NEWS

KRCS SOMBO NEWS LETTER IS BACK

Know what is happening around Korup National Park and join the movement to save our forest; our natural capital that no one can take away from us. 

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Join us to celebrate the graduataion ceremony of our pioneer NAMATA MEMORIAL SCHOLARHIP laureate from the University of Buea, Camerron with a BSc. in BOTANY. Thanking the KRCS team and all the donors for making this possible. Due to the security situtaion in Cameroon and the fact that all children do not have an equal chance of schooling or benefiting from this scholarship, the fund raising and calls have been suspended till further notice. Thanks for understanding.

MoU BETWEEN KRCS AND BORN FREE FOUNDATION UK

KRCS concludes a partnership agreement for collaboration with Born Free Foundation; a UK based NGO. The agreement spells out cooperation in wildlife research, conservation education and community livelihood interventions around the Mbanyang Mbo wildlife sanctuary and Korup National Park      landscapes in the  Southwest region of Cameroon. Based on this partnership, we have launched the Elephant guardian programme aims at piloting community based monitoring of elephant movements and testing participatory mitigation measures for human-elephant conflicts in communities around Mbanyang Mbo wildlife sanctuary. 

Meet one of our Chimpanzee Conservation Scholarship Scheme (CHICS) recipients for the 2016/2017 academic year.

Read her story

‘My name is Effem Mariana Mbenda from Esoki bima village’. ‘I am 14 and the second from a family of 5’. ‘My mum is a house wife and my father has been a peasant farmer/hunter till he became visually impaired two years ago when I completed primary school in the village. Since then my elder brother received support from my paternal aunt and is undergoing vocational training in Mundemba while I have been left at home to support my mum and even other relatives to baby sit and perform other house chose. I  wondered  why my case was different whenever I saw other young girls like me in secondary school uniforms going to school. I will shed tears sometimes.

…'Then my mum came back home one evening and told me an unbelievable story, one that will make my dreams come true'. ‘The village has nominated you for a scholarship to attend secondary school in Mundemba’, she said. ‘What?’ I asked in disbilieve. When she repeated herself and explained that it was coming from the ‘Korup people’, I could not hold my excitement as I sobbed in the comfort of her arms. ‘Since I came to Mundemba and put on my secondary school uniform, I feel very proud and different. Though we have had no regular school, I have learnt a lot already from the private classes and other activities and I can’t afford to take this opportunity for granted’.

We thank all those who made this possible for Mariana; the PSMNR-SWR, Buea, and Rotary Club of Peace River, Canada. Mariana would have ended up in that village without this scholarship but now she can hope to become a nurse and help her family and community one day.

KRCS launches first ever conservation scholarship scheme for less-previledged kids in the Korup National Park region. The scheme is providing full scholarship (fees, accommodation and living expenses) for kids through their seven (7) years of secondary/high school education in Mundemba. With a target of 30-50 kids in the next 3 years, we aim to increase literacy in the area for both girls and boys, enhance local participation and support for conservation and empower locals for livelihood opportunities that reduce pressure on the parks rich biodiversity. Starting this academic year, with a rigorous, participatory and transparent selection of 10 kids, this scheme has been made possible thanks to a partnership with the Programme for Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in the Southwest Region (PSMNR-SWR) Cameroon, and part funding from the Rotary club of Peace River, Alberta, Canada. Tackling conservation problems through such schemes that target and benefit local people is our core concern. We need your support to make this work so our Chimps, Drills, Elephants and other threatened species can continue exist for our children. No support is small.