BHI  volunteers are a force for good in local communities and beyond. With  thousands of dedicated and passionate volunteers across the nation, we are able to positively impact lives in significant and lasting ways.

Volunteer at BHI 

Across Our Priority Landscapes , more than 1000 people volunteer at BHI . That’s thousands of neighbors, business leaders, parents, teens, community advocates and individuals who want to give back. BHI Volunteers are people of all ages—from all walks of life—the resources they fundraise or mobilize helps put nature on the path to recovery. Our volunteers are critical to implementing everything that happens at BHI  and in their communities.

Volunteerism by the Numbers

1000 VOLUNTEERS

Today, in Uganda alone, BHI  has nearly 1000 volunteers.400

400 volunteers help influence policy and strategy at a local Hub.

‘’More than 3 years ago, Derrick Mugisha founded the BHI when he invited volunteers to come and help clean up Bwindi Impenetrable National Park over 20 of them turned up’ 

Reaching Our Goals with Volunteers

Volunteers are essential to fulfilling the BHI’s purpose to Conserve and Restore Biodiversity, Our members, program participants and neighbors all want the same thing: a world where people and nature can thrive. Volunteers at the BHI  make a personal commitment to this vision by welcoming people of all backgrounds and dimensions of diversity.

Volunteers Are One of Our Greatest Assets

The skills, ideas and passion that our volunteers offer are invaluable. Volunteers help BHI innovate and evolve to provide relevant responses to our communities’ changing socio-economic needs. Their work is truly essential.

Types of Volunteer Opportunities

Our volunteers are involved in nearly every aspect of the BHI’s services and operations. They strengthen our leadership by serving on our boards; they help us fundraise by leading our annual and capital campaigns; and they transform lives each day by serving as youth Volunteers, mentors,  and leaders in our Hub facilities and in the community. Explore Our Volunteer Opportunities