We advance gorilla conservation and humane care by fostering understanding, empathy, and respect for our closest relatives through these four integrated initiatives:
KokoKids
Conservation education outreach in Africa, with a focus on Cameroon and the critically endangered Cross River gorilla population, to inspire young people to protect gorillas and their habitats by changing attitudes toward hunting and deforestation.
KokoCares
Designing gorilla-centered sanctuaries that prioritize natural settings, autonomy, freedom from unwanted human intrusion, and opportunities for gorillas to transition to free-living when possible.
KokoApp
Ongoing development of the Koko Signs app, teaching Koko’s favorite signs through interactive, conversational videos. This empathy-building tool supports both KokoKids and KokoCares by promoting interspecies connection.
KokoArc
Digitizing, preserving, and analyzing 50 years of groundbreaking interspecies communication research with Koko, Michael, and Ndume—the only such study of its kind. Leveraging AI to summarize and unlock the linguistic and cognitive insights embedded in this rich multimedia archive, providing key knowledge that informs all our mission projects.
