2021 Kwita Izina Rwanda Gorilla Naming Ceremony is On
Kwita Izina is today as the World celebrates Gorilla Day, The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) announced that 24 endangered mountain baby gorillas born will be named. This is late last year and this year 2021.
This is the 17th Kwita Izina ceremony that will be under the ‘Conservation and Sustainable Tourism – A Foundation for Future Generations’. Kwita Izina will be held in a virtual way with 24 babies’ gorillas born and living in the Volcanoes National Park from the last years naming ceremony shall be named. You should be reminded that the first Kwita Izina was held in 2005. BOOK NOW
As usual notable partners in this year’s gorilla naming ceremony are invited and will include celebrities’ local and international, conservationists, well-wishers of Rwanda, and special dignitaries from all walks of life.
On this special day, the world marks and celebrates World Gorilla Day, on this day a renowned primatologist Dian Fossey is highly recognized and remembered for establishing the Karisoke research center in Rwanda around 1967. She did a wonderful job in conserving and protecting these special creatures. People all over the world join together to celebrate the conservation of the mountain gorillas and honor those who endless put their efforts first to ensure their safety in their natural home
Today’s virtual ceremony will highlight updates on Rwanda’s conservation efforts including the population growth of the mountain gorillas and the need to expand their habitat, and community support to improve community livelihoods while enabling wildlife conservation.
The conservation of mountain gorillas in Rwanda has not only been part of the country’s revenue generation but also has improved the livelihood of the local communities through the revenue-sharing program.
International tourists are urged to continue to visit Rwanda not only for the amazing gorilla experience but also to visit other parks including Nyungwe National park, home for Chimpanzees in Rwanda, the wildlife park –Akagera National Park home to the Big Five animals, and lots of aquatic life plus the newly opened Gishwati-Mukura National Park, Rwanda’s fourth National Park and UNESCO biosphere reserve.
