EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: IBU RENIE
Prepandemic Ibu Renie holds a rescued infant orangutan at the Care Center in Central Kalimantan. Jakarta, the current capital of Indonesia. A city famed for its hustle and bustle, roads…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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,…
