Kasiisi Project Updates
Kasiisi Scholar in new program using dogs to search for ivory at Entebbe Airport
Kasiisi Scholar Imelda Imetur, is working at Entebbe Airport as one of two dog handlers (both women) searching for illegal ivory in bags leaving Uganda. Click here to see the movie! Imelda, who foll0wed high school with a spell in … Continue reading
Holiday Greetings and Thank You
HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND BEST WISHES FOR A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR The Kasiisi Project and the Kibale Forest Schools’ Program thank everyone who supported us in 2016. Special thanks go to our major funders: The Disney Conservation Fund, Columbus Zoo, Cleveland … Continue reading
Kasiisi Sponsored Termite Mound at Ngamba Island Sanctuary
Thanks to generous funding from Columbus Zoo a new, Kasiisi Project/Kibale Forest Schools Program sponsored “Termite Mound”, has been built at Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Lake Victoria. The tubes in the mound are filled with honey and … Continue reading
Kasiisi Primary School at the Uganda National Spelling Bee
Kasiiisi Primary School competing against 19 other schools nationwide, reached the final 8 in the Uganda National Spelling Bee competition. The students traveled to Kampala with their parents and with Kasiisi Project/Kibale Forest Schools Program personnel. Thanks to Barbara Stevens, … Continue reading
Kasiisi Schools Rock in Regional Spelling Bee
The regional spelling bee competitions were held in Fort Portal last weekend. 20 school teams competed of which 13 were Kasiisi Project/Kibale Forest Schools Program schools, entering for the first time. Kasiisi, Komyampere, Kasenda and Kyakatara schools were included in … Continue reading
Women and Conservation
I had the great honor to be invited to be one of 8 speakers at a meeting dedicated to Women and Wildlife Conservation hosted by Otterbein University in Columbus, Ohio. “Finding Your Voice- inspirational stories from women who protect wildlife … Continue reading
Not Just About Chimpanzees
While the Kasiisi Project/Kibale Forest Schools’ Program environmental education projects are still deeply concerned with the conservation of Kibale National Park’s chimpanzees, we recognise that all ecosystems are linked, and thanks to generous funding from the International Elephant Foundation, The … Continue reading
Hungry Orphans – a cost of the illegal trade in chimpanzees
Ngamba Island Sanctuary in Lake Victoria provides a home and care for chimpanzees rescued from the illegal market in threatened apes. Captured for zoos, research and the pet trade, on average 10 adult chimpanzees are killed for each infant caught. … Continue reading
Clean Water for Kasiisi Project Schools
Thanks to generous donations from the Waterloo Foundation and DryCreek Charity we will be bringing ample clean water to all Kasiisi Project Schools in the next year. Current school water supplies, where they exists, depend on rain water collection systems, … Continue reading
Conway Walk raises over $12000 for the Kasiisi Dorm
Huge thanks to Kathryn, Caroline and Jessica Conway who walked 22 miles to raise funding to complete the dormitory at Kasiisi Primary School, and to all their wonderful, generous friends who supported them. The $12580 raised will finish the floors … Continue reading
