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MONA is working with the director of Accra zoo to transport Martha a young female chimpanzee from Ghana to South Africa. However we desperately need funds to cover the costs of transporting Martha to her new home at the Jane Goodall Institute’s Eden sanctuary in S. Africa. These costs will cover vet costs, road transport and flights.

Martha is approx. 13 years old and she had been living in the Accra zoo in for ten years. However she was recently moved with other chimps to Kumasi zoo because the facilities in Accra zoo were outdated and it was closed down.  She is currently living alone in a tiny cage away from the other chimps because there is not enough room for her. She hasn’t’ handled the move very well and has become depressed and listless so we desperately want to move her as soon as possible so we need to raise funds urgently.

The JGI Chimpanzee Eden sanctuary will be a wonderful new home for her. She will be able to meet chimps of a similar age and form the friendships that she desperately needs after living without contact with chimps for so long. The Eden sanctuary is set on the 1000 hectare Umhloti Nature Reserve in Mpumalanga, in the heart of S. Africa and the chimp enclosures are set in semi--wild surroundings.

Please help us today to give Martha the new life she deserves because chimps can live for more than fifty years and we would like her to live out the rest of her life at the Eden sanctuary. 

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to help Martha. MONA-UK will recieve your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

Alternatively you can send a cheque made payable to MONA-UK (please indicate that it is for Martha) to MONA-UK, PO Box 372, Cambridge, CB4 1ZS. Call me if you have any questions on 01223 210 952.

Many thanks for your support.

Just to give you all an update. As many of you may already be aware there has been a delay in Martha's move because the South African authorities have banned all transport of chimpanzees into South Africa from other African countries because of recent Ebola outbreaks. Martha still has a place at the Eden sanctuary but I'm afraid that we can't do anything until the ban is lifted. I will let you know as soon as I hear anything. Thanks for your patience.