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The Pole Pole Foundation is announced as a Finalist for the inaugural Earthshot Prize

We are proud to announce that we have been selected as one of the first-ever Finalists of The @EarthshotPrize - a global environment...

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John Kahekwa

Sep 4

Community Tourism

John Kahekwa and Eddy Kahekwa led members of the community into the Kahuzi-Biega National Park to visit with the gorillas. Including...

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Nikki Jones

Jul 13

Soap Making Workshop

The ladies of the POPOF Women’s Empowerment Group have wanted to learn to make soap for some time. Finally, they received training and...

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Nikki Jones

Jun 30

Our Mushroom Growing is Growing!

Our mushroom growing project has got bigger and has moved to a new building and, with the help of our project partners at The Eating...

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Pole Pole Foundation

Jun 4

New Tree Nursery Started

2020 and the beginning of 2021 have been difficult years for many, including us here at POPOF. We have particularly missed being able to...

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Pole Pole Foundation

Apr 30

New drone to be used to help rangers

The Pole Pole Foundation has been able to buy a drone with a good camera on it which will be used to help the Rangers who patrol the...

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Ladies trained to be nutrition ambassadors

Pole Pole Foundation

Apr 2

Ladies trained to be nutrition ambassadors

We are very pleased to be working with the DEAR Foundation and Africa 2030 on a project which will help tackle the problem of...

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Student to run half marathon for gorillas!

Nikki Jones

Mar 8

Student to run half marathon for gorillas!

Teo Necula to run the Bath Half Marathon to raise funds for the Pole Pole Foundation in the DRC! " ... a plant-based diet is the single...

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How a chance meeting in Wales led to an extraordinary photo shoot in the jungle

Nikki Jones

Feb 18

How a chance meeting in Wales led to an extraordinary photo shoot in the jungle

‘THE EATING GORILLA’ vegan cafe in Wales launches fundraiser to help critically-endangered gorillas A VEGAN café in south Gwynedd is...

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John Kahekwa

Jan 25

Message from John Kahekwa in the field - Jan 2021

" 2020 was a very difficult year " "The good news to share is that POPOF has managed to address all sicknesses and hardships that the...

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8 Billion Trees Supports The Pole Pole Foundation In Its Mission To Protect The D.R.C.

Kawabe Tomohiro

Aug 11, 2020

8 Billion Trees Supports The Pole Pole Foundation In Its Mission To Protect The D.R.C.

Founded by Conservationist John Kahekwa in 1992, The Pole Pole Foundation is working hard to make a powerful difference in the Democratic...

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Nikki Jones

Mar 21, 2018

Happy International Day of Forests!

March 21, 2018 is the International Day of Forests. Our tree plantation work is of huge importance to what we do. By growing an...

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The Pole Pole Foundation’s new Women’s Empowerment Program proves a big attraction

Nikki Jones

Sep 10, 2017

The Pole Pole Foundation’s new Women’s Empowerment Program proves a big attraction

The inaugural meeting of the new Women’s Empowerment Program (PWEG) proved a big success with 93 women signing up to be members of the...

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Spirulina cultivation in communities around the KBNP

Danny Kahekwa

Aug 29, 2017

Spirulina cultivation in communities around the KBNP

It has been more than a year since Pole Pole Foundation initiated the cultivation of Spirulina in the community on the boundary of the...

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Danny Kahekwa

Jul 30, 2017

Local people visited the Park

Since the creation of the KBNP, only 1% of the peripheral communities have had the opportunity to visit the gorillas, but more than 50%...

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Despite the difficulties, there is always hope: a view of a class in a village

Danny Kahekwa

May 28, 2017

Despite the difficulties, there is always hope: a view of a class in a village

Despite the difficulties, there is always hope. Following the various wars perpetrated in eastern DRC, here are the traces they left in...

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Pygmy women facing the conservation of nature

Danny Kahekwa

May 14, 2017

Pygmy women facing the conservation of nature

Through the initiative of POPOF, the pygmy women of Buyungule have made their association in view of learning different trades for their...

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Global Friends Club: Conservation Education and Activity for the Next Generation

Danny Kahekwa

Apr 20, 2017

Global Friends Club: Conservation Education and Activity for the Next Generation

If there is interdependence between fauna and flora, what future do the DRC’s protected areas have? Hunting is often considered illegal...

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Richard Milburn

Apr 12, 2017

Nikki Jones, New Trustee of POPOF UK

Following a meeting on Saturday, 8th April 2017, the Pole Pole Foundation UK is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Trustee;...

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Pupils’ participation in tree planting is essential

John Kahekwa

Mar 26, 2017

Pupils’ participation in tree planting is essential

Last September, POPOF’s animators visited among communities of the KBNP mainly in Miti area. POPOF interviewed 456 people (men, women and...

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The Pole Pole Foundation is announced as a Finalist for the inaugural Earthshot Prize

Community Tourism

Soap Making Workshop

Our Mushroom Growing is Growing!

New Tree Nursery Started

New drone to be used to help rangers

Ladies trained to be nutrition ambassadors

Student to run half marathon for gorillas!

How a chance meeting in Wales led to an extraordinary photo shoot in the jungle

Message from John Kahekwa in the field - Jan 2021

8 Billion Trees Supports The Pole Pole Foundation In Its Mission To Protect The D.R.C.

Happy International Day of Forests!

The Pole Pole Foundation’s new Women’s Empowerment Program proves a big attraction

Spirulina cultivation in communities around the KBNP

Local people visited the Park

Despite the difficulties, there is always hope: a view of a class in a village

Pygmy women facing the conservation of nature

Global Friends Club: Conservation Education and Activity for the Next Generation

Nikki Jones, New Trustee of POPOF UK

Pupils’ participation in tree planting is essential

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