Biodiversity
Saving Water, Saving Gorillas
March 22 is World Water Day, an annual United Nations event started in 1993 to focus on the importance of freshwater. In 2021, the theme
March 17, 2021
Category: Helping Communities
Helping Communities
Nature Clubs Plant More Than 35,000 Tree Seedlings
The Fossey Fund is best known for our work to bring wild gorillas back from the brink of extinction. But many Fossey Fund initiatives go
February 23, 2021
Ellen Degeneres Campus
More than a building: How our new Ellen Campus is giving women “a say in their own destiny”
As we work to build our new Ellen DeGeneres Campus, we are measuring the project’s impact through our “5 Es”: education, emotion, environment, economy and
December 17, 2020
Congo
Building a Garden Out of Gorilla Poop
Not far from the village of Nkuba, in a remote area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo where the critically endangered Grauer’s gorillas roam,
November 15, 2020
Helping Communities
Helping Communities: Providing Aid to the Gorilla Guardians
One of our four pillars of conservation is “Helping Communities,” which we accomplish through our livelihood, food security and education initiatives. When the COVID-19 pandemic
October 22, 2020
Education Programs
On World Teachers’ Day, Celebrating Our Partners in Conservation Education
World Teachers’ Day falls on October 5; this year’s theme is “Teachers: leading in crisis, reimagining the future.” Many of us have developed a newfound
October 4, 2020
Biodiversity
Why Gorillas Matter- Save Gorillas. Save the Planet.
Felix Ndagijimana in the field Seeing these magnificent creatures up close is an experience like no other, and I never grow tired of it. It
September 23, 2020
Education Programs
Nature Clubs
Check out the unbelievable work of the school nature clubs around Volcanoes National Park—these children and their teachers are true community heroes. Through our Conservation
July 21, 2020
Biodiversity
Earth Day in the DRC
Protecting the biodiversity of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a global responsibility. You probably know the Fossey Fund best for our work protecting
April 20, 2020
Congo
Cooking in Congo: Culinary Training Changes the Community
Charlotte Nkuba is a member of a landowning family of the Batike community of Nkuba in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where our Nkuba
March 18, 2020
