The Great Primate Handshake – Volunteer in Africa, working to conserve monkeys and apes through film and educational content production

Great Primate Handshake, Ape Action Africa and Bristol Festival of Nature

Written by Lucy Radford

23. April 2013

In June 2012, not long before we embarked on our expeditions to Kenya and Uganda, the Great Primate Handshake staff had the privilege of taking part in the Bristol Festival of Nature, sharing a stall with our friends from Ape Action Africa The Bristol Festival of Nature is the UK’s largest free natural history event, combining [...]

Handshake Celebrates with Size of Wales

Written by Laurence Hall

22. March 2013

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Last night Handshake staff were in attendance at an event celebrating the achievements of Size of Wales, who have recently achieved the goal of protecting 2 million hectares of forest. The Great Primate Handshake was among many supporters thanked during the evening and this special film featuring several of the Size of Wales supported projects was [...]

Handshaking with Volunteer Forever

Written by Laurence Hall

18. March 2013

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The Great Primate Handshake has partnered with Volunteer Forever to offer those taking part in our projects a crowdfunding platform so that they can raise funds to cover trip expenses. Through Volunteer Forever you can build a profile and write a blog documenting your fund-raising journey and encourage donations from those you know, and those you [...]

Congratulations, Size of Wales!

Written by Laurence Hall

1. March 2013

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Huge congratulations to Size of Wales, who have raised £2 million to protect 2 million hectares of tropical forest as part of a national response to climate change. Wales is the first country in the world to help protect an area of forest equivalent to its size and have managed to reach this target for [...]

Uganda 2012 video releases begin.

Written by Lucy Radford

26. February 2013

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Today sees the release of the first of our project-specific videos from the Uganda 2012 expedition. Focusing on the community and conservation work being carried out in Mabira Forest, the video features Hussein Kato, a forest guide who explains the importance of protecting both the environment and the interests of the people who depend [...]

Join the ‘Shake: New Projects Announced for 2013.

Written by Lucy Radford

16. February 2013

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The Great Primate Handshake is excited to announce six new projects for 2013, spanning three countries and creating digital media content for everything from tree-planting projects in coastal Kenya to an ape sanctuary in the Cameroonian forest. With eight expeditions carried out over the last five years, and over twenty organisations supported by our work, we [...]

Call Me Maybe Kenya.

Written by Laurence Hall

14. December 2012

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Those of you who followed our progress in Kenya this summer will remember our visit to Bore, a community in the Coastal Province. While we were there, we spent some time at Kundeni Primary School, where we learnt about the difficulties of making government funding stretch to pay teachers, provide uniforms and meals for the pupils, [...]

Barbary Macaque Conservation in the Rif: an interview with Sian Waters.

Written by Lucy Radford

12. December 2012

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Sian Waters is the Project Director for Barbary Macaque Conservation in the Rif (BMCRif), an interdisciplinary conservation project which works to protect the biodiversity of Northern Morocco, through its flagship species, the Endangered Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus). With the aim of ensuring the future of the Barbary macaque and its habitats, as well as [...]

Selamatkan Yaki: An Interview with Harry Hilser

Written by Lucy Radford

17. November 2012

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Harry Hilser is the Field Project Manager for Selamatkan Yaki, a conservation programme which works to protect Sulawesi crested black macaques, Macaca nigra, and their forest habitat. Here, he tells us why he chose to devote his life to primate conservation, explains the delights and challenges of his job, and his hopes for the [...]

Fundraising target smashed as Welsh initiatives collaborate to support threatened forests

Written by Lucy Radford

7. November 2012

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On the Great Primate Handshake’s 2012 trip to Kenya, staff and volunteers had the opportunity to create content supporting conservation initiatives in Kwale County, which in turn are supported by WWF Cymru and Size of Wales. WWF Cymru had a target to raise £160,000 to support the initiatives, including a tree nursery and a [...]