Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia, billionaire businessman and co-founder of the Ruparelia Foundation, has received the Chimpanzee Sanctuary & Wildlife Conservation Trust's (CSWCT) Lifetime Achievement Award for his philanthropic contributions to the trust, particularly the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary.
Sudhir, who is also the founder and chairman of the Ruparelia Group, one of Uganda's largest business conglomerates with investments in financial services, real estate, education services, hospitality, agriculture, and media and broadcasting, was honored alongside other contributors to the trust at the Speke Resort Munyonyo, one of the group's hotels, during the trust's 25th anniversary.
Dr. Jane Goodall, an English primatologist and anthropologist who founded the Jane Goodall Institute, was among those who attended the event. The Institute is one of the Trust and Sanctuary's co-founders.
"We at the Ruparelia Group, and I personally, are grateful to have been given the opportunity to be a part of 23 of these 25 years of the Ngamba Island and pledge to remain lifelong partners to this noble cause," the businessman said in a video address.
The group began working with the trust in 1999, barely two years after the refuge was founded in 1997. The 1999 Census Project and various other events held by the Ruparelia Group, such as the Ngambap20 Anniversary Dinner, are among the efforts to which the Ruparelias have actively engaged.
In March 2018, the Ruparelias formalized their collaboration by adopting and naming one of the chimps on Ngamba Island, Ruparelia, after the group.
The Ruparelias also legally integrated their work with the Trust under the Ruparelia Foundation, which is part of the Ruparelia Group.
"Since then, we have had the honor of contributing annually to ensuring that "Ruparelia" (the chimp) and all other rescued chimps at Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary have a safe place to live and receive all the food, medical care, and love they require," Sudhir explains.
"The Chimpanzee Sanctuary is a very special project to us." It is a key component of the Ruparelia Foundation's environmental and wildlife conservation pillar, which was formed in 2012 by Dr. Sudhir and his wife, Jyostna Ruparelia.
The Foundation is the family's sustainability and corporate social investment effort, with projects centered on "Enriching Lives Together."
Sports, education, and talent development are other cornerstones, as are the arts, culture, tradition, and religion, as well as care for vulnerable individuals. The Foundation has aided nearly 600 initiatives and projects to far.
"I would like to thank the Trust for giving us the opportunity to become your partners in wildlife welfare." We also wish you many more years of happiness and prosperity in the future. "I'd also like to thank the Chimpanzee Sanctuary & Wildlife Conservation Trust (CSWCT), also known as the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, and its founders, particularly the Jane Goodall Institute, for their over 25 years of being Partners in the Welfare of Wildlife in Uganda," he concluded.
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