EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: IBU RENIE

Jakarta, the current capital of Indonesia. A city famed for its hustle and bustle, roads jam packed with motorbikes and cars each vying for space, sidewalks overflowing with street vendors… Continue reading EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: IBU RENIE

Employee Spotlight: Ibu Ijun

Everyone has a story to tell, and at Orangutan Foundation International (OFI), the colorful tales are endless. Each caregiver at OFI’s Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ) in Central Borneo,… Continue reading Employee Spotlight: Ibu Ijun

Employee Spotlight: Ibu Yeti

When walking along the boardwalk en route to Camp Danielle, a facility at OFI’s Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ) in Borneo, you may hear what sounds like exasperated shouting… Continue reading Employee Spotlight: Ibu Yeti

Employee Spotlight: Pak Sia

Pak Sia: Devoted to the Orangutans “When I was six or seven, I didn’t really understand orangutans.” Pak Sia remembers. It was around that time he witnessed a teacher at… Continue reading Employee Spotlight: Pak Sia

Caregiver Story: OFI Vets

Trust me, I’m a vet. Rescuing and caring for orangutans is serious business. However, it’s not all scrubs and surgeries around OFI’s Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ). OFI’s professionals… Continue reading Caregiver Story: OFI Vets

Employee Spotlight: Ibu Sumi

We all know that person around the office. Always on the go, they move like a phantom through the corridors; rewarding us with a bright smile before disappearing into the… Continue reading Employee Spotlight: Ibu Sumi

Friend of OFI: Irene Spencer

“Into the Wild” Irene Spencer means business. “Everyone have a seat cushion?” trills her distinct east-coast American accent. Irene is directing guests to various vehicles under a lightening Bornean sky.… Continue reading Friend of OFI: Irene Spencer

Employee Spotlight: Ibu Cici

It is early morning in Central Kalimantan and the air still holds a whisper of the previous night’s coolness. Soon enough, the heat of the day will arrive and settle… Continue reading Employee Spotlight: Ibu Cici

Caregiver Story: Pak Heppy

OFI caregiver, Pak Heppy, has worked for OFI for many years, based for the last four at Pondok Sukun. “I don’t have many stories,” he initially claims. But as he… Continue reading Caregiver Story: Pak Heppy

Employee Spotlight: Ibu Waliyati

On a hot Monday morning in Central Indonesian Borneo, Ibu Waliyati is busy stapling paperwork in her office at Orangutan Foundation International’s (OFI) Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ). “Oh,… Continue reading Employee Spotlight: Ibu Waliyati