Loren Kleinman, Hilltop Country Day School Loren works for Hilltop Country Day School in New Jersey and found out about APOPO and our HeroRATs through the head of the school. Loren and the class’ decision to fundraise for APOPO was driven by their belief in the organization’s mission to create a better world by saving […]
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Survival and Resilience in Ponte Filomena, Angola “My name is João André, and I am 38 years old. I was born in this neighborhood, Ponte Filomena, near the border between Cuanza Norte and Cuanza Sul provinces, and have always lived here.. I have four daughters and four sons. The youngest is 3 years old and
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Now that the mines are cleared, Marcolino can walk to his land easily…
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Lisa Rand from the Progressive School of Long Island Lisa was well versed on the ability of rats as her daughter had pet rats growing up and in fact, Lisa adopted one of APOPO’s HeroRATs for her daughter as a gift! Lisa is a sixth-grade teacher at The Progressive School of Long Island in Merrick,
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Author, Corine Timmer wanted to donate proceeds of her book to our HeroRATs! Corine Timmer is a renowned writer, living in rural Portugal with nine street dogs and other animals. Her short-form poetry has been published in respected print and web haiku journals and anthologies. During the past five years, her haiku, photo haiku and
Shae and friends hike for HeroRATs! Shae and other students at Nørre Gymnasium in Copenhagen decided to fundraise for charity as part of their CAS project (contributing towards their International Baccalaureate). The team quickly decided that they wanted to raise money for APOPO’s HeroRATs by undertaking a huge 116-kilometer hike from Copenhagen to Malmö. No
Textile designer, Patrick was opposed to landmines and fond of rats and knew the perfect way to fundraise for us! Textile designer, Patrick Moriarty discovered APOPO online. and having always been opposed to landmines and fond of the rat species, he decided he would raise money through his textiles for APOPO! Patrick had been planning
Matt and friends took on a 25km hike in aid of our HeroRATs! Having kept rats as a child, when Matt saw APOPO’s HeroRATs on Facebook one day, the cause really caught his eye! Matt immediately started following our HeroRATs on social media and last year, Matt decided he wanted to fundraise for our HeroRATs
Staten Island Zoo’s chapter of the American Association of Zookeepers (SIZ AAZK) fundraises for our HeroRATs! Staten Island Zoo’s chapter of the American Association of Zookeepers (SIZ AAZK) regularly fundraises for conservation organizations and non-profits, usually those that support animals that are housed at the Staten Island Zoo. Jessica Hartmann, Vice President of SIZ AAZK,
