People in their hundreds were seen yesterday crying over the death of a mountain gorilla. The sources working at Uganda’s Wildlife Authority (UWA) identified the dead mountain gorilla as Ruhondeza which was aged 55 years.

The animal died on June 27th while it was in a sleep. The dead mountain gorilla was habituated by Uganda government in 1991.

At the burial of the gorilla, the minister for tourism was seen in a group of the people sobbing over the dead animal. It was buried in Buhoma village at a funeral that was attended by officials from the ministry of tourism, and area local council leaders.

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Red Cross Volunteers are engaged in youth programmes, first aid, ambulance services, mountain rescue, telephone help-lines, disaster management, support for refuges and internally displaced people, health campaigns, advocacy and a myriad of other services with the aim of improving the lives of the vulnerable in communities.

Volunteer work is different from paid work. Volunteering has it’s own unique qualities:

• Volunteers have a strong personal motivation
• Volunteers work part-time

Most people only volunteer a few hours each week. Therefore, volunteering can be combined with any occupation and can continue for many years.

• Red Cross Volunteers are local

They are part of the community. Volunteers know the needs and resources in the community, because they are already there.

For more information and application, see: Red Cross Volunteers

Red Cross calls for  Volunteers

Red Cross Volunteers are engaged in youth programmes, first aid, ambulance services, mountain rescue, telephone help-lines, disaster management, support for refuges and internally displaced people, health campaigns, advocacy and a myriad of other services with the aim of improving the lives of the vulnerable in communities.

Volunteer work is different from paid work. Volunteering has it’s own unique qualities:

• Volunteers have a strong personal motivation
• Volunteers work part-time

Most people only volunteer a few hours each week. Therefore, volunteering can be combined with any occupation and can continue for many years.

• Red Cross Volunteers are local

They are part of the community. Volunteers know the needs and resources in the community, because they are already there.

For more information and application, see: Red Cross Volunteers

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