Africa Programs
Dario Merlo
Dario Merlo is the project coordinator for the Jane Goodall Institute’s community-centered conservation program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC-CCC). The DRC-CCC program is a holistic approach to conservation. By improving health care, providing reproductive health services, and supporting local people to develop sustainable and more efficient agricultural and livestock practices, the program aims to build communities’ capacity for conservation.
Debby Cox
A native of Yanco, Australia, Cox has devoted her life to saving chimpanzees and their habitats. Growing up, she dreamed of working in Africa. Cox became a veterinary nurse and moved to Sydney were she initially worked with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) before securing a position at Taronga Zoo.
Rebeca Atencia
JGI Celebrates World Water Day
Water is one of the world’s most important natural resources. As such, the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) is providing local people access to clean water by renovating contaminated water supplies, constructing wells, protecting natural springs, improving sanitation, and preserving valuable forest watersheds.
Two New Chimp Babies at Gombe!
Exciting news! Today we learned about the second baby chimpanzee born at Gombe National Park. Bahati was sighted with a newborn a few days ago. The baby is estimated to be one week old. In the last month, Fanni also gave birth. Matthew Heintz, a graduate student from the Lincoln Park Zoo, wrote the report below from the field.
Mtoto Mpya Mwengine (Another New Child)
Contributor: Matthew Heintz, Lincoln Park Zoo
September 26, 2010
Groundbreaking Documentary “A New Picture of Health” Sheds Light on the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Renowned primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall narrates footage connecting statistics and data with firsthand accounts from countries around the globe
United Nations Foundation premieres the film at the African Union Summit in Uganda July 26
