Who We Are
EEEGL stands for Enterprise, Environment and Equity in the Virunga Landscape of the Great Lakes, a densely populated area of high biodiversity on the border regions where the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda meet. We are a joint venture of CARE International and the International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP).
The International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP): Since 1991, IGCP has brought together the three protected area authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda, along with numerous other partners, to support the long-term conservation of the approximately 680 remaining mountain gorillas and their forest habitat in Virunga Massif and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest regions of East and Central Africa where they range. IGCP is a consortium of three leading international conservation organizations, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), Fauna & Flora International (FFI) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). IGCP’s unique partnership works directly with the communities in this growing and ever-changing region through a regional landscape-level approach to tackle the challenge of conserving gorilla populations and their habitat while also creating livelihood opportunities for the human populations that live near the protected areas and also call the region home.
CARE: CARE is one of the world’s largest international humanitarian organizations, committed to helping families in poor communities improve their lives and achieve lasting victories over poverty. The EEEGL programme involves the three country offices of CARE in Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The programme is funded by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation (HGBF). Established in 1999, HGBF’s primary mission is to improve the standard of living and quality of life for the world’s most impoverished and marginalized populations.
