Africa Programs
Staff Spotlight: Emmanuel Mtiti - Program Director, the Jane Goodall Institute-Tanzania
Tanzanian Emmanuel Mtiti is director of the Jane Goodall Institute’s (JGI) Landscape-Scale Community-Centered Conservation Program in the Gombe-Masito-Ugalla area of western Tanzania. An experienced and knowledgeable program manager, Mtiti has successfully directed and managed a wide range of projects focused on natural resource management, conservation and health.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ANIMAL PLANET ACCOMPANIES DR. JANE GOODALL ON A GLOBAL EXCURSION DURING R.O.A.R. CAMPAIGN
We've Moved!
Over the last several weeks, the Jane Goodall Institute-USA headquarters has been in the process of moving to a brand new office.
Here's our new address:
1595 Spring Hill Road, Suite 550
Vienna, VA 22182
We're still in the process of getting ourselves unpacked. If you have questions or need to reach someone, please call our main line at 703.682.9220.
Zola, JeJe and Anzac warm up to Antonette
Several members of the Tchimpounga staff are deeply involved in caring for the infant and younger chimpanzees. The babies, Zola, JeJe and Anzac were with Antonette for a few days but now, Angel has taken over their care. Before working at Tchimpounga, Angel worked in neonatal care in a hospital and has a special gift of finding veins on young and very sick individuals. This skill has saved a number of the chimps at Tchimpounga, because Angel has been able to get a vein to give lifesaving medication and fluids when no one else was able to do it.
Tchindzoulou – Constructing an Island Sanctuary - Part 1 of 2
This post is the first of a two-part story about the development of three islands in the Kouilou River as part of the expansion of JGI's Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in the Republic of Congo.
Zola's Recovery
Zola is recovering gradually from a serious respiratory infection. Thanks to the attention of his caregiver Antonette and the supervision of the veterinary team at Tchimpounga, each day Zola is getting better and better.
Dunez and Wounda
During the last few weeks, the bond between Dunez and Wounda has grown increasingly strong and the two of them now behave like mother and daughter. If Wounda climbs a tree, picks flowers from a bush or decides to rest in the shade, Dunez is always a step behind her. It was Dunez’s love of the trees that prompted Wounda to climb again after a serious illness.
Jane Launches the "Twiga Project" in Tanzania
During her busy trip to Tanzania in July, Jane attended the launch and blessing of a project involving local members of Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots and the Tanzania Portland Cement Company (TPCC), also known as TwigaCement. The goal of the “Twiga Project” is to rehabilitate and restore cement quarries while promoting environmental sustainability and conservation in Tanzania. The project is currently scheduled to run until April 2013.
Mambou and Cristel
At Tchimpounga, the staff do their best to care for the more than 150 chimpanzees living at the Jane Goodall Institute sanctuary. Ongoing veterinary attention and constant assessments of their diet ensure that all the chimps are in good condition.
