Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary was established in October 1998 to care for chimps confiscated/rescued within Uganda. In addition to providing a safe home and ensuring the welfare of our wild cousins, the establishment's other goals  is to care for the environment on Ngamba Island, to provide a high quality educational experience for visitors as well as benefiting the island local communities.

Chimpanzees taken from the wild endure incredible hardship and terror. Once in the safety of the Sanctuary, they need a great deal of care and attention - both physically and emotionally. The Sanctuary provides the chimpanzees with food, medical care, security, and, perhaps most importantly, the social companionship of other chimpanzees - the very things they lack as victims of the pet trade. Once more, the Sanctuary is committed to providing this care for the rest of their natural lives - up to 60 + years of age.

Chimpanzee populations continue to decline throughout their home range in africa and various efforts are being employed by both Governments and Non-Governmental organizations to halt this trend amidst global challenges of human population growth, poverty and climatic change.

Ngamba Island will mark 10 years under the theme "preserving our heritage and protecting our closest relatives" with several events including a 2 days workshop.