The Cross River Gorilla Project is a UK based charity working to preserve the critically endangered Cross River Gorilla and the Lebialem Highlands to which it is native in Cameroon.

The charity is directly involved in a variety of conservation efforts and works with many other organisations such as ERuDeF who are all working towards one common goal, trying to stick to their 3 'C' policy as much as possible.

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The Cross River Gorilla Project understands just how important local communities are when working towards conservative efforts, and focusses many of their activities around the people within these communities.

This is evidenced through educational schemes such as the IDP Student project and the Pencil case project which provided funding, scholarships and other forms of support to those students that needed it most.

Their focus on education is also relevant to UK schools as chairman Dr John Daniels regularly visits local schools to talk about his personal conservation experience and why it is so important.

They also provide a range of activity packs through their Gorilla Club, that can be done at home and are always adapting to current climates to try and still raise awareness and funding through events and activities for the issues at hand.

The charity is also involved in many other community projects such as providing support and funding for the rangers and women in the area, through setting up research and welfare centres and throguh loans such as that of the CAWI (Centre for the Advancement of Women's Initiatives) revolving fund.

Their website offers more information about these projects, the organisations aims and the incredible work in which the Cross River Gorilla project do on a daily basis.