We’re often asked about the impact of our funding and what has happened as a direct result of our involvement. We ask all the groups we fund to complete monitoring and evaluation reports – six months into their grant (to be kept abreast of the progress) and one year after they have received their funding [...]
Read more...ANITA AWARD 2013 – IT’S EVEN EASIER TO VOTE THIS YEAR! “I want to work for a company that contributes to and is part of the community. I want something not just to invest in. I want something to believe in” Dame Anita Roddick The Anita Award is linked to volunteering [...]
Read more...Today we had the pleasure of meeting Ashley Leiman (Director) and Cathy Smith from The Orangutan Foundation and handed them an incredible cheque from the Sumatra Jungle Challenge for £40,000. We also had representatives from our wonderful trekkers with Helen Biggs, Zara O’Sullivan and Nicky Starns joining us to hand the cheque over. We surprised both [...]
Read more...“I never imagined, in September 1990, when our first member joined, that over 20 year’s later the Foundation would be at the forefront of orangutan conservation. So what was it like over 20 years ago when the Foundation started? In many ways it would have been easier if I had chosen one of the other [...]
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