Status of OCP programs during the COVID-19 Crisis in DR Congo

As we re-orientate OCP programs around the various health issues in eastern DRC which include not only COVID-19 but also Monkeypox, an outbreak of Plague, and a new occurrence of Ebola in central DRC, we continuously have to adjust our movements against a backdrop of violence and insecurity which continues unabated in the highlands along the Uganda and Rwanda borders making travel by road extremely perilous.

During our weekly Zoom calls with staff in Epulu I am more than amazed at their determination and bravery to get as much done to help the conservation of okapi as conditions allow. Civil disobedience is everywhere and our team travels through and around the Reserve implementing OCP programs of education, agroforestry and community assistance avoiding roadblocks or talking their way through them.  To read more, click here.