Read the 2012 Annual Report - the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada

ANNUAL REVIEW
2012
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CHANGING ATTITUDES AND
PERSPECTIVES TOWARDS A
Although the survival of chimpanzees in the wild is at the
heart of our work, the Jane Goodall Institute’s mission
acknowledges that, to protect chimpanzees and other
wildlife, we must also help people to live more sustainably
and empower our youth to become better environmental
stewards of our planet.
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This year we’ve really seen the positive impact that a change
in perspective can create. With our community centred
conservation work in the Democratic Republic of Congo and
Uganda, local people are changing their perspectives as they
realize the financial and conservation benefits of adopting
more sustainable livelihoods.
At home, more than 30,000 Canadian youth were directly
engaged in Roots & Shoots projects and campaigns to
make change for people, animals and the environment in
their communities. And shifting youth attitudes to become
more engaged in environmental conservation was a focus
for JGI in 2012, with the development of curriculum-related
resources and professional development for educators
wanting to bring hands-on, holistic learning into their
classrooms.
Photo credit: JGI/Fernando Turmo
SUSTAINABLE
FUTURE
We also learned a lot about Canadian perspectives
on chimpanzees. After receiving over 8,000 signatures
on a petition to stop the use of real chimpanzees in
CareerBuilder’s Superbowl ad, we confirmed that Canadians
care about the well-being of chimpanzees, but the vast
majority do not understand the negative impact that these
unnatural portrayals of chimps have on our efforts to protect
chimpanzees in the wild.
Over the next few pages you will see that the resounding
impact of our work is not necessarily the direct result of
building a well or a school, nor is it the learnings from a
workshop, planting trees, or moving chimps to a natural
sanctuary setting. The lasting impact of JGI’s work is in the
change of perspective that can redefine our relationship with
other people, animals and the environment, guiding us to
make more sustainable choices in the future.
Thank you for helping us on this journey!
Jane Lawton
Chief Executive Officer
John Wall
Chair, Board of Directors
WHAT WE DID
WHAT WE DID
CONSERVATION
Over the past year we have expanded our Community Centred Conservation efforts in
Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, working with communities in key areas of
habitat to advance sustainable ways of living while also promoting conservation goals such as
reforestation and stemming the tide of the illegal bushmeat trade.
• Planted over 200,000 trees in Uganda
• Trained 672 families in livestock management, agroforestry and environmental awareness
• Provided 7 villages and 4,300 people access to clean water with 11 new wells
• Moved 6 chimps to the new natural island sites at Tchimpounga Sanctuary in Congo Republic
EDUCATION
Empowering future generations to become active global citizens is critical to creating a more
sustainable world. Through the Roots & Shoots program JGI is inspiring, training and supporting
tomorrow’s leaders today to ensure they become better stewards of the planet than we
have been.
• Trained 90 Ugandan teachers to bring environmental education into their classrooms
• Empowered our Youth Leadership Council to make change through more than 1,300 hours of
community service
• Partnered with Learning for a Sustainable Future to develop teacher training and resources
that will bring education for sustainable development into classrooms across Canada
• Brought more than 250 students, Aboriginal youth and Elders together at a conference in
Sudbury to discuss environmental issues in their communities and identify ways to take action
• Directly inspired more than 6,000 Canadians in seven cities with Dr. Goodall’s messages
of hope
RESEARCH
Jane Goodall’s pioneering research on wild chimpanzees at Gombe Stream in Tanzania
launched a whole new era in animal behavioral studies. Today, research continues to play
an important role in JGI’s mission to protect chimpanzees and their habitat, and informs our
work on conservation and education.
• Sent two University of Toronto students to complete baseline research projects Uganda
• Monitored 10% of chimpanzee range using satellite imagery
• Helped 49 communities to use GIS technology to better manage their land and designate
areas for protection
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WHY WE DID IT
WHY WE DID IT
To protect critical chimpanzee habitat, and empower
women like Jessica to become change-makers in their
communities
In Uganda, women traditionally don’t play a role in decision-making. But that changed for Jessica when she
gained the knowledge and confidence - through JGI’s environmental awareness and women’s empowerment
trainings – to participate in the decision-making for her family and her community. Jessica and her husband are
seeing tangible income benefits since they started beekeeping and planting trees, and they are now ambassadors
for the Sustainable Livelihoods Project in Uganda, generously funded by the Canadian International Development
Agency. Jessica has acquired a greater understanding of how the well-being of the environment impacts not only
local wildlife, but also her community’s water supply and crops, and she is helping her community choose more
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sustainable ways to live.
Photo credit: Andrew Westoll
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Photo credit: JGI/Fernando Turmo
To save chimpanzees orphaned by the bushmeat trade
and rehabilitate them so they can be a part of a viable
wild population
Kudia began her life in the wild with views from the treetops and a mother that cared for her, but came to
Tchimpounga Sanctuary in 2006 when she was confiscated from a roadside seller. We can only assume her
mother had been killed by poachers and that she would become a roadside zoo attraction, spending her days
watching people through the bars of a cage. Thankfully, Kudia ended up at Tchimpounga with jungle gyms to
climb and other chimpanzees to live with.
Today her view of the world has come full circle – her perspective is not from between bars at a roadside zoo, nor
is it from the top of a man-made jungle gym – her view is once again from the top of a tree in the middle of a vast
forest. In 2012 Kudia was the first of six chimps to be released at the new natural sanctuary site on Tchindzoulou
Island, where the orphaned chimpanzees can roam and play as they would have in the wild. JGI hopes to transfer
many of the remaining 140 Tchimpounga Sanctuary chimpanzees to Tchindzoulou Island over the next few years.
WHY WE DID ITH
To inspire youth to become truly sustainable citizens
through champions like Erin Petley
An elementary school teacher in Alberta, Erin volunteered with JGI in Uganda in July 2012 to facilitate
environmental awareness workshops with local teachers. On her return to Canada, eager to share her
experiences with colleagues and students, Erin integrated her learnings on global issues and environmental
discussions into all subject areas and daily lessons for her students. She now sees her students bringing up issues
they have become aware of in their own communities, and asking what they can do to help.
“In Uganda, I saw continual proof of JGI’s commitment to environmental conservation and I carried this passion
into my classroom. I’m grateful for the opportunity to be part of an organization that is passionate about
supporting classroom teachers and their students in making a difference.” Erin Petley
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HOW
DID
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IT: WITH YOUR HELP!
JGI Canada’s work would not be possible without the support of the thousands of Canadians
who give their time, knowledge and resources to protect chimpanzees and help create a more
sustainable world. The following organizations and individuals made a contribution of more than
$500 between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
$50,000 +
Canadian International Development Agency, Vito Ierullo
$25,000 - $49,999
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, The
Banff Centre, Sarah Haney and Alan Calderwood, Honda
Canada Foundation Inc., Hot Docs, Royal Roads University,
The Youssef-Warren Foundation
$10,000 - $24,999
Alberta Teacher’s Association Science Council, Canadian
Federation of Humane Societies, City of Greater Sudbury,
David and Megan Cornhill, Donner Canadian Foundation,
Josef Ebner, Halton District School Board, John and Denise
Hooks, Boardwalk Charitable Trust Fund, K. J. Moore,
Ontario Science Centre, The Reverie Foundation, Sudbury
Theatre Centre, Tides Canada Foundation, Toronto Funding
Network, The Estate of Andrea Vaudin, Anonymous
$5,000 to $9,999
Don and Karol Dabbs, Jacob Dare, David Suzuki Seconday
School, Fitzhenry Family Foundation, Jacqueline Labatt,
Robert Lawrence and Debbie Weiers, Cameron Plewes, Sir
Winston Churchill High School, The Estate of Ella Warrington
$1,000 - $4,999
Allied Advertising-Canada Inc., The Bastianon Family, Janice
Benna, Peter Biro, Viola Birss, Joan Clarke, Robin Clyke, Delta
Chelsea Hotel, Carolyn Farquhar, Deb Fettig, Catherine
Fitzsimmons, Free Daily News Group Inc O/A
Metro Toronto, Jack and Stephanie Grant, John Harrison,
Donna Hori, Michael Kelly, Brent Kennedy, Cindy Landon,
Hanne Lang, Jane Lawton, Steven Levy, Lotus Lines, Mark
Mahoney, Rubene Mahoney, Maple Leaf Foods Inc,
Jo-Anne McArthur, Subhash Mehta, The O’Neill Foundation
Inc., Doris Parton, John Pike, Sally Pirani, John Roberts, Phillip
and Laurie Sanford, Science North, Shemona Holdings Inc.,
Helen and David Spence, Starbucks Canada Charitable
Fund, James and Barbara Stewart, Ron Suchiu, Angus Taylor
(in memory of Alastair Taylor), Joe Thacker, Michael and
Renae Tims, Vancouver Foundation, Gail Van Gestel, Virtus
Group LLP - Trust, Vision 2000 Travel Group, Erika Wagner,
Dr. Ryan Walker, John Wall and Barbra Cartwright, Warren’s
Waterless Printing Inc, L. Gail Wensley, West Island College
Society of Alberta, Susan Wild, George Youssef, Anonymous
$500 - $999
Robert Alton, Francois Bélanger, Clare Breckenridge, Ben
Brooks, Jane L. Cameron, CanElson Drilling Inc., Charlotte
Cornel, Crowfoot Dodge, Christiane Curtis, Joyce Davidson,
Julia Demers, Robert Dunlop, Allison Forsythe, Douglas
Fraser, Tara Hanacek, The Henry and Berenice Kaufmann
Foundation, Anthony Hick, Lorraine Jarron, Jewish
Community Foundation of Greater Vancouver, Mohnish
Kamat, Lisa Klapstock, Kuzuka Ltd, Robert MacPherson,
Janet Majendie, Jennie McKay-Barry, Irene Melanson, Cindy
Murrell, Suzanne Parent, Norgrove Penny, Gisèle-Marie
Perrault, Erin Petley, Sheila Purcell, Nancy Richler, Mara
Scomparin, Allison M. Shanahan, Michael Shannon, Julia
Shewan, Sandra Short, Amanda Sinclair, Ralph Strother,
TD Bank Financial Group, TELUS, George Thomson, John
Thomson, Elizabeth Uy, Ana White, W. B. Wilson, W.O.
Mitchell School
In-Kind Donors
Delta Chelsea Hotel, The Globe and Mail, University of
Toronto - Centre for Environment
50+ hours of Service
Wendy Burness, Emma Cancelliere, Shailyn Drukis, Ali Damji,
Vivian Kim, Daniela Mitrache, Catalin Mitrache, Chelsea
Raymond, Lauren Shanahan, Victoria Wee
Programming Partners
Heifer International, Learning for a Sustainable Future,
Science North
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