Kasiisi Project's mission is to conserve Kibale National Park through programs that support education, health and care for the environment.
We drive tangible change by focusing on three key strategies: conservation, education and health.
THE KASIISI PROJECT BY THE NUMBERS
16
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
We work in 16 primary schools in and around western Uganda's Kibale National Park.
9,200
STUDENTS EDUCATED
Our programs reach over 9,200 primary school students per year.
181
SCHOLARSHIPS
We've funded over 181 students to progress to secondary schools and universities in Uganda and abroad.
68%
IMPROVEMENT IN ATTITUDES TOWARD KIBALE
Since 2014, our students' attitudes toward Kibale National Park scores have increased by 68 percent.
650
WILDLIFE CLUB MEMBERS
With over 700 members per year, our wildlife clubs promote conservation.
10,000
INDIGENOUS TREES PLANTED
Through our reforestation efforts over 10,000 tree seedlings from have been planted in schools and communities bordering Kibale National Park.
2,500
IMPROVED COOK STOVES INSTALLED
Teacher-led, student-run stove building teams have built and marketed over 2,500 fuel-efficient cook stoves in Kibale communities.
22%
IMPROVEMENT IN ATTITUDES TOWARD ELEPHANTS
Since 2014, our childrens' attitudes toward elephants scores have increased by 22 percent.
THE KASIISI PROJECT NEWS
A child born in Uganda today will only be 38 percent as productive when she grows up as she could be if she enjoyed complete education and full health.
- UGANDA ECONOMIC UPDATE 2019, WORLD BANK
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