Fourth Annual Gorilla Naming Ceremony, Kwita Izina 2008

 

Home Kwita Izina Event Progran Photo Gallery In recognition of the ever-growing tourism industry, Rwanda Development Gateway Centre in collaboration with Rwanda office of Tourisme and Nationl Parks brings you this special newsletter edition focusing on the upcoming Gorilla naming ceremony set for 21st June, 2008. The Fourth annual Gorilla Naming Ceremony is meant to celebrate the success of the collaboration so far achieved in the protection and conservation of the Mountain Gorillas. In this edition we focus on the much cherished secular Rwandan tradition of giving a name to a new born baby commonly known as "Kwita Izina" that has been part of the Rwandan tradition for centuries. This ceremony has also been used for past 2 decades now to give names to new born gorillas. Gorilla name background The mountain Gorillas share with the human beings 98% of the genes and about a third of the world's total mountain gorilla's population live in Rwanda... Read more Discover a new African dawn Discover a new place, a new adventure, new friends and unimaginable beauty. Read more Remarks by His Excellency Paul Kagame The President of the Republic of Rwanda, on the occasion of the third KWITA IZINA Ceremony (30 June 2007)... Read more What has been achieved? ORTPN has used the Kwitizina Event to raise much needed revenue through their Adoption Program. The revenue raised ensures they can finance... Read more   High profile Conference on Conservation during Kwita Izina celebrations. For the first time, over 150 conservationists... Ready more For the second successive year, Rwanda has beaten the rest of Africa at this year's ITB Berlin tourism exhibition in Germany... Ready more     Kwita Izina Community projects launched Ready more Wildlife Conservation: A New Arrival at the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary Ready more Rwanda: ORTPN Refutes Gorilla Tax Claims Ready more Rwanda: Kigali Gets New Tourism Training School Ready more

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