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Join one of our Gorilla treks and know that your presence is making a difference, to the conservation and protection of the Gorillas, to the local community and to Rwanda. Local guides/drivers enrich our ecotour experience, as no expatriate (foreign) guides or drivers are used.
For every person who joins our Gorilla trekking ecotours, a contribution is made to the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Program (MGVP), which provides healthcare to the endangered Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It also provides health care to the Park Rangers and trackers who enter the Gorilla’s habitat every day.
You'll have the opportunity to meet the Veterinarians and local researchers, with the MGVP, learn about their difficult work, and hear their stories of success and their struggles, as it relates to working with an endangered species in-the-wild
In 2006 we provided $3,000 to the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Program. Also, for every Gorilla viewing permit purchased from Park authorities a portion of the funds directly supports Park operations, but the permit fee also includes a portion of funds that are used to directly benefit the communities surrounding the parks. We encourage everyone who joins one of our ecotours to bring school supplies and/or clothing for one of the local schools we will visit.
We discourage all ecotour participants from giving hand-outs to children begging, as by providing the local schools with supplies and clothing, only children who attend school will receive these items – an incentive to go to school! We visit the Gisozi Genocide Memorial and hear personal stories of survival and recovery. Here we gain a valuable insight into the struggle for freedom and prosperity in the most densely populated country in Africa.
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