🌍 Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary Honored with the 2024 Environmental Care Award 🌍

We are proud to announce that Tacugama’s founder, Bala Amarasekaran, has been awarded the 2024 Environmental Care Award by Shout Climate Change Africa.

This prestigious recognition celebrates his outstanding efforts in preserving Sierra Leone’s wildlife and natural heritage while promoting the country as a top global travel destination.

The 8th Edition Environmental Care Award, held under the theme “Our Environment, Our Future”, serves as a call to action for environmental sustainability and stewardship. It recognizes initiatives that address critical challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, waste reduction, and renewable energy. This year’s award highlights projects that demonstrate how today’s actions directly impact the world we leave for future generations.

The award ceremony took place on the final day of National Animal and Wildlife Month, a month dedicated to raising awareness of Sierra Leone’s incredible wildlife and biodiversity. Tacugama is proud to have initiatied this movement and will continue to champion the preservation of our planet’s natural treasures.

Together, let’s inspire change and create a sustainable future for all. 🌱✨

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🌟 More Life Premiere!🌟

Join us this National Animal & Wildlife Month at Golden Cinema for the premiere of ‘More Life’, a powerful dramatized TV series highlighting the harsh realities of wildlife trafficking in Sierra Leone and the consequences of breaking the law.

🗓 Date: Sunday November 24th
🕰️ Time: 7PM
📍 Location: Golden Cinema
💰 Free of Charge
🎟️ By Reservation Only!

RSVP: 📧 communications@tacugama.com Whatsapp: +33611941070

🎬 What to Expect:
✨ A gripping story about the fight against wildlife crime
✨ Insight into the challenges facing the western chimpanzee and conservation efforts
✨ A panel discussion with law enforcement, stakeholders, the director, and lead actor following the screening

Let’s raise awareness and take a stand for wildlife conservation. 🌍🐾 Don’t miss this impactful event!

Thank you to support from @pasaprimates @wabiled and #INL for making this possible.

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Written & directed by @gemsunshiine

MoreLife #WildlifeConservation #Chimpanzees #StopWildlifeTrafficking #SierraLeone

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We had a delightful visit last week with the Ministry of Tourism & Cultural Affairs and the visiting members for the Women in Tourism program. Thank you to all of those who came to visit us.

Chimps are our national animal and tourism na all man’s business! @tourismsalone

Give Bainyaa some love today as we celebrate her Rescue Anniversary 🎉

Bainyaa was confiscated by the Gola Forest Programme and brought to Tacugama in October 2008. She was probably born somewhere in Gorahun Vaama and sold to a local who kept her for a week.

When she arrived Tacugama, she was about one year old.
She is now in Tito’s group and her best friend is Bidi. She likes to sit on the water post and flips her lip if you turn your camera!!

According to her caregiver, Victor, her favorite foods besides bananas are bulgar balls and “plums” but she is not crazy about cucumbers and grapefruits.

Happy Rescue Anniversary Bainyaa 💚

Sweden Chimpanzee Tust har tillsammans med ER och era generösa donationer gjort en förändring för de som verkligen behöver hjälp.
Vilket vi är oerhört tacksamma över.
Sweden Chimpanzee Tust kommer åter att göra en donation.
Vi låter aldrig vår röst tystna!

Sweden Chimpanzee Tust
bank giro: 685-6231
Swish 070 6001037 märk schimpans.

Kram från / Ing-Marie
Ordförande Sweden Chimpanzee Trust
❤️

Giving Day for Apes! ❤️ October 8, 2024!

We are excited to launch our first ever musical drama performance centered around the story of the chimp who started it all at Tacugama, Bruno.

King Bruno, the musical will be a creative glimpse into the heart of Tacugama’s roots and purpose. We are currently recruiting actors and performers of all types to audition on the 28th of September for various roles in the musical. If you have a talent and are based in Freetown, consider auditioning! 🎭

So much tree planting this season! Our outreach team and community members in the buffer areas of the Outamba Kilimi National Park (OKNP) working tirelessly during this rainy season to reforest the land. 🌳 🌲 🌳

OKNP still faces many environmental challenges like illegal timber logging, illegal mining, poaching and encroachment. Community driven conservation projects can help to educate about environmental protection and work to preserve this biodiversity hotspot home to so many magnificent creatures! 🐒🦉🐘

Thanks to #EUCORD for ongoing support in the region!

Tacugama has secured support from organizations such as USAID, European Union, World Bank, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and several other prominent institutions. However, the reality is that with the numerous challenges we’re facing in Sierra Leone, we need all the help we can get.

Tacugama has several conservation and community centred projects that are ready to be scaled and replicated in other parts of the country. Can your organization help take one of our projects to the next level?

Please reach out to Aram Kazandjian, Managing Consultant at Friends of Tacugama, at aram@tacugama.com to learn about ways you can support Tacugama.

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Nu får Sweden Chimpanzee Trust försöka att få till en donation innan slutet av augusti!
Hoppas ni kan vara med oss. / Ing-Marie

www.swedenchimp.se
bank giro: 685-6231
Swish 070 6001037/ Ing-Marie /
märk med schimpans

🌿SOME GREAT NEWS FROM OUR US-BASED CHARITY ’FRIENDS OF JACK PRIMATE SANCTUARY’ :

Have you been on the fence about donating? Well now is the time!

An extremely generous donor will be matching donations until the end of August! So, from now until August 31st your donation amount and the impact you make will be DOUBLED!

And the best part? The anonymous donor will be matching up to $5,000. Which means we have the potential to donate up to $10,000 to JACK Primate Sanctuary!! The impact of this would be HUGE as each and every penny goes directly towards the daily care and rehabilitation of our beloved rescues.

Donate here
👉🏼 https://n9.cl/nam64

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Friends of JACK Primate Sanctuary