Tacugama
Rowena Facee Schaeffer is the founder of Go Ape Foundation, established in January 2015, focusing on animal welfare and wildlife conservation, particularly in chimpanzee conservation. Rowena serves as a Communication Advisor and Coordinator of Project Medical Checks at Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary since February 2019, overseeing medical checks for rescued chimpanzees. Rowena also has extensive volunteer experience, including roles as an animal caretaker at Stichting AAP and as an editor for the House of Animals Foundation Nederland. Additional contributions include wildlife care at various sanctuaries and the implementation of communication strategies to raise awareness for wildlife conservation. Rowena holds multiple qualifications and education in communication and safety management.
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Tacugama
Since 1995, Tacugama has expanded from a chimpanzee sanctuary to include several critical components of environmental conservation, rural community preservation and education development programs. As a result, Tacugama has emerged as a globally recognized conservation model, combining climate change mitigation, advocacy, law enforcement, ecotourism, women empowerment, one health and alternative livelihood initiatives throughout Sierra Leone.