Our 23 member organizations in 13 countries secure a future for Africa’s primates and their habitat.

The combination of PASA’s global network and our members’ local expertise uniquely positions the Alliance to protect chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos, and monkeys from extinction.

 

Visit or Volunteer at a PASA Member Sanctuary

Visit a Wildlife Center | Do you want an unforgettable experience with humankind’s closest relatives – apes and monkeys? Visiting one of the many PASA member wildlife centers across Africa can be a life-changing experience. Many of the centers offer programs and tours tailor-made to help you understand and appreciate monkeys, chimpanzees, gorillas, and bonobos; to see how and where they live, and to recognize the threats we humans pose to their very existence.

Volunteer | If you have the time and – let’s face it – the stamina, think about volunteering at one of the 14 sanctuaries that are actively looking for help. While most sanctuaries are happy to have professional help from animal care experts, nearly all are also looking for help with the day-to-day roles of feeding and caring for the animals and maintaining the sanctuary. Roughing it in the wild isn’t for everyone, but it can be an amazing, rewarding way to help protect African primates and gain invaluable work experience.

Veterinary Volunteers | In particular, if you’re a veterinarian who wants to work first-hand with African primates and gain experience with wildlife, volunteering at a PASA wildlife sanctuary can be a win-win situation. You can provide greatly needed veterinary care for the animals and training for the staff, and, in return, you’ll have an invaluable experience and strengthen your skills.

Volunteer with PASA | If you’d rather volunteer from home to help rescue African primates and protect them from extinction, please consider joining PASA’s team of volunteers around the world. We’re always in need of people with skills in writing, fund-raising, marketing, social media and many other areas.

 

PASA Member Wildlife Centers

Ape Action Africa (Cameroon)
A refuge for gorillas, chimpanzees, and diverse monkey species.

Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage (Zambia)
A large reserve that rescues chimpanzees from all over the world.

Chimp Eden (South Africa)
The Jane Goodall Institute South Africa’s sanctuary for rescued chimps.

Chimpanzee Conservation Center (CCC; Centre de Conservation pour Chimpanzes) (Guinea)
An organization that rescues, rehabilitates, and releases chimpanzees.

Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Project (Gambia)
A sanctuary for more than 100 chimpanzees on islands in the River Gambia.

Colobus Conservation (Kenya)
A center that treats and releases injured colobus, vervet, and Sykes’ monkeys.

Drill Ranch* (Nigeria)
A refuge for more than 500 drills, an extremely endangered monkey.

Fernan-Vaz Gorilla Project (Projet Gorille Fernan-Vaz) (Gabon)
A sanctuary that provides a future for gorilla victims of the bushmeat trade.

HELP Congo (Congo)
A home for chimpanzees and a leader in reintroducing chimps to the wild.

J.A.C.K. (Jeunes Animaux Confisques au Katanga) (D.R. Congo)
An organization in Southern DRC that rescues chimps from the wildlife trade.

Lilongwe Wildlife Centre (Malawi)
A center that rescues baboons, vervet monkeys, and many other species.

Limbe Wildlife Centre (Cameroon)
A sanctuary for gorillas, chimpanzees, and many monkey species.

Lola ya Bonobo (D.R. Congo)
In Western DRC, the world’s only rehabilitation center for bonobos.

Lwiro Primate Rehabilitation Centre (CRPL; Centre de Rehabilitation des Primates de Lwiro) (D.R. Congo)
A center in Eastern DRC for chimps and monkeys.

Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary (Uganda)
An island home in Lake Victoria for chimpanzees.

Parc de la Lékédi (Gabon)
A sanctuary that rescues chimpanzees, gorillas, and monkeys.

Projet Protection des Gorilles – Congo (PPG) (Congo)
A project that reintroduces gorillas to the wild and fights the trafficking of baby gorillas.

Projet Protection des Gorilles – Gabon (PPG) (Gabon)
A project that returns gorillas to nature and works to stop the rapid decline in gorilla populations.

Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue (IDA Africa) (Cameroon)
A center that rescues and cares for chimps in need.

Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary (Kenya)
A lifelong home for orphaned and abused chimpanzees.

Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary (Sierra Leone)
A rehabilitation center for orphaned and confiscated chimps.

Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Centre (Congo)
The Jane Goodall Institute’s center for confiscated chimps and mandrills.

Vervet Monkey Foundation (South Africa)
A rehabilitation and release program for over 500 vervet monkeys.