nyamihanda. in 2010, she became the first member of the batwa tribe to earn a university degree, thanks to sponsorships from aid organizations >> my people are suffering. that's why i studied, i wanted to be an example to my people. >> reporter: she took us to visit her people in a mountainside village. here, children are miles from any school, she says. even minimal fees and the required uniforms are out of reach. barely 10% of batwa children are enrolled in school, she says. advocates have taken their case to uganda's courts which have ruled that the batwa are entitled to compensation for the loss of their land. however, few people we talked are sure that relief will come any time soon or what shape it will take one big problem: because of their small numbers and discrimination, the batwa have little political power, says alice nyamihanda. >> we need representative, a mutwa, to represent the batwa at a national level, at all levels. even at the village level we don't have someone. >> reporter: