Introduction / History
Members of the tribe make pots which they take to the market to sell, but they say there is a very big gap between the burden of making them and the very little money they get. The clay is hard to find because
Introduction / History
Members of the tribe make pots which they take to the market to sell, but they say there is a very big gap between the burden of making them and the very little money they get. The clay is hard to find because the swamps where the clay comes from is no longer exploited because of the protection of the environment. To get this small quantity of clay, they need to beg the owners of the land because the Batwa themselves do not own the land. Formerly they made their living by hunting and from the fruits of the forest. These activities are no longer done today.
Generally the Batwa in this area have a very hard life, they find inconsistent jobs to do for other people around to ge