Bagisu

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The Bagisu, alternately referred to as Gisu, Gishu, Masaba, or Sokwia (people of Bugisu) are a sub-group of the Bamasaaba people of Eastern Uganda, closely related to the Bukusu people of Kenya. Bagisu live in the mainly in Mbale District of Uganda on the slopes of Mount Elgon.

Bagisu speak a dialect of the Masaaba language called Lugisu, which is fully understandable by other dialects within the Bamasaaba group, and is also understood by the Bukusu.

Global African Village, an all-volunteer non-profit organization in Ontario, Canada, was developed in 2007 to improve life for the impoverished Bagishu people. Its primary goals are to improve wells, to provide child care, and to create a health-care post. The founding members of Global African Village are Sebastian Wanzama-Piro, Sharon Green, and Maura Fiorini. See http://www.globalafricanvillage.org/.

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• "A Country Study: Uganda", Library of Congress Country Studies