In 2006, under the umbrella of the Chimp-n-Sea Wildlife Conservation Fund, Rebecca and Michael moved to Uganda to conserve Kibale. With Margaret Kemigisa, they set out to offer alternative fuels to keep the rainforest intact with fuel efficient stoves, tree planting and entertaining education!

20 Years later, NNF is still proving to be a force for change. We celebrate this milestone and the growth this organization has achieved by comparing our productivity in 2006 vs 2025.

STOVES:

Year 1: 132 stoves built

Year 20: 1,087 stoves built

WOOD SAVINGS:

Year 1: 547,500 lbs

Year 20: 12, 400,000d  million lbs of wood.

SCIENCE CENTERS:

After gaining permission to display natural artifacts from the Uganda Wildlife Authority and securing full funding from the Great Ape Trust of Iowa, we were proud to open the first Kibale Science Center,  just one kilometer from the border of the National Park. More than 50 invited guests witnessed Chief Park Warden Charles Tumwesigye cut the opening ribbon on October 7th, and more than 300 village citizens experienced the center on its first full day of operation, Ugandan Independence Day, October 9th.

Year 1: 5,752 visitors

Year 20: 53,861 visitors

Thank you to everyone who has made this work possible!

We look forward to even more exciting evolutions and adaptations of the work in the coming years.