Even as war surrounded the sanctuary at Lwiro Primates, our 53 local staff members showed up every single day, showing exceptional resilience and commitment despite the personal risks.
Learn more about their incredible work in our "2025 Year in Review."
www.lwirofund.org/2025-review
Happy World Wildlife Day! #chimpanzees #wildlifesanctuary #lwiroprimates
Chimpanzee and caregiver embrace at Lwiro Primates Rehabilitation Center, DR Congo
May 2026 be the year PEACE returns to the people and primates at Lwiro. #peacefordrc #wildlifesanctuaries #chimpanzee
Your support lets chimps be chimps again. For that, we thank you. Happy Holidays from Lwiro Primate Fund.
#chimpanzee #sanctuary #peacefordrc
Text to give is a great way to support the 130 chimps and 110 monkeys in our care. Text to give is provided by the federal employee charitable campaign (“CFC”) but is not limited to federal employees. Or visit www.LwiroFund.org/donate
THANK YOU!!!!
This Thanksgiving, we are grateful beyond words for all who support us through the dangers and disruptions that war has brought to our sanctuary.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
~ Lwiro Primate Fund ~
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Lwiro Primates Rehabilitation Center was named 2025 Outstanding International Sanctuary!
LPRC continues to provide food, medical care, and safety to the 290 orphaned and wounded animals entrusted to it, despite the dangers of the ongoing war in DR Congo.
www.lwirofund.org/news/2025-ou...
Many thanks to the Dept of Veterans Affairs - Omaha for asking Lwiro Primate Fund to start the #CombinedFederalCampaign by talking about the vital work our sanctuary does caring for orphaned chimps. We are grateful for the work these public servants do for our veterans, now without pay.
#chimpanzee
A huge thank you to everyone who supported the sanctuary on Giving Day for Apes! #chimpanzee #wildlifesanctuary #primates
Wouldn't it be great to save a chimp today? You can. $5 and a few clicks.
www.givingdayforapes.org/organization...
Giving Day for Apes is the most important day of the year to keep our sanctuary going. Show the orphan chimps at Lwiro Primates some love this Tuesday. Thanks!
This is what we believe. This is what we do. #chimpanzeesanctuary #givingdayforapes #drcongo
Lwiro Primate Fund mourns the passing of Jane Goodall, U.N. Messenger for Peace, pre-eminent ethologist, and an inspiration to a generation of scientists.
We carry on your work: "If you care for the individual, you wind up saving the species."
Rest easy, Jane.
Oct. 7 is Giving Day For Apes, the most important day of the year for the chimps at Lwiro Primates! www.givingdayforapes.org/organization...
Habitat loss, poaching and the illegal pet trade are all driving the chimpanzee toward extinction. Lwiro Primates works to conserve wildlife, drive the local economy, improve community health and education. See what we accomplish on a shoestring budget: www.lwirofund.org/blog/x4u2b50...
Meet one of our rescued chimps: you make this possible!
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Lwiro Primates has been keeping wildlife wild for over 20 years in one of the most difficult--but vital--ecosystems on Earth. Take a peek:
At Lwiro Primate Fund, we believe that wildlife deserves a wild life, and we're committed to making that happen.
