Proposed Projects
Just a few of the projects we hope to fund include providing volunteer "rangers" in the local communities (for example, Fongoli, Djendji, Petit Oubadji villages) with uniforms and a monthly stipend, continuing research into the potential for parasite transmission between humans and chimpanzees in the area and providing humans with relevant medical care and disease prevention, and providing school supplies to the various villages. All of our projects with the people living alongside the chimpanzees in southeastern Senegal relate to aspects of chimpanzee conservation - improved medical care, for example, ultimately contributes to the health of the chimpanzee populations in this area. Along with school supplies, educational programs on chimpanzees will be provided - and presented - to local schools. Additionally, we will begin to offer supporters a chance to "Adopt" a Fongoli chimpanzee. Thesefunds will go directly to conservation projects that are intertwined with the research conducted as part of the Fongoli Savanna Chimpanzee Project. An upcoming project is to assess the demographic health of 2 additional chimpanzee communities in southeastern Senegal by collecting samples (feces!) for DNA testing, so that an idea of the number of individuals, as well as the number of males and females, in these communities can be assessed without habituating the communities. Below is a photo of a potential "adoptee". This is Jino, 3-year old male infant of Lingua and younger brother of Jumkin. 
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