Deep in the heart of the Lomako reserve — thousands of kilometers northeast of Kinshasa, a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — a man named Limbute has…

In part two of this two-part series, Simone shares her experience in Kinshasa, building on the partnership component of a feasibility study for Village Enterprise and examining a potential expansion…
Written by Violah Kishoin, Innovations Coordinator In part one of this two part series Violah shares her experience conducting a feasability study for Village Enterprise in the Democratic Republic of…

Innovations Fellow Nafees Ahmed and Field Coordinator Calistus Luchetu led a focus group discussion and individual interviews with members of the Meza BSG on tree planting. Nafees shares her findings…

Village Enterprise teams up with the Wildlife Conservation Society to provide a week-long business and savings training to Community Based Forest Monitors in Uganda. Innovations Fellow Nafees Ahmed comments on her…

After seven months of operating, the Hoima office was buzzing with excitement. Last week, fifteen local organizations came together to learn about Village Enterprise. The meeting was planned to introduce…

The future of Kenya’s Kisere Forest hangs in a delicate balance. The habitat of the endangered De Brazza Monkey, the Kisere Forest is victim to illegal deforestation activities, including tree…

2012 Theme: Green Economy: Does It Include You? “Sustainability entails providing opportunity for all by balancing the social, economic and environmental dimensions of development. We have to rebut the…

See “Chimpanzee” the week it opens, April 20-26. For that one week only, Disneynature will contribute 20 cents per ticket to JGI to protect wild chimpanzees.* The Earth Day…