new
guerrilla tourism is this region’s new cash crop it’s changing not only the
cash crop it’s changing not only the
cash crop it’s changing not only the lives of Africans who live around
lives of Africans who live around
lives of Africans who live around burundi National Park but the landscape
burundi National Park but the landscape
burundi National Park but the landscape of this country as well although Uganda
of this country as well although Uganda
of this country as well although Uganda is rich in natural resources it remained
is rich in natural resources it remained
is rich in natural resources it remained one of the world’s poorest and least
one of the world’s poorest and least
one of the world’s poorest and least developed countries until the 1990s
developed countries until the 1990s
developed countries until the 1990s political stability and economic reforms
political stability and economic reforms
political stability and economic reforms have turned things around clearing the
have turned things around clearing the
have turned things around clearing the way for tourism and new opportunities
way for tourism and new opportunities
way for tourism and new opportunities these days tourism is the second largest
these days tourism is the second largest
these days tourism is the second largest source of revenue in Uganda right behind
source of revenue in Uganda right behind
source of revenue in Uganda right behind agriculture 75% of that money is being
agriculture 75% of that money is being
agriculture 75% of that money is being generated by adventurous people coming
generated by adventurous people coming
generated by adventurous people coming to see the gorillas the smokebox 300m
to see the gorillas the smokebox 300m
to see the gorillas the smokebox 300m fatzke lolitas alfred twin imagining is
fatzke lolitas alfred twin imagining is
fatzke lolitas alfred twin imagining is a wildlife guide in the park before this
a wildlife guide in the park before this
a wildlife guide in the park before this park was gazetted people are depending
park was gazetted people are depending
park was gazetted people are depending on the tea only as a source of income
on the tea only as a source of income
on the tea only as a source of income tea yeah that’s it that’s it but now it
tea yeah that’s it that’s it but now it
tea yeah that’s it that’s it but now it many a depending on Troy is now mostly
many a depending on Troy is now mostly
many a depending on Troy is now mostly they depend on tracking and park
they depend on tracking and park
they depend on tracking and park entrance fees it’s two hundred fifty
entrance fees it’s two hundred fifty
entrance fees it’s two hundred fifty dollars per person or 435,000 Ugandan
dollars per person or 435,000 Ugandan
dollars per person or 435,000 Ugandan showings to track gorillas for a day
showings to track gorillas for a day
showings to track gorillas for a day plus fifteen dollars to get into the
plus fifteen dollars to get into the
plus fifteen dollars to get into the wind
wind
wind a percentage of that revenue goes into
a percentage of that revenue goes into
a percentage of that revenue goes into the communities coffers boosting incomes
the communities coffers boosting incomes
the communities coffers boosting incomes and funding projects like new schools in
and funding projects like new schools in
and funding projects like new schools in this country where the average income is
this country where the average income is
this country where the average income is only about three hundred dollars a year
only about three hundred dollars a year
only about three hundred dollars a year a little bit goes a long way the money
a little bit goes a long way the money
a little bit goes a long way the money spent here boosts the conservation of
spent here boosts the conservation of
spent here boosts the conservation of the endangered mountain gorillas tourism
the endangered mountain gorillas tourism
the endangered mountain gorillas tourism makes the animals valuable resources
makes the animals valuable resources
makes the animals valuable resources thank you and gives local people
thank you and gives local people
thank you and gives local people incentive to preserve them guide may dad
incentive to preserve them guide may dad
incentive to preserve them guide may dad has worked here at the park since it
has worked here at the park since it
has worked here at the park since it opened the tourists are bringing money
opened the tourists are bringing money
opened the tourists are bringing money to the country so the people who are
to the country so the people who are
to the country so the people who are benefitting from tourism they also
benefitting from tourism they also
benefitting from tourism they also continuum protecting them that’s what
continuum protecting them that’s what
continuum protecting them that’s what it’s all about benefits for the locals
it’s all about benefits for the locals
it’s all about benefits for the locals respect for the animals and as long as
respect for the animals and as long as
respect for the animals and as long as tourism is managed carefully the
tourism is managed carefully the
tourism is managed carefully the gorillas may have a better shot at
gorillas may have a better shot at
gorillas may have a better shot at survival and local people like the
survival and local people like the
survival and local people like the rubber guri superstars will have reason
rubber guri superstars will have reason
rubber guri superstars will have reason to hope and real cause to kick up their
to hope and real cause to kick up their
to hope and real cause to kick up their heels and celebrate
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