ORANG UTAN REPUBLIK FOUNDATION INC
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Mission Statement
The mission of the Orang Utan Republik Foundation (OURF) is to save wild orangutans from extinction by supporting, coordinating and facilitating conservation education, outreach programs, and other innovative collaborative projects in the species’ host country of Indonesia. Established as the Orang Utan Republik Education Initiative in 2004, OURF received its foundation status in 2007.
About This Cause
OURF seeks to transform the attitudes, values, and beliefs of local Indonesians who impact wild orangutan populations in culturally appropriate ways such that they become the caretakers of the species and their rainforest habitat. OURF networks with other organizations, leveraging limited resources to make the largest impact possible. Some of the groups include The Orangutan Project, Sustainable Green Sumatra Foundation, Orangutan Information Center, Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Program, Yayasan Palung, Borneo Nature Foundation, Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program, and Centre for Orangutan Protection. In 2015, OURF entered into a special partnership with The Orangutan Project to serve donors in the USA who support more direct conservation-related activities. As the USA chapter, OURF is also known as TOP-USA. OURF and its Indonesian affiliate, the Sustainable Green Sumatra Foundation (YSHL) works with the government and existing nongovernmental organizations in Sumatra to promote their local education and outreach programs and partner with them with resources and information to increase their efficacy in the field. Through YSHL, OURF works with local people in educating them through the Community Education and Conservation Program to reduce their conflict with neighboring wildlife as well as improving their livelihood with alternative and sustainable activities. With other NGOs, OURF also provides scholarships, internships, and fellowships to promote higher education and to develop a cadre of graduates who are advocates for the species. The Orangutan Caring Scholarship (OCS) program is a collaborative effort that has given out over 304 multi-year scholarships over the past 19 years to needy and deserving Indonesian college students for degrees in the fields of forestry, biology, and veterinary science. Over 190 students have graduated many going into conservation as a career. As TOP-USA, OURF is also supporting the more traditional large landscape conservation programs and animal rescue, rehabilitation, and reintroduction. OURF is engaged in global policy development with other groups on behalf of the orangutan. At the same time, OURF conducts outreach in the United States, works with schools to involve students, and participates in other activities to further the mission of the organization. More information about OURF can be found at www.orangutanrepublik.org.