J.A.C.K.

Dear All,

The chimpanzees residing at our Sanctuary wish to thank the following donors for their  contributions sent last May to J.A.C.K. via the Paypal system on top right of our Wildlife Direct blog :  Christine C. (100 USD), Marc H. (30 USD), Toby N. (50 USD), Petra & Sascha (200 USD), Alain S. (50 USD), Oliver T. (25 USD) and Amy M. ( 10 USD).

Thank you for your support of the orphans at J.A.C.K. We are very grateful for people like you helping us take care of these wonderful chimps. Without you, they would have no home !!

Merci pour votre aide et votre soutien! Nous vous sommes très reconnaissants car, sans vous, nous n’arriverions pas à encadrer ces magnifiques créatures…

Thank You for THEM!

Merci pour EUX!

J.A.C.K.

Dear Friends of J.A.C.K.,

Baby  Ekolo & his friends wish to thank all the donors who kindly sent funds to our small Sanctuary last April via our Paypal account of this wildlife direct blog:  Patti C. (50 usd for Tommy & his mates), Oliver T. (25 usd), Amy M. (10 usd), Natalie W. (50 usd), Alain S. (70 usd), Cherie B. (50 usd) and Marc D. (30 usd). 

Have you ever thought of offering the adoption of a baby chimpanzee as a wedding present?

Well, this wonderful idea comes from Grace B. who has actually offered friends Thomas & Marina the adoption of baby Tommy as a wedding present! Thank You, Grace, for your marvelous idea which I’m sure will please your friends because they were at J.A.C.K. a few months ago and they met Tommy…

Also, before we end, J.A.C.K. again and again wishes to thank its sponsors and Friends whose support is providing security and care to all the boarders of the Sanctuary.

CHI-CHI’s Tex Mex Restaurant & Bar has recently been of great help  in the DRC by means of the adoption of babies Maïka & Santa but also in Belgium where posters have been set in all the CHI-CHI’s restaurants spreading awareness on the survival of Chimpanzees in the DRC. Thank You so much, Mr Francis, Mr Cyrille and all the CHI-CHI’s Team, for this wonderful initiative which we hope will have a real impact on the survival of this endangered species….

THANK YOU ALL for your generosity and remember that your help is always greatly appreciated!

J.A.C.K.

Dear Friends,

As previously mentioned, end 2010  Dr Shirley Mc Greal contacted J.A.C.K. announcing the International Primate Protection League wished to support our small NGO.

The International Primate Protection League is a non profit organisation “dedicated to protecting the world’s remaining primates, great and small“.

Early 2010, the nursery group was offered a first night facility thanks to the kind support of the Sweden Chimpanzee Trust, the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance, our Wildlife Direct donors, Little Jak Association,le Zoo de la Palmyre and SA steel company located in Lubumbashi: BSI STEEL.

A second facility was started in September 2010….

1st facility ready but 2nd started but stopped!

…but J.A.C.K. had to stop its construction : no new material could be bought as financial situation couldn’t afford it …. We had lost any hope of seeing the works finished in 2010…

works of 2nd nursery facility stopped

That’s how I.P.P.L’ s donation came to us as a miracle!!

Yes! Thanks to the very kind support of  I.P.P.L./US of  December 2010, all the works were finished by March 2011 and the little ones have since then been able to enjoy a bigger facility sheltering them at night but also providing protection during the pouring rains of the rainy season…

discovering the new facility!!

Thanks to the generous IPPL/US donation, J.A.C.K. managed

- to add a concrete floor inside the new facility

before & after: new concrete floor inside facilty

- to build a concrete floor outside the facility for more hygiene;

before & after: concrete floor outside facility

- to paint the enclosure;

before & after: painted enclosure

- and a new access door was designed,built, painted and screened for bugs/mosquitoes…

before & after: new main access door of 2nd facility

The infants of the nursery are extremely grateful to all the donors for having offered them a second facility and IPPL’s support has been a dream coming true because it enabled J.A.C.K. in offering the chimp orphans the best conditions they deserved!!! 

new facility introduced to the nursery group: all the gates were open and they could run around the place

This second night facility for the nursery group has also been kindly sponsored by La Fondation Brigitte Bardot,  BSI STEEL  and the Sweden Chimpanzee Trust.

sponsors of 2nd night facility

Thank You Dr Shirley!

Thank You the IPPL team!

Thank You Dear Supporters!

It’s been an honour working with YOU!

J.A.C.K./Franck & Roxane

Dear All,

Last year, J.A.C.K. was kindly helped by the SWEDEN CHIMPANZEE TRUST, the PAN AFRICAN SANCTUARY ALLIANCE, the donors on our WILDLIFE DIRECT blog, LITTLE JAK ASSOCIATION, the Zoo of LA PALMYRE and by BSI STEEL to build the first infant facility which enabled the nursery group to have their own place to sleep, play….

But, one night facility for the numerous infants wasn’t enough and therefore the works of a second facility were started thanks to the support of the SWEDEN CHIMPANZEE TRUST, la FONDATION BRIGITTE BARDOT and BSI STEEL. 

2nd nursery facility

Works had to be finished before the rains arrived.

2nd nursery quarters not finished

Unfortunately, we couldn’t give the babies a new facility as funds were missing. Meanwhile, rains started and the dream of seeing the little ones in a new safe and dry facility vanished…

enclosure needed to be painted, a concrete floor was also needed....

End of November 2010, Dr  Shirley Mc Greal of  IPPL HQ/USA contacted J.A.C.K. mentionning  the INTERNATIONAL PRIMATE PROTECTION LEAGUE  wished to help in some ways our small NGO! To Franck and myself, this was a miracle, an answer to all our prayers as the babies really really needed these new quarters…

Thanks to the INTERNATIONAL PRIMATE PROTECTION   LEAGUE, J.A.C.K. managed to finish the second nursery facility.

nursery facility built thanks to the generosity of great donors!!!

It is actually  Tommy, Nalia, Ekolo and their friends who have recently inaugurated the second  enclosure![kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/Nh8uJ6h8ZAE" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]

Dear Donors, the baby orphans at JACK really wish to THANK YOU for your interest, support and love. Know that they are extremely grateful for the grants you all have awarded to JACK in 2010 as they now have their own place to stay where they can share experiences and live among others of their own kind ….

Chers Donateurs, les petits orphelins encadrés à JACK vous remercient de votre intérêt, soutien et affection. Sachez qu’ils sont extrêmement reconnaissants des dons que vous avez octroyés à JACK en 2010 car à présent ils ont finalement un espace à eux où ils peuvent vivre et partager des expériences avec d’autres individus de leur espèce…

THANK YOU for THEM!

MERCI pour EUX!

Roxane & Franck/J.A.C.K.

Yes!

This time it is young chimp Wanza, a former alcoholic male chimpanzee of about 5 years old, who has been chosen to express our gratitude for the donations sent between Jan 28th and Feb 22nd to our JACK Sanctuary via Theresa’sPaypal account on this Wildlife Direct website (‘donate’ button on top right of this page).

Great thanks first to Amy M. (10usd), Dana V. (30usd), Nathalie W. (20usd), Ryan K. (10usd), Tamela B. (50usd), Welman I. (20usd), Fran B. (20usd) and to Godelieve S. (50usd) who responded immediately to the appeal sent on Jan 28th asking for your support because JACK has reached full capacity and needs to improve its facilities for the welfare of its growing orphan chimpanzees…

Also, many thanks to Anna M. (30usd), Sébastien M. (60usd) and Lucia C. (50usd) for their generosity and desire to help us improve the life of all the orphans rescued by JACK.

And, finally, JACK wishes to talk about Patti C. from California. Patti is the first person who has  sent us back a JACK Membership document expressing her wish to become part of our action in the DRC. In addition to the annual membership fees (20usd), Patti donated an extra of 20usd for little Tommy and his buddies… Thank You again, Patricia, for the Chimps and for the little ones!!!

Again, THANK YOU all/MERCI A VOUS TOUS for your help. JACK can’t do everything alone and really needs your support to continue it’s action!!

J.A.C.K.

Dear Friends,

Have you ever thought our closest relatives could teach our leaders  to be more humane in order to increase productivity and profitability?

Well, two Swedish authors studied the case and share their analyse in the book ” Ledarskap på apstadiet ” (= ‘Leadership on a Chimpanzee Level’). 

Tommy LUNDBERG, author and counsellor in communication and Ola BERGGREN, author, behaviourist and personnel officer, are known in Sweden for their tutorial leadership books and wanted this time to go a step further: to analyse both human and chimpanzee behaviours in the case of leadership.

The results are very interesting. The book brings you from the deepest part of the African jungle to our complete modern society, from the search of food to the quest of money  and “takes  the chimpanzees to help identify the inherited needs which form the basis of our behaviour in the workplace and in organizations” – The Swedish Wire

Rickard ZETTERBERG, CEO of S-Group : ” The book is a boost for my leadership. It contains many good ideas and thought-provoking links with our nearest relatives. The fact that it is readable and fun makes it even better. I read it pretty quickly, but it leaves the reflections to carry around long time. “ 

Lennart RYDEN, Chairman HRM Business: ” The book is a cookbook of leadership. The approach is interesting and translation from monkey world for our own behavior and actions exciting. I can highly recommend the book both to the prospective leader who wants to get a reference book with thought-provoking little tips on their journey of leading others that the older the head jammed in their managerial role. “

The authors have given the first edition of the book to “the chimpanzees”.  This means that all proceeds from the sale of the book will go to conservation projects, research, education and other efforts to chimpanzee survival.

Franck met both Ola and Tommy  last July as the first proceeds of their book were transferred to the SWEDEN CHIMPANZEE TRUST . The President of this Trust, Mrs PERSSON Ing-Marie,  decided to donate the money to J.A.C.K.! These moments shared with Ola, Tommy and Ing-Marie were full of emotions especially when both authors offered Franck a cheque designed and signed by Santino, the alpha chimp male of  FURUVIKPARKEN.

Franck with Tommy (left) and Ola

Thank YOU both Tommy and Ola for your determination and  will in helping chimpanzees, and thank YOU, Ing-Marie, for giving these wonderful creatures the chance to live!

J.A.C.K.

Hi Everyone,

Too many things are taking place. Time is scarce and passing by so fast I hardly find the opportunity to sit behind the computer to give any minute detail of what is going on…

CHI-CHI’s is a chain of restaurants and bars located mainly in Belgium, Luxemburg and you can also find them in The United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Indonesia… They offer delicious Tex Mex cuisine and have a great variety of dishes on their menu.

Wishing to be part of the Great Apes survival,  CHI-CHI’s Belgium decided to join our Cause. Therefore, and thanks to the insistence of Mr Francis Leroy (CEO at Chi-Chi’s Europe) and also thanks to the kind participation of Mr Cyrille Chantereau (Manager of CHI-CHI’s Waterloo) and the CHI-CHI’s team, posters were designed and hung  in the different Belgian CHI-CHI’s restaurants.

It is actually our deceased baby JAK who has been chosen to spread CHI-CHI’s conservation message in both French and Dutch: “Sauvez les Chimpanzés au Congo! / Redt de Chimpanzees in Congo!” (=Save the chimpanzees in the Congo!).

In addition to this, CHI-CHI’s  Belgium has also adopted 2 chimpanzees of our infant group,  Santa and Maïka, via our Little Jak adoption programme and J.A.C.K. is extremely grateful for CHI-CHI’s help and contribution.  CHI-CHI’s Tex Mex bars and restaurants have now their place at J.A.C.K. !

Thank You Mr. Francis, Cyrille and the CHI-CHI’s team for your interest and your will to give this endangered  species a chance to survive!

Merci Mr Francis, Cyrille et toute l’équipe du CHI-CHI’s pour votre intérêt et pour votre volonté de donner une chance de survie à cette espèce menacée!

Roxane & Franck/J.A.C.K

Dear Friends,

Today, it’s Tommy’s turn to thank our kind donors.

Yes, Tommy had surgery a month ago and for more than a month has had daily treatments to clean his wounds.  Most of the vet material comes from Europe and South Africa and we do thank the following friends who have made donations via our Wildlife Direct Paypal account: Catherine M. (100USD), Eileen H. (30 USD), Oliver T. (30USD), Marc H. (25USD), Amy M. (10 USD), Christine C .(25 USD) and Anna M. (25 USD). Your support enabled us in buying medical stuff for baby Tommy!

Also, Tommy thanks  Sarah and Kitty who are living in South Africa. Both are friends of J.A.C.K. and have sent us particular bandages that even don’t exist in the DRC!

Dear Donors,

It’s Maïka’s turn today to show her loveliest smile to thank YOU for your donations via our wildlife direct blog. For the months of September and October , J.A.C.K. thank s Oliver T (2 x 30 USD), Amy M (2 x 10 USD), Christine C (50 USD), Claude D (100 USD) and Catherine M (100 USD).

Any donation is used to improve the welfare of the now 36 orphan chimpanzees of our sanctuary who are victims of  all that slaughter that currently empties our DRC forests.

Thank YOU for being with us.

Thank YOU for THEM!

J.A.C.K.

Hi Everyone,

Of course, you all (readers of these blogs)  are “Friends” of J.A.C.K. and our sanctuary is extremely grateful as some of you do their best in helping us through giving advice, sharing tips, talking about us to friends, sending us donations, participating to events in order to collect funds, etc.  So, thank YOU all for being with us !!!

One of you has been with us for quite some time. Yes, today, we wish to talk about a young lady we have never met but who has always shared her emotions and support via the blog and via emails…

Yes, KINZLI, I am talking about you!

KINZLI lives in the UK and has a wonderful voice. With some friends, she started a music band named ‘Kinzli and the KiloWatts’ and they have already 2 extremely nice music albums. She has got different websites you can read about her :

www.kinzli.com

www.facebook.com/kinzlimusic

www.myspace.com/kinzlimusic

One day Kinzli contacted us saying she had been partly thinking about baby TONGO while composing the song ” A safe place for us” of her new album ‘Down Up Down’.

KINZLI is a regular donor of our sanctuary. As to thank her for her dedication and love, we have organised  a surprise for her that we are sharing here with all of you. Her song inspired us a lot and the theme of our video of course  is … baby TONGO!

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Yes, today, the 19th of August 2010 is Tongo’s Birthday. It’s been two years now that this little one arrived at the sanctuary and it was to us the best moment to offer this present to KINZLI.

Thank YOU, KINZLI, for being with us and especially for your love and kindness. We are happy to be your friends!!!

Thank You,

J.A.C.K.