The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) is a global community conservation organization that advances the vision and work of Dr. Jane Goodall by conserving chimpanzees and inspiring communities to conserve the natural world we all share; to improve the lives of people, animals, and the environment. We strongly believe everything is connected and everyone can make a difference.

The Jane Goodall Institute Tanzania (JGI-TZ) is a reputable and rapidly expanding non-governmental organization committed to wildlife research, conservation, socio-economic development, and environmental education. The Jane Goodall Institute Tanzania (JGI-TZ) was founded in 2001 by Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE. The JGI Tanzania with its partners makes a difference through community centered conservation, chimpanzees research projects, youths’ environmental education and the innovative use of science and technology. We work closely with local communities in Tanzania, inspiring hope through a collective power of individual actions. The JGI Tanzania is implementing wildlife research activities in Gombe National Park through Gombe Stream Research Centre program (GSRC) focusing on chimpanzee. The research activities started way back 1960 when Dr jane Goodall arrived in Gombe on July 14, 1960. The chimpanzee research is extended outside the GNP to village forest reserves and local authority forest reserves owned and managed by district councils of Uvinza in Kigoma region and Tanganyika district council in Katavi region.

The implementation of conservation activities includes varies partners and stakeholders such as government authorities’ districts, regions, ministries, research institutions, other conservation organizations and legal institutions present in Tanzania and outside Tanzania. JGI Tanzania has head office in Dar es salaam Tanzania located in Mikocheni at Lucy Lameck Street. Other officers are in Kigoma, Mpanda, Mwanza, Arusha and Dodoma. The availability of the offices poses good coordination of conservation activities with the local government authorities and JGI beneficiaries while ensuring institution’s presence in the area.