Since 1997, the Kasiisi Project has aided education in and around Kibale National Park in rural western Uganda, East Africa. Founded initially as a link between the research-based Kibale Chimpanzee Project and the local community, the Kasiisi Project now works with several research groups in and around the park to target critical issues for the survival of the forest and support of the local population. We support early childhood education, promote conservation and health education, provide daily school lunches, train teachers, encourage literacy through libraries and computer usage, fund secondary school and college scholarships, and address the special needs of girls.
Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:
By Sonya Kahlenberg, PhD | Executive Director, The Kasiisi Project
In December, we wrapped up another school year in Uganda. Over the past year, we directly trained 559 students across 16 schools to make affordable reusable menstrual pads (RUMPs) in our after-school... Read the full report ›By Sonya Kahlenberg, PhD | Executive Director
The Kasiisi Project has been studying honeybees for years to better understand their efficacy as elephant deterrents. There is a healthy population of elephants in Kibale National Park, and elephants... Read the full report ›By Sonya Kahlenberg, PhD | Executive Director
We have been partnering with GlobalGiving for over 15 years on our project to train Ugandan girls to make Reusable Menstrual Pads (also known as RUMPs). This training provide girls with an easy... Read the full report ›