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Kokolopori
Kokolopori is a community of 25-35 villages in Djolu Territory of Tshuapa District in Équateur province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.〔("F.C.'s New Sister City: Just What & Where is Congo's Kokolopori?" ) Falls Church News-Press, 23–29 February 2006〕〔("Equip 35 Midwives in Remote Congolese Villages," FirstGiving ) (accessed 5 May 2012)〕〔("La Société civile jette un regard sur la gestion alternative des conflits forestiers," ''Ressources Naturelles (Magazine bimestriel du Réseau Ressources Naturelles de la RDC)'', N°10 - Septembre-Novembre 2010 ) (see section "Conflits dans la Reserve Naturelles de Bonobo de Kokolopori : les communautés locales de Kokolopori exigent une 'enquête indépendante'" on page 13)〕 Kokolopori is an indigenous
Congolese community, formerly known as pygmy, which manages a
forest reserve, in the heart of the central African rainforest. The sister city partnership is a program of the international not-for-profit Bonobo Conservation Initiative. These villages are located along the road that borders the Kokolopori Bonobo Reserve,〔("News Briefs: F.C. Resident Visits ‘Sister City’ Kokolopori," ) Falls Church News-Press, 10–16 January 2008〕 a reserve officially registered in 2009 for bonobos (''Pan paniscus''). Bonobos are one of the three species of great ape which live in the Democratic Republic of Congo - the others being, chimpanzee (''Pan troglodytes'') and gorilla (''Gorilla gorilla'').〔("Kokolopori Bonobo Reserve is officially recognized by the DRC government!" Bonobo Initiative website ) (accessed 5 May 2012)〕〔("Congo : les bonobos disposent d’une nouvelle réserve naturelle de protection," Developpementdurable.com, 1 June 2012 ) (accessed 5 May 2012)〕
The population of Kokolopori numbers about 19,000, and is ethnically Mongandu.〔
Kokolopori has a sister city relationship with Falls Church, Virginia, which was established in 2006.〔("Kokolopori-Falls Church Sister City Partnership," Falls Church City official site (archived page; accessed 8 May 2012) )〕 That relationship undertook several projects by 2009:
* Micro-Enterprise Program, primarily focused on helping women start small businesses.〔("Sister Cities International: Changing Lives in Africa. Falls Church, Virginia – Kokolopori, Democratic Republic of Congo" (information sheet, dated 2/2009) )〕〔("Falls Church and Sister City Support People and Environment in Congo," Falls Church Times, 16 June 2009 )〕
* Kokolopori Health Clinic, to provide basic health services. This also involved installation of solar panels.〔〔
* Support of the Bonobo Conservation Initiative to preserve habitat of bonobos and to create jobs for local people.〔〔
* Support for local schools.〔
==References==
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