The Okapi Reserve

Category: Mbuti Pygmies | Date: Jan 17 2008 | By: admin

Would you remember the post of Madam Rosemarie Ruf about Makobasi and Issa??? Both pygmies working for long time in conservation. At moment they’re retired men, but they did train their respective boys and daughters for collecting leaves for feeding okapi.

I had time to exchange with them about the new house building which was initiated by Rosemarie Ruf of Gilman International Conservation in Epulu.

Reaching the camp around 3 pm, I met chief Makobasi , Issa and their brother in law Kisobe surrounding fire, this witnesses that those guys become lifeless.

From left: Kisobe, Chief Makobasi and Issa

My concern was to exchange idea with those chiefs’ pygmies on their house. Without delaying, Mr. Makobasi told me that it’s a good idea housing them because they are no longer strong for hunting, and go here and there as their relatives; they supposed to be sedentary.

“They already started sleeping in their house because the sheet metal is already fixed” said Makobasi

“This house is a shelter for me and my sons” Issa added

Mr. Somba in red T-shirt chatting with Makobasi, Issa and Kisobe

In fact , the building activity still ongoing and so far the really face:

those pygmies wives belong to Makobasi and Issa’s generation.

The soil is prepared for distempering the house

This charitable works is the effort made by some donors who judged important to help Makobasi and Issa as retired . Sincere thank to you.

Somba

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