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ITFC’s work is
made possible through the generosity of a growing number of supporters that share the Institute’s goals and objectives,
including private foundations, corporations, individuals, and
agencies and cooperating organizations. We are pleased to
acknowledge the special role these supporters play in ITFC’s
successes.
Governments and Multilateral Organizations
 Our mother institute,
Mbarara
University of Science and Technology pays the salaries of several of our
academic
and
administrative staff.
ITFC works closely with the Protected Area managers
 Uganda
Wildlife Authority
and the
USAID funded the PRIME WEST project, which included ITFC's study of the
bush meat trade in Western Uganda. Since July 2009, it funds a new
program 'WILD WEST', carried out by WCS Uganda. ITFC is a sub-grantee.
(WCS)
has provided the Director's salary
for many years, and occasionally supports specific projects.
Max Planck
Institute carries out the gorilla monitoring from ITFC since
1998,
supports the institute and donated several pieces of equipment.
Foundations
John D. and
Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation supports most of ITFC's
monitoring activities, as well as workshops for coordinating these in
the region. In January 2009
a new 3 year grant started in which ITFC
will research emerging threats to conservation values of the Albertine
Rift (climate change, population growth, etc.)
The
Rufford
foundation supported the water quality monitoring activities
in Bwindi as well as in Rwenzori Mountains National Parks.
Other Organizations
Other long time collaborators and occasional funders include
 Bwindi Mgahinga Conservation Trust
 International
Gorilla Conservation Programme
 CARE
International
 Forest
Peoples Program / UOBDU
The
British Ecological Society paid for
vegetation mapping, multiple use monitoring and problem animal control.
Recently, the
Bwindi
Community Hospital supported ITFC through a free-of-charge
First Aid training.
Other long time collaborators and occasional funders include
the
WCS’ Albertine Rift
program,
ARCOS,
NatureUganda, the
African
Wildlife Foundation, UNESCO and
the World
Wide Fund for Nature,
and the
Conservation
Development Centre.
Thank you all for your continued support!
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