Education

Conservation begins with understanding. That’s why CRF invests in education at every level — from schoolchildren in Kahuzi-Biega to village leaders in Itombwe.

We are building educational facilities inside Kahuzi-Biega National Park, including a museum and visitor center that will serve as a living classroom for the public. Here, students and visitors will experience the story of the Congo Basin — not as something distant or abstract, but as part of their shared future.

In communities surrounding the parks, our programs integrate environmental education into daily life. Through conservation clubs, women’s groups, and storytelling events, we teach how forest health and human well-being are inseparable. When children learn the songs of the forest and see a gorilla not as an animal to fear but as a neighbor to protect, conservation becomes cultural — not just scientific.