This exploratory research describes the application of the Communities Advancing Resilience Toolkit (CART) to a sample of 95 participants contacted in 6 Muso, including 3 from Bushi and 3 from Buhavu. The overall aim of the study is to help improve knowledge of the current state of the Muso's contribution to the resilience of the target peoples. Its specific objectives are to - Determine the level of effectiveness of Muso as a factor in individual and community resilience; - Identify perceptions of changes attributable to Muso, in the light of the domains of the C.A.R.T. tool; - Discern the influence of demographic and economic variables on perceptions of the domains of resilience; - Recommend the most appropriate way of strengthening Muso so that it can play a more decisive role in building resilience.