The Sumatran Orangutan Society

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About The Sumatran Orangutan Society

The Sumatran Orangutan Society (SOS) was originally set up in 1997 by a group of volunteers working at the Bohorok Centre in Sumatra, united in their concern for the plight of the Sumatran orangutan and determined to help. Subsequently, SOS became a registered charity/non-profit organisation in Indonesia (Akta notaris (Meiyane Halimatussyadiah) yayasan no.1 on April 1st, 1999), the US branch (501(c)(3) no. 65-0834635), the UK branch in 2001 (registered charity no. 1085600) and finally Sweden in 2002 (charity no. 802412-2544). SOS Australia is in the process of registration.

All staff (with the exception of two low-paid staff members) are unpaid volunteers. Although still a small charity with limited resources, SOS is expanding its activities and has already helped many Sumatran orangutans, as well as being active in education/awareness projects in several countries. SOS is extremely grateful to its dedicated team of volunteers, members and donor-supporters, without which our work would not be possible. Thank you!

Lucy Wisdom, SOS Founding Director, UK and Indonesia.

Lucy Wisdom co-founded the Sumatran Orangutan Society (SOS) in 1997 after working as a long-term volunteer at the Bohorok Centre where she dedicated her life to the conservation and welfare of the Sumatran orangutan. Lucy's eclectic career includes a stint as a trapeze artist, which made her an ideal surrogate mum for young rehabilitants, climbing trees and weaving "nests" from broken branches to encourage the youngsters to learn wild orangutan skills.

In addition to work in the field, Lucy turned her attentions to the set-up of SOS as a viable international charity, recognising that to move forward, she must focus her sights less on the individual and more on the larger conservation picture. "To me, every orangutan is an ambassador for its species. And the Sumatran orangutan is an ambassador for its rainforest."

Lucy focused her immediate efforts on public awareness and on raising funds for maintenance and supplies for the Bohorok Centre, eventually widening SOS's scope to providing funding support and equipment to the new re-introduction facility. SOS has also supported the setup of the new Orangutan Information Centre in Medan, North Sumatra. SOS continues to support the above projects, and strives to further expand SOS activities (see the mission statement) as Lucy and her team fight against the clock to raise awareness and funds for critically endangered Sumatran orangutans.

"To lose the Sumatran orangutan would be like losing a part of ourselves," says Lucy. "A part we've barely begun to know."

Donations

www.orangutans-sos.org/donations.php

Please help to support SOS projects. Our endeavours towards the conservation and welfare of Sumatran orangutans are made possible by the generosity of our supporters. We need your help!

To donate now from anywhere in the world please click on the link below. For other options (including office addresses to send donations), please see further below.

Click here to make a secure online donation.

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Thinking of having a spring clear-out or selling something on eBay? Why not donate some or all of the proceeds to the SOS through the eBay for Charity program! Click on the logo to find out more!

SOS can also receive donations from Indonesia, Sweden, New Zealand and Australia. Please contact the relevant SOS offices below or enquire to: donations@orangutans-sos.org

Thank you for supporting the Sumatran Orangutan Society!

SOS UK

Cheques or international bank money orders should be made out to "Sumatran Orangutan Society" and sent by post to:

Sumatran Orangutan Society UK
17C Between Towns Road
Oxford
OX4 3LX
England, UK

Tel: (00 44) (0) 1865 712403

helen@orangutans-sos.org

SOS USA

Checks or international bank money orders should be made out to "Sumatran Orangutan Society" and sent to:

Sumatran Orangutan Society USA
2 Peter Cooper Rd
Suite 9E
New York, NY 10010

redapes@gmail.com

SOS Indonesia

The address for the office in Indonesia is:

Sumatran Orangutan Society Indonesia
P.O. Box 92
Ubud
Bali 80571

Fax/Tel: (+62) 361 976 721.

bali@orangutans-sos.org

SOS Australia

Donations and enquiries in Australia can now be sent directly to:

Sumatran Orangutan Society Australia
PO Box 53
Emu Park
Queensland 4710
Australia

orangutans_australia@hotmail.com

Sumatran Orangutan Society New Zealand

Donations and enquiries in New Zealand can now be sent directly to:

SOS New Zealand
PO Box 251491
Pakuranga, Auckland
New Zealand 1706
0210 666501

orangutanz@gmail.com

Sumatran Orangutan Society Sweden

The SOS branch in Sweden is able to receive Scandinavian and international donations and funds through your local bank. Address the donation to:

SOS Sweden
Linnégatan 63, nb
114 60 Stockholm
Sweden
Tel: (00) 46 (0) 86669744

Account number: 183 34 15-1 (postgiro)
(Clearings number: 9960, swift code: PGSISESS)
Bank: Postgirot Bank AB, 105 06 Stockholm, Sweden

A copy of your transfer receipt along with your name and address/e-mail will automatically be sent to the SOS-Sweden office and you will be contacted as soon as your donation has arrived.

For further information please feel free to contact us at:
Tel: (00) 46 (0) 8 666 97 44
sweden@orangutans-sos.org

For all other areas, please enquire to donations@orangutans-sos.org.

http://www.orangutans-sos.org/orangcrisis.php