SUPPORTERS

Present

USAID/WCS/WILD

Supports Wildlife, Landscapes and Development for Conservation, "WILD" program in Northern and Western Uganda.

The JGI component in Northern Uganda mainly focuses on conservation activities in Mt Otze Forest Reserve in Moyo District . Mt. Otze is a transboundary (contigous with Nimule National park in Southern Sudan), and dual management landscape i.e. under joint jurisdiction of the National Forestry Authority and Uganda Wildlife Authority.

The Jane Goodall Institutes component is a community-based conservation program integrating wildlife conservation and socio-economic development to ensure the sustainability of conservation efforts in the Otzi-Nimule Landscape.

In Western Uganda, JGI’s WILD geographic focus is on the Budongo Landscape that covers Budongo Central Forest Reserve (CFR) and Bugoma CFR. The project also extends to fragmented forests that connect the aforementioned CFR’s.

Under WILD West JGI aims to support biodiversity conservation and improved natural resource management in Western Uganda byon Environmental Education taught in schools, community awareness on conservation and the plight of great apes, increasing the capacity to monitor and manage great ape health, and improving public health for frontline human communities around Budongo Forest Reserve.

DISNEY ANIMAL KINGDOM

Has, till recently been supporting the Kalinzu Field Education Centre, annual training of educators and guides; construction of a community cafe. Continues supporting the scholarship programmes for university undergraduates and development, monitoring and evaluation of all JGI Uganda education programmes. DAK is currently also supporting a community education programme in the Bulindi area of Hoima District.

CLEVELAND METRO ZOO

Supported the Improved law enforcement in Bugoma Forest and currently supports Snare intervention programme

JGI CANADA

Supports the Roots and Shoots programme and administrative staff

JGI AUSTRIA

Supported various education activities and currently supports our Kibale Snare Removal Programme

JGI USA

Supports our administrative costs

JGI HOLLAND

Supports the Snare Removal Programme in Kibale; Snare Intervention Programme; Education Programmes and the Construction of the new school in Sonso.

ST. LOUIS ZOO

Supported the development of the education centre at Busingiro site in Budongo forest

OAKLAND ZOO

Ongoing support for the snare removal programme in Budongo Forest and this year supporting the habitat restoration around Bulindi Forest

KYOTO UNIVERSITY

Supports the snare removal programme in Kalinzu Forest

AFRICAN BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION GROUP

Have raised funds for the continuation of the girl’s peer to peer education programme on girls.

AUSAID

The Australian government, through AusAID has given JGI a grant to provide  solar fridges to two health centres near Budongo Forest and to provide solar lighting to staff accommodation at 4 health centres. This is an effort to extend immunization services closer to the communities living next to Budongo Forest.