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24-574: The Rutshuru is considered the highest source of the Nile. Lake Bunyonyi , with a surface elevation of 1,962 metres (6,437 ft), is fed by the Kabirita River from Rwanda and from many affluents from the surrounding hills, which rise to elevations of 2,200 to 2,478 metres (7,218 to 8,130 ft). Lake Bunyoni drains into the Ruhuhuma Swamp at its northern end. The eastern part of this swamp drains into

48-807: A hospital in the center, a ward for infectious patients on the west side, and a school and quarters for non-infectious patients on the east side. Sharp provided his skills as a doctor and surgeon on the island as well as aiding with the manual construction and expansion of the community. He introduced technologies construction methods such as motorboats, windmills for pumping water, and water wheels for electricity. Sharp retired from his service in East Africa in 1955. He continued to live on Bwana Island until 1961 when he and his wife moved to Mombasa . One year after their arrival, his wife died. Sharp died on March 2, 1976, at age 85 in Mombasa. The Rwandan Mission, now called

72-626: A lack of funds. Sharp and Smith then returned to England in 1919 to conduct an independent fundraising effort. One they had successfully raised enough money for four years of work and a hospital, the Church Missionary society accepted their offer for new missions in East Africa . They ventured back to Mengo, Uganda with their wives in late 1920, arriving to January 3, 1921. They decided to begin their work in Uganda and in 1921, they founded and opened

96-554: A maximum depth of 40 m (130 ft), but some tourist guides and locals insist that it is much deeper, about 900 m (3,000 ft), which would make it the second-deepest lake in Africa. Towns on its shores include Kyevu and Muko , while its 29 islands include Punishment Island and Bushara Island. Lake Bunyonyi is a body of water in the Kabale District and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of Kabale town. It

120-458: A medical facility were built, while Sharp settled on Njuyeera Island (probably meaning "white cottage" after the similarity of the doctor's small white house to Sharp's father's house in Shanklin , now The White House Hotel). The rationale of the leprosy colony was that of "voluntary segregation'", where the provision of a happy community to live in would attract leprosy sufferers, so removing them from

144-451: A river in Uganda is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lake Bunyonyi Lake Bunyonyi ("Place of many little birds") is in south-western Uganda between Kisoro and Kabale , close to the border with Rwanda . The lake appeared from 2004 to 2009 on the USh ; 5,000/ = note under the title "Lake Bunyonyi and terraces". Scientific literature generally quotes

168-504: A variety of assorted birds. Apart from birdwatching , the place also presents other opportunities. These include sports like swimming as well as boat cruising and riding. The area is also underlined by various hikes and nature walks, all of which offer more than just nature and pleasure. A sense of traditional culture is also felt during the community walks, since one can get stopovers at the Bakiga Cultural museum Archived 2022-12-08 at

192-600: Is home to herds of hippopotami. As of 2007, there were about 115 hippopotami per kilometer of the savannah and grass steppe along the Rutshuru River. There has been discussion about damming the river, which would have a serious impact on the downstream riverine wetlands. This article related to a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to

216-458: Is locally abundant and include species such as papyrus , swamp sawgrass (subspecies jamaicense ) and blue lotus . Lake Bunyonyi is popular for its green and lush terraced hills that are punctuated with a plethora of over 200 bird species. The place combines the art of water birds and some migratory birds. This makes it a perfect ideal for many bird enthusiasts. A dive into the Nyombi swamp reveals

240-563: Is the largest and highest of three small lakes (the others being Lake Mutanda and Lake Mulehe ) in the Kigezi highlands that are part of the Nile basin. The lake was formed about 18,000 years ago by a volcanic eruption blocking a valley in the Ruchiga mountains near the present day village of Muko on the north-west tip of the lake. The lake's current outlet is a small stream also by Muko which flows into

264-534: The Wayback Machine as well as the blacksmith sites. For more cultural adventures, one can visit the village of Bufuka for Batwa and Bakiga experiences. Leonard Sharp (doctor) Leonard E. S. Sharp was an English doctor and surgeon who served as a medical missionary in East Africa from 1914 to 1955. He worked in various regions across Uganda and modern-day Rwanda alongside his longtime professional partner and friend Algernon Stanley Smith . Together,

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288-529: The Mid-Africa Ministry, continued its work and sent missionaries across East Africa. During his service, Sharp wrote “Island of miracles : the story of the Lake Bunyoni leprosy settlement, Uganda” along with Janet Metcalf. He also wrote a small book titled “Great Truths from God’s Word”. Upon retiring, in 1965, Sharp received a Royal African Society Medal for dedicated service to Africa . He

312-534: The Ruvuma swamp (this in turn flows into the Ruhezaminda river that ends at Lake Mutanda). The lake is about 22 km long and 6 km at its widest and at a height of about 1973 m. It is surrounded by mountains that reach heights of 600 m above the lake. The Bakiga used to leave unmarried pregnant girls on this small island - to die of hunger or while trying to swim to the mainland (swimming skills were rare). This

336-794: The Rwandan Mission. In 1926, the Rwandan Council was formed under the CMS to oversee the development of the mission. Sharp served as the First Secretary of the mission from 1932 to 1935. Sharp started a leper colony on Bwana Island on Lake Bunyonyi as a branch of the Kabale hospital in 1930, colloquially known as “ Sharp’s Island ”. During his time at Kabale, Sharp had developed a special interest for leprosy patients. Beginning in 1928, he would frequently go on safaris to find more patients and bring them to

360-542: The Virunga Mountains, blocking off this part of the drainage basin . The water rose inside the basin to form Lake Kivu, eventually breaking through at the southern end to drain into Lake Tanganyika . In its lower reaches, the river flows through the central section of the Virunga National Park . The Rutshuru, Rwindi and Ishasha rivers form swamps and grasslands to the south of Lake Rutanzige. The river

384-712: The area for a new mission, this time serving under the Church Missionary Society . The purpose of this trip was to scout the neighboring area for the prospect of a Rwandan Mission. The local Rwandan government also submitted a request to the Church Missionary Society for aid in 1917, leading Sharp and Smith to submit an official request to the CMS to start a new mission in the Rwandan side of the Uganda-Rwanda border. The Church Missionary Society declined due to

408-490: The communities where they might infect others. Except for water birds, few aquatic animal species are naturally present in this isolated highland lake. Its water is highly stratified with the oxygen limit placed at a depth of about 7 m (23 ft). Native vertebrates include the De Witte's clawed frog , Lake Victoria clawed frog (" bunyoniensis " form), African clawless otter and spotted-necked otter , but only

432-491: The first frog is still common in the lake. Four endemic species of Caridina shrimp are found in the lake; there are indications that they might also occur in Lake Mutanda . Originally, there were no fish or crayfish in the lake, but the catfish Clarias liocephalus , Nile tilapia , Singida tilapia , haplochromine cichlids of Lake Victoria origin and red swamp crayfish have been introduced . Aquatic vegetation

456-752: The first hospital, the Kabale Hospital , and a school at Kabale . In 1925, Sharp successfully negotiated with the Belgian government in order to open the first hospital in Rwanda. He then founded the Rwandan Mission, now known as the Mid-Africa Ministry , along with Algernon Stanley-Smith. The mission was in Gahini , close to Kabale on the Ugandan border. In the following years, he would frequently travel between Kabale and

480-538: The hospital. After gaining permission from the Ugandan government, he decided to create a leper colony on Lake Bunyonyi to treat patients and prevent the further spread of the disease. The island was funded with grants from the Uganda Protectorate and local native administrative funds. The island began with the 25 patients that had been staying at Kabale Hospital and over the next 18 years, the island would see over two thousand new patients. The colony consisted of

504-802: The pair founded the Rwandan Mission and Sharp went on to establish a leper colony on Lake Bunyonyi . He received awards from the british queen Elizabeth II and the Royal African Society for his work. Sharp was born in Wimbledon, England in 1889. He received his education at Harrow College of Higher Education and Trinity College, Cambridge , earning a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Medicine, and Bachelor of Surgery. He met Algernon Stanley Smith at school, who would become his lifelong partner in his missionary service. Smith would also go on to marry Sharp's sister, Lillian Zoe Sharp (1891-1980). In 1920, Sharp married his wife Esther McDonald and shortly after

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528-490: The pair, alongside Algernon and his wife, ventured to Uganda as missionaries . During World War I , Sharp served as an officer in the African Medical Corps at Mengo Hospital, Uganda which was operating as a war hospital at the time. There he worked under Sir Albert Cook for a year before returning to England. After his return, he and Stanley Smith made an expedition back to Mengo Hospital in 1916 to scout

552-673: The upper course of the Ishasha River , while the western part drains to Lake Mutanda at a surface elevation of 1,800 metres (5,900 ft). Lake Mutanda discharges from its south-west corner through the Kako River and the Tshengere Swamp into the Rutshuru. At one time, what is now Lake Kivu was in the watershed of the Rutshuru River. Volcanic eruptions at the end of the Pliocene epoch created

576-426: Was to intimidate the rest, to show them not to do the same. A man without cows to pay the bride price could go to the island and pick up a girl. The practice got abandoned in the first half of the 20th century. In 1921, English missionary Leonard Sharp came to this part of Uganda and in 1931 established a leprosy treatment centre on the then uninhabited Bwama island. A church, patient quarters (model villages), and

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