Thinking together about the future of endangered orangutans

As part of its efforts to promote orangutan coffee, Ogawa Coffee will be holding an "Orangutan Coffee Month" campaign from August 1st (Thursday) to August 31st (Saturday), coinciding with International Orangutan Day on August 19th every year.

｜Ogawa Coffee and Orangutan Coffee｜

Ogawa Coffee is committed to protecting the natural environment and maintaining a sustainable society for the future of delicious coffee. As part of this, in 2017, Ogawa Coffee began selling Orangutan Coffee, the first coffee in Asia to do so.
Indonesia is also famous as a coffee producing country, but the world's largest lowland tropical rainforests are shrinking due to forest fires and illegal logging, and the Sumatran orangutan and Tapanuli orangutan that live there are also endangered species. To improve this situation, the non-profit organization PanEco is working to conserve orangutans. The Orangutan Coffee Project aims to protect the natural environment in which orangutans live and enrich the lives of local coffee producers through the production of high-quality coffee together with roasters, baristas and other experts who support this conservation activity.

In this campaign, we will hold the "Orangutan Forest Painting Competition 2024" with the theme of "Let's draw! The life of orangutans living with the forest". In addition, we will invite Tomoyuki Tajima, a director of the NPO Japan Orangutan Research Center, to hold an online seminar "Orangutan School" where participants can learn about the ecology and habitat of orangutans while also thinking about protecting the natural environment, and Ogawa Coffee will offer a limited-time menu using orangutan coffee at its directly managed stores.

| Orangutan Coffee Month Overview |

■Orangutan Forest Painting Competition 2024

A painting competition was held, inviting submissions on the theme of "Orangutan Forest."
This year marks the 7th time this competition has been held.

Application period: Thursday, August 1, 2024 to Saturday, August 31, 2024 (must arrive by this date) Painting theme: Let's draw! The life of an orangutan living with the forest Application eligibility: [Kids Division] 0 to 6 years old (preschool)
[Elementary school division] 1st to 6th grade elementary school students [Adult division] Junior high school students and above Winning works: 1 Gold and 1 Silver Award in each division Prize: (Gold Award)
Original goods from the NPO Japan Orangutan Research Center: Stainless steel canisters printed with the winning designs,
Indonesia Sumatra Orangutan Coffee Drip Coffee 5 cups (Silver Award)
A stainless steel canister with the winning designs printed on it.
5 cups of drip orangutan coffee from Sumatra, Indonesia Judges: NPO Japan Orangutan Research Center, Ogawa Coffee How to apply: Send by mail (to Ogawa Coffee Head Office) or bring to an Ogawa Coffee store *Excludes some stores Exhibition of works: The winning works will be exhibited at Ogawa Coffee Main Store, Ogawa Coffee Sakaimachi Nishiki Store, and Kyoto City Zoo

*For more details, please visit the Ogawa Coffee official website.
https://www.oc-ogawa.co.jp/news/2621/

・Examples of winning works in 2023

■Online Seminar Orangutan School

We will hold an online seminar where you can learn about the ecology and habitat of orangutans while also thinking about protecting the natural environment. The lecturer will be Mr. Tajima, who is a director of the NPO Japan Orangutan Research Center, and anyone from children to adults can participate.

Date: Saturday, August 3, 2024, 14:00-15:30
Speaker: Tomoyuki Tajima (Director of the NPO Japan Orangutan Research Center)
Participation fee: Free Capacity: 50 people (reservations required)

*For more details, please visit Peatix.
https://ev-ous24.peatix.com

NPO Japan Orangutan Research Center

The NPO Japan Orangutan Research Center (commonly known as Oraken) is committed to supporting academic research and raising public awareness. We are working to elucidate the ecology of orangutans, which are on the brink of extinction, and to raise awareness of the fascinating nature of orangutans among many people.