the 'pinky promise' that started something............

Our children Bella 5 & Bailey 7 have always, always loved orangutans. The theme of sustainability in school this year lead to many discussions about looking after the earth, conservation, deforestation and the impact this has on orangutan habitat. We then went to see the film Born to be Wild and afterwards we got online to investigate Dr Birute Galdikas and the Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) further. We were alarmed to discover that Rawa Kuno Legacy Forest is under threat of being destroyed to make way for palm oil plantation or similar development etc. This would be absolutely devastating for the 200 wild orangutans currently seeking refuge in the forest (after already being displaced from cleared surrounding forests) and reduce further, the ever diminishing rainforest where rehabilitated orphaned orangutans can be released.

Wanting to help - Bella and Bailey both raided money from their piggy banks to sponsor an acre of land each. 

Bella and her Orangutan toy

Bella has made me 'pinky promise' that I will do what I can to help save Rawa Kuno Legacy Forest. Such wisdom for a 5 year old! 

So, James and I decided that we would take all of the money that we were saving for a family holiday and use it to sponsor land too. It was a big decision, it was a lot of money to us - but how much is even a single orangutan's life worth to you?....really? How much is it worth to try save them and protect their habitat forever? We can save up more money and go on a holiday next year - Rawa Kuno Legacy Forest needs to be saved ASAP. So far our little family have sponsored 34 acres of Rawa Kuno Legacy forest and we hope to help save more...... 

Now I am doing my best to follow through on my promise......trying to raise awareness, but more importantly trying to get people to take some action - to sponsor land or give a donation of any amount. Or do some fund raising yourselves to try help save it. It really comes down to $ at this stage. My fear is that any day now I'm going to get the word that the land has been sold and has been reduced to a charred desolate wasteland and most of the orangutans have been killed or orphaned in the process. I would be heartbroken.

So, if you haven't already joined - join the Orangutan Action | Save Rawa Kuno Legacy Forest Facebook community and spread the word, but most importantly donate, sponsor or fundraise before Rawa Kuno Legacy Forest is gone forever!

There are a number of different ways you can help today!

1) Sponsor a piece of the forest - select the piece of land that you want to save via the interactive map here.

2) Donate any amount here - just indicate that you want the money to go to Rawa Kuno Legacy Forest

3) I asked OFI to set up a Save Rawa Kuno Legacy Forest campaign on FirstGiving website & they did here - Yay!! It's simple & easy to set up your own page & become a fundraiser for RKLF.

Hello to our lovely new FB supporters.....

Wow, we've already got some people joined our Orangutan Action | Save Rawa Kuno Legacy Forest Page! on Facebook. It's amazing to see people from right across the globe come together for this cause. The orangutans of Rawa Kuno Legacy Forest are worth your time, effort and money. 


People have already been busy sharing the links & info with their networks and asking others to help. Hello guys & thank you - you've warmed my heart :)

Thanks for dropping by - Siobhán xx

Check out the interactive map of Rawa Kuno Legacy Forest here and decide which acre you're going to save today! 

Or make a donate of any amount here - it's too easy! Just write in the comments section that you want the money to go to Rawa Kuno Legacy Forest.

getting things started

photo courtesy of OFI

So, the last few days have been about starting some things that will hopefully get things underway for this lil project..... I started this blog (hello world!), started a Facebook Page to save Rawa Kuno Legacy Forest (RKLF), joined Facebook as myself which I will mainly use for ranga stuff, not my personal stuff! 




Then I....started sharing a link to the RKLF interactive map and ask for support.


Ideally, I'd love to get a community of action takers together and just make it happen! 


Two things that you lovely action takers can do for me today - 


1) Buy a little chunk of Rawa Kuno Legacy Forest (chip in with a group of friends if you can't afford the $100 US for an acre)
2) Spread the word and encourage others to buy a little chunk of Rawa Kuno Legacy Forest.


Going to make a list of other things that I need to explore to make this happen.....is there one way to raise $500,000? not sure, but surely there are 100's of ways for 500 people to raise $1000, or 5000 people to raise $100? mmm.....any ideas - please share :)


Take a look at the faces in the picture above - seriously saving these little fella & their home forever has gotta be worth at least raising a hundred or a thousand bucks!


Thanks for dropping by - Siobhán xx


Check out the interactive map here and decide which acre you're going to save today! 


Or make a donate of any amount here - it's too easy! Just write in the comments section that you want the money to go to Rawa Kuno Legacy Forest.

about rawa kuno legacy forest.....

Orangutan Foundation International have outlined the urgency of the need to save this little chunk of rainforest beautifully here.....follow the link to learn all about it.

While you are there, please sponsor an acre or two :) 

Or make a donate of any amount here - it's too easy! Just write in the comments section that you want the money to go to Rawa Kuno Legacy Forest.

Here is a short video about Rawa Kuno Legacy Forest.

The orangutans of Rawa Kuno Legacy Forest deserve to survive.

Today is the first day......

Today is a very special day. Today I am putting it "out there" that I am going to do my utmost to help to save Rawa Kuno Legacy Forest for our beautiful little orangutan friends in Borneo.(or as my children call it Last Chance Forest - cause it's the last chance of living in the wild for these little guys)  Yep, I am going to try do everything I can to try help raise awareness and help raise the money to save it! Imagine helping to change the world - even just the weeniest bit. 


Why? 


So that the forest will be saved from being cleared for farming, so that the 200 or so wild orangutans already living there will be saved, so that OFI orphaned orangutans will be able to be released and live there forever, for my children, for your children......and because my 5 year old made me pinky promise that I'd do what I can to save it....and we all know that a pinky promise cannot be broken xx 


So, my lovelies today is the day.....to learn more & find out how you can help today click on this link