Thanks to a group of Friends of Chimps donors, an innovative program that connects education, reforestation and chimpanzee conservation, is making big strides towards conserving a major population of 300 wild chimpanzees in unprotected habitat in western Uganda. The Bulindi…
In celebration of Women’s History Month – and thanks to the generosity of Gertrude Irene Marsi of Santa Barbara, California – we are pleased to report the initiation of a new scholarship. The initiative, launched with our partner The Bulindi…
Use Facebook to Raise Money for Friends of Chimps! So you’ve seen your friends host fundraisers on their personal Facebook pages and if you’ve ever wondered how they do it, this post shows you how in four simple steps! It’s…
Field Notes from Uganda: An Update on the Bulindi Chimpanzee & Community Project By Dr. Nancy Merrick When Friends of Chimps started supporting the Bulindi Chimp & Community Project (BCCP), Dr. Matt McLennan and his team of community leaders were…
As a small, largely volunteer-based non-profit we rely on the generosity and expertise of people in fields ranging from design, law, accounting, and technology. We felt it was time to start introducing you to these amazing people, our chimp champions!…
Dear Friends, Colleagues and Activists, When I think about 2018 and the amount of work to accomplish on behalf of chimpanzees, I am inspired by our victories in 2017 and the belief that a small group of people truly can…
We’re at 60% of our fundraising goal and are looking for 10 chimp champs to join our team to help get us to 100%! It’s really simple, takes less than 10 minutes and we’re asking each person to try and…
URGENT FUNDS NEEDED: $8,000 to transport 3 baby chimps to Ngamba Island Sanctuary DONATE NOW We have received an urgent request for funds from the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Uganda who are in the process of rescuing three baby…
We’ve just launched our newest campaign on Crowdrise! Along with ChimpSaver.org and the Bulindi Chimpanzee & Community Project (BCCP), we’re raising $10,000 to expand a highly successful pilot project! The expansion actually costs $15,000 but the great news – we’ve…