The ceremony of giving a name to a newborn 1s Kwita Izina. Names attributed to the gorillas play a significant role in the monitoring of each individual gorilla in their families and habitat.
Kwita Izina (Baby gorilla naming ceremony), Rwanda’s main tourism event which is organized by Rwanda Development Board (RDB), will be held in Kinigi Sector, Musanze District on 7th September with 23 baby gorillas to be named for this year’s event. This year, the gorilla naming will be held under the theme; ‘Conservation is Life’. According […]
Celebrate Rwanda’s conservation success story with us and help protect our wildlife and biodiversity for future generations. Kwita Izina, a uniquely Rwandan event, was introduced in 2005 with the aim of creating awareness of conservation efforts for the endangered mountain gorilla. 23 infant mountain gorillas will be named this year. Community projects in Kitabi Sector, Nyamagabe […]