Episode 124-Protecting Gorillas, Empowering Communities:People driven conservation | Jean Ndayambaje
2025-11-26 37 min
Description & Show Notes
New Episode online: SANUSPLANET Podcast #124
In this inspiring new episode of the SANUSPLANET Podcast, Maggy takes you all the way to Rwanda, where an extraordinary initiative is making a real impact: ADEC Rwanda – Action for the Development of Community Ecotourism.
Her guest today is Jean Ndayambaje, the founder and coordinator of ADEC Rwanda. Jean brings a wealth of experience in wildlife protection and conservation. He spent many years as a long-term coordinator for the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International, studying mountain gorillas, tracking them daily, and working tirelessly to protect them.
After leaving that role, Jean returned to his community and his roots with a powerful vision:
to involve more local people in conservation and empower communities through ecotourism.
In this episode, Jean shares his personal journey, some knowledge of mountain gorillas, and valuable insights into the mission and work of ADEC Rwanda.
✨ Exciting news:
ADEC Rwanda will soon be one of the organizations supported by SANUSPLANET — thanks to your help! So stay tuned as we continue building meaningful impact together.
All this and more awaits you in Episode 124!
🎧 Tune in now and be inspired!
www.sanusplanet.org
In this inspiring new episode of the SANUSPLANET Podcast, Maggy takes you all the way to Rwanda, where an extraordinary initiative is making a real impact: ADEC Rwanda – Action for the Development of Community Ecotourism.
Her guest today is Jean Ndayambaje, the founder and coordinator of ADEC Rwanda. Jean brings a wealth of experience in wildlife protection and conservation. He spent many years as a long-term coordinator for the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International, studying mountain gorillas, tracking them daily, and working tirelessly to protect them.
After leaving that role, Jean returned to his community and his roots with a powerful vision:
to involve more local people in conservation and empower communities through ecotourism.
In this episode, Jean shares his personal journey, some knowledge of mountain gorillas, and valuable insights into the mission and work of ADEC Rwanda.
✨ Exciting news:
ADEC Rwanda will soon be one of the organizations supported by SANUSPLANET — thanks to your help! So stay tuned as we continue building meaningful impact together.
All this and more awaits you in Episode 124!
🎧 Tune in now and be inspired!
www.sanusplanet.org