Programs in Africa Learn how our work helps protect chimpanzees and other wildlife, and supports communities on the continent where Dr. Goodall’s work began. It all started here. In Africa’s “Chimpscapes”, or areas where chimpanzees, people, and the environment are inextricably bound. Jane Goodall landed in Tanzania in 1960 to observe our closest-living relative, the chimpanzee. Thanks to her work, we know that chimpanzees and other species are sentient beings who help keep the fabric of our planet intact. “Chimpscapes” are in need of our protection. In accordance with Jane’s community-centred approach to conservation, all our work in Africa’s “Chimpscapes” is done in partnership with local communities. We support them in developing solutions that serve animals, people, and the environments they share. Like growing sunflower corridors that help prevent human-animal conflict. Or helping local women produce and sell firewood alternatives, preserving forests for chimpanzees. It’s important, complicated work, and we humbly invite you to join us. Active Programs Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center The centre provides life-saving care for chimpanzees who have been victims of human impacts like deforestation and illegal trafficking. Learn More Building Community Resilience to Climate Change in Senegal We’re supporting partners in Senegal, particularly women, to implement nature-based solutions to climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental inequity. Photo: Maraîchage Badiari Learn More Gombe Stream Research Centre Founded to advance Dr. Goodall’s revolutionary findings, the Gombe Stream Research Centre is a living laboratory, home to the world’s most studied group of wild chimpanzees. Learn More Past Programs We’ve been working in Africa’s Chimpscapes for decades. Learn more about past community collaborations that have made a real difference. Show Archived Programs Delivering Healthy Futures Between 2016 and 2020, in partnership with the Jane Goodall Institute of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), we implemented Delivering Healthy Futures: a maternal, newborn, and child health initiative in 20 villages along an important wildlife corridor of the Eastern DRC. This project embraced the relationship between human and wildlife health, and worked to protect both. Learn More International Aboriginal Youth Internships Starting in 2018, in partnership with Global Affairs Canada, the IAYI project provides Indigenous youth from Canada with internship opportunities in Uganda. Interns help promote the connection between people, animals, and the environment. They work on environmental education, gender equality and sustainability issues. And help inspire local young people to think and act sustainably. Learn more Sustainable Livelihoods The Sustainable Livelihoods project benefitted thousands of people living throughout the Hoima District in western Uganda. The project worked with local partners to provide communities with long-term income generation, which supported the protection of an important forest corridor that’s critical to chimpanzee habitats. Learn More I am living in the Africa I have always longed for, always felt stirring in my blood. Dr. Jane Goodall
