To save endangered wild orangutans through conservation education, outreach initiatives and innovative collaborative programs that inspire and call people to action.

Administered and promoted the Orangutan Caring Scholarship program since 2006, providing 47, 4-year competitive scholarships to college students entering programs of biology, forestry and veterinary science in N. Sumatra, Aceh, and W. Kalimantan. Administered and promoted the LP Jenkins Memorial Fellowship for graduate students conducting orangutan or rain forest ecology research in Borneo or Sumatra. Initiated the Mobile Education & Conservation Unit (MECU) program in North Sumatra with the Orangutan Caring Club of North Sumatra in partnership with US Fish & Wildlife and other NGO funding. Surveyed and conducted education programs in 16 villages near orangutan habitat areas seeking to mitigate human-orangutan conflict and providing alternative methods for sustainable living.  Supported capacity building and operations of the Orang Utan Republik Education Initiative Indonesia (OUREII) based in Jakarta and the Orangutan Caring Club of N. Sumatra (CPOI-Sumut) based in Medan, Sumatra as they produce and deploy education programs into the local community, schools, and other public venues. Coordinated and promoted Orangutan Caring Week in countries around the world, after having it officially declared in Indonesia in 2005, to increase levels of awareness and concern for the species.