EcoBurrito is a community-conservation restaurant located in Bigodi Village, Kamwenge District, Uganda.
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EcoBurrito is committed to making delicious burritos with local ingredients. We take familiar Ugandan foods--rice, beans, avocados, and chapatis--and make them into something "new": burritos! We also have been working with Ngogo Chimpanzee Project to support Kyakagunga Primary School. In 2015, we built 2 classrooms, and we are now working to build another.
NOTE: As of November, 2019, EcoBurrito has developed a new model. Please visit our partners at the Beehive or (call ahead at) Tinka’s Homestead for burritos. $1 for each burrito will go to local conservation projects. Check back with our main office soon to learn about our new project.
Members of the Kibale Ex-Poachers Association eat burritos at the Beehive while discussing plans to take over management of EcoBurrito in November 2019.
In addition to our focus on making the best burrito this side of the Sahara, we are committed to the community and the environment. EcoBurrito (1) buys ingredients from local farmers, (2) hires local staff and provides in-service training for people in the community, and (3) works with local schools and the Kibale Association for Rural and Environmental Development (KAFRED).
We also work to spread awareness about conservation. We are located right next to KAFRED's community run wetland sanctuary and we sit at the edge of Kibale National Park. Despite being protected areas, illegal poaching of forest animals is still a problem. We say: "Eat burritos, not bushmeat!"
Our vision is to give all profits to wildlife and ecosystem conservation projects in and around Kibale National Park. Learn more about our story and meet the EcoBurrito Team.
We are only an hour drive outside Fort Portal, Uganda. Our restaurant is located next to the Bigodi Wetland Walk (run by Kibale Association for Rural and Environmental Development) and is close to Kanyanchu chimpanzee trekking in Kibale National Park. Make EcoBurrito part of your safari, backpacking adventure, or business trip in western Uganda.
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Contact: ecoburrito.uganda@gmail.com
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