Information for teachers

Would you like to raise your students' awareness of endangered species and the environment and give them a chance to see how they can make a difference?

If action is not taken now, students in coming years will be learning about how we allowed the orangutan to become extinct.

Orang-U-Friends is a program which enables schools to become involved with the crucial work that Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Australia is doing to save the orangutan from extinction and rehabilitate those who have been rescued. Orang-U-Friends is a fun and interactive way of raising students' awareness of this critical issue and allowing them the opportunity to play a role in the future of one of our closest living relatives.

By sponsoring a rescued orangutan infant, students will learn more about the plight of endangered animals and the destruction of their habitat. Rather than feeling helpless as they watch yet another species become extinct within their lifetime, students have the chance to make a vital contribution to not just one animal's life, but to the survival of the species and its environment. Through regular updates, they will be able to follow the progress of their sponsored orangutan, gain an insight into the rehabilitation process and share in the celebration as their orangutan grows up and is eventually released back into the forests.

As a sponsor, your school (or class) receives a certificate of sponsorship, a photograph and profile of your chosen orangutan and updates twice a year. We will also provide ongoing support for students' education into these issues with information packs, guest speakers and activities. Sponsors will be acknowledged in the newsletter and on our website.

All you need to do is hold a fundraising event, send in the proceeds and choose which infant you would like to sponsor. We can even provide you with suggestions and support for a great fundraiser if you wish.

For more information please contact us at contact@orangutans.com.au

15 July 2010
Why should we protect the orangutan? It is a frequently asked question when lay-people, including businesspeople, discuss the need to protect orangutans, Asia's only great ape, which is greatly endangered. Read Article »

23 June 2010
If an orangutan blows a raspberry, smacks you on the side of your body or gives you a nip on the arm, don't worry. Read Article »

21 June 2010
Some New Zealand food companies are being slippery about whether they use palm oil, according to a Green Party survey.

6 June 2010
Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Australia and its Indonesian counterpart have secured a 112,000 hectare site in Kalimantan, Indonesia for the release of rehabilitated orangutans.

27 May 2010
Indonesia will introduce a two-year moratorium on deforestation to help tackle climate change, the country's president has said. Read Article »

28 May 2010
United States congressman Earl Blumenauer has called on the Australian Government to legislate to ban illegal timber imports into Australia.

27 May 2010
Cash-strapped Indonesia remains committed to protection of its rainforests as part of the global initiative to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) Plus scheme, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says.

27 May 2010
Indonesia will honor palm oil companies' existing contract despite its pledge to suspend new concessions to clear the nation's natural forests and peat lands for two years, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says.