Our Projects
Responsible Volunteering
It is important for everybody to be conscious of the issues facing humanity and the planet, and empowered to come up with solutions for these problems. APE has developed volunteer programs to achieve this goal. Participants will fund the enhancement of ongoing conservation projects and physically contribute towards the implementation of these programmes in activities such as interpretation; husbandry; enrichment; infrastructure building; rehabilitation and release of animals; habitat restoration; as well as community involvement and education.
APE describes this as “connecting everyday people to endangered animals“. You’ll have the unique opportunity to experience first-hand the social and environmental issues of a project, and form an appreciation of the realities of conservation and human development. Ultimately, you’ll relate your experiences back to everyday life, broadening your understanding and cultural horizons, and opening up further opportunities to make a difference in your life.
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Borneo Wildlife Safari
You’ll be planting trees in the fragmented forests along the Lower Kinabatangan floodplains where flora and fauna are abundant but threatened by diminishing habitat. You’ll also be able to work closely with the local community and observe orangutans, macaques, hornbills and other Bornean wildlife in their natural habitat.
Family Volunteering Adventure
Plant trees with your family in the fragmented forests along the Lower Kinabatangan floodplains where flora and fauna are abundant but threatened by diminishing habitat. You and your family will also be able to work closely with the local community and observe orangutans, macaques, hornbills and other Bornean wildlife in their natural habitat.
Sun Bear Assistant
Spend 2 weeks at the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre where you’ll be working closely with the keepers to carry out husbandry chores and make enrichment for the sun bears undergoing rehabilitation before they can be released into the wild.
Sun Bear Encounters
Spend 2 weeks at the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre where you’ll be working closely with the keepers to carry out husbandry chores and make enrichment for the sun bears undergoing rehabilitation before they can be released into the wild.
After that, you will be spending 2 more weeks planting trees in the fragmented forests along the Lower Kinabatangan floodplains where flora and fauna are abundant but threatened by diminishing habitat. You’ll have the opportunity to observe orangutans, macaques, hornbills and other Bornean wildlife in their natural habitat.
Education Programme
WiLD@Heart is a comprehensive and professional series of conservation education programmes for students aged 12 – 17. It aims to connect people to endangered animals through conservation and education projects.
Throughout the whole trip our emphasis is placed evenly across fun, experiential learning, and each student’s potential to make a personal impact on the future of the forests, wildlife and people of Sabah.
This programme fulfils the objectives of all IB programmes in terms of achieving the service requirement for CAS – Creativity, Activity and Service.
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