CHIMBO FOUNDATION

is a Dutch NGO that has been established in 2007 for the protection of the chimpanzee in West Africa, in memory of David Goedmakers.

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OUR WORK

Chimbo runs its own programme of community based conservation and acts as a catalyst for policies and actions of others that help to achieve the goal of sustainable, thriving chimpanzee populations in West Africa.

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HUNTING OF CHIMPANZEES STOPPED.

With the help of the local population we stopped the hunting of chimpanzees for the pet market. The exceptional farmer that killed a chimpanzee in his field, got heavily penalized.

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

Chimbo Foundation

Our mission is to guarantee long-term survival of the Western Chimpanzee population through community based conservation in the Boé, Guinea Bissau.

OUR WORK

Chimbo Foundation and Daridibo

Updates

Chimpanzees and motorbikes

Chimpanzees and motorbikes

When we started our conservation work in Boé in 2007 most people walked (often large distances) and only some had a bicycle. Nowadays, one may come across motorbikes almost everywhere in Boé, as the...

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Annual Report 2024

Annual Report 2024

We are pleased to share with you the Annual Report 2024 of the Chimbo Foundation. This year has brought both remarkable achievements and a number of challenges in our mission to protect the western...

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