The Papyrus from the Göltzsch

Presentation Eco-Box & Tin Figure

GORILLAS our friends FOREVER

The Papyrus from the Göltzsch

The miniature painting of the tin figure by the artist Suzanne Piévadent. You can admire all the masterpieces in the gallery.

A thousand small tin monuments for the last thousand mountain gorillas

One thousand - that's roughly the number of the world's last living mountain gorillas. A thousand small monuments from tin are to be dedicated to the legendary silverback Ruhondeza on the 10th anniversary of his death on the initiative of the Moon Mountains project in cooperation with the Max Planck Institute, the Ugandan NGO Conservation through Public Health and the Berggorilla & Regenwald Direkthilfe association with the campaign "GORILLAS our friends FOREVER".

The tin figure in the Eco-Box

The tin figure in the Eco-Box
The tin figure in the Eco-Box
To the 3-D view of the Eco-Box with tin figure

Supported by partner companies in the graphic arts industry and the publisher of cultural-historical tin figurines bellazinnfigur, two noble and sustainable natural products, an artistic group of tin figurines in high-quality packaging, were combined to form a symbiosis of two crafts, tin casting and the art of papermaking.

Various craft artists were involved in the creation of the Eco-Box and the figure. With the campaign, the initiators also want to draw attention to the connection between species conservation and the preservation of expertise in traditional craft techniques in the spirit of the "UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage".

The tin figure illustrated by the artist Sascha Lunyakov and engraved in slate by the master engraver Regina Sonntag depicts the silverback Ruhondeza with his mountain gorilla family in the tropical rainforest of Bwindi in southwestern Uganda. In the background of a diorama integrated into the box, a photo collage shows the landscape with its ancient tree stands.

Funds flow directly into the projects

The box is intended to organise proceeds and donations worldwide. All elements of the box were not only made from recyclable material but also produced climate neutrally and conflict-free in Germany.

The proceeds and donations flow directly into environmental, nature conservation and species protection projects. The aim is to help local people protect the gorillas and preserve nature. The campaign focuses on two specific projects.

Building a sustainable tree network

Together with the "Moon Mountain Tree Network" and the communities around the Bwindi forest, fast-growing conifers, fruit trees and indigenous tree species are planted on a large scale together with many other crops such as beans, potatoes, mangoes or bananas. This protects the rainforest from deforestation, provides fruit, wood for house construction and furniture, and in the long term creates work and sources of income for the families so that their children can go to school and feed themselves well. The campaign promotes people's education as the best foundation for long-term species conservation.

Water tanks for the communities

Access to water is also a major problem for the people around Bwindi, which will be exacerbated by climate change in the future. Women and girls travel long distances to carry water home in heavy jerry cans. The campaign aims to finance 1,500 litre tanks for local communities to store water during the rainy seasons. This improves the supply of the population and relieves the burden on women and girls in particular.

Helping people - protecting gorillas - preserving nature

GORILLAS our friends FOREVER

Acquire a masterpiece from the gallery of miniature painters

Miniature painters from all over the world, have coloured the tin figurine group depicting the silverback Ruhondeza with his mountain gorilla family in the Bwindi Rainforest and made it available for the GORILLAS our friends FOREVER campaign. Each of these small works of art is unique. Interested parties can purchase individual figures for € 85.50 plus shipping costs from bellazinnfigur.

You can marvel at all the masterpieces in the miniature painters' gallery.

Simply write a short e-mail to dieter@beller.info and tell us which figurine you would like to purchase, or order directly in the shop.

To the figure painting gallery

100 per cent of the proceeds from the sale of these miniature masterpieces will go to the aid projects of the GORILLAS our friends FOREVER campaign.

Learn more at gorillafriends.org

Orders

Support now the campaign "GORILLAS our friends FOREVER" by buying the Eco-Box with the Tin figure!

Tin figurines "GORILLAS our friends FOREVER"

Eco-Box with the unpainted tin figure

The exclusive Eco-Box "GORILLAS our friends FOREVER", 54 mm unpainted unique showcase figure, booklet with background information on 40 pages and many colour illustrations, postcard with the figure artistically painted by Suzanne Piévadent. The box will be delivered at the end of May/mid-June. Order here and pay now or send pre-orders to dieter@beller.info. 100% of the proceeds will go directly to the projects.

Price 49,50 € plus shipping

Shipping costs Germany: 6,00 €
Shipping costs European Union: 8,50 €
Shipping costs Europe: 11,00 €
Shipping costs worldwide: 14,00 €

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Eco-Box with artistically painted unique tin figure

The exclusive Eco-Box "GORILLAS our friends FOREVER", 54 mm painted unique showcase figure, booklet with background information on 40 pages and many coloured illustrations, postcard with the figure artistically painted by Suzanne Piévadent. The box will be delivered at the end of May/mid-June. Order here and pay now or send pre-orders to dieter@beller.info. 100% of the proceeds will go directly to the projects.

When ordering, write down if you would like to purchase a specific figure from the gallery of miniature painters.

Price 120,00 € plus shipping

Shipping costs Germany: 6,00 €
Shipping costs European Union: 8,50 €
Shipping costs Europe: 11,00 €
Shipping costs worldwide: 14,00 €

Learn more

Please select a shipping zone for payment with PayPal:

Order by e-mail

Sample illustration

Artfully painted unique tin figure

Tin figure "GORILLAS our friends FOREVER", 54 mm artistically painted unique showcase figure, booklet with background information on 40 pages and many colour illustrations, postcard with the figure artistically painted by Suzanne Piévadent. 100% of the proceeds go directly to the projects.

When ordering, write down if you would like to purchase a specific figure from the gallery of miniature painters.

Price 85,50 € plus shipping

Shipping costs Germany: 6,00 €
Shipping costs European Union: 8,50 €
Shipping costs Europe: 11,00 €
Shipping costs worldwide: 14,00 €

Learn more

Please select a shipping zone for payment with PayPal:

Order by e-mail

Unpainted tin figure

Tin figure "GORILLAS our friends FOREVER", unpainted showcase figure, booklet with background information on 40 pages and many colour illustrations, postcard with the figure artistically painted by Suzanne Piévadent. 100% of the proceeds go directly to the projects.

Price 14,50 € plus shipping

Shipping costs Germany: 6,00 €
Shipping costs European Union: 8,50 €
Shipping costs Europe: 11,00 €
Shipping costs worldwide: 14,00 €

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Please select a shipping zone for payment with PayPal:

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Package with 9 different postcards

9 postcards "GORILLAS our friends FOREVER", DIN A6, with selected motifs of the artistically painted figures from the gallery of miniature painters. 100% of the proceeds go directly to the projects.

Price 14,95 € plus shipping

Shipping costs Germany: 6,00 €
Shipping costs European Union: 8,50 €
Shipping costs Europe: 11,00 €
Shipping costs worldwide: 14,00 €

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PDF Booklet of the campaign GORILLAS our friends FOREVER

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The campaign

GORILLAS our friends FOREVER

The Papyrus from the Göltzsch

A thousand tinfigures as small monuments to the 10th anniversary of the death of the legendary silverback Ruhondeza and for the thousand last mountain gorillas still alive.

The Papyrus from the Göltzsch

They are highly endangered: Mountain gorillas in Bwindi National Park in southwestern Uganda.

The Papyrus from the Göltzsch

Actor, environmental activist and author Hannes Jaenicke, shown here with this year's Mondberge Species Conservation Calendar, is the campaign's German ambassador.

The Papyrus from the Göltzsch

Wildlife veterinarian Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka was named a United Nations Champion of the Earth in 2021. She is the campaign ambassador for Uganda.

The Papyrus from the Göltzsch

Dieter Beller meeting Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka and Lawrence Zikusoka at CTPH's Gorilla Conversation Coffee in Entebbe, Uganda.

The Papyrus from the Göltzsch

Christmas 2021: Dieter Beller handing over a voucher for the first water tank financed by the campaign in the village of Ruhija in the Bwindi Rainforest.

The Papyrus from the Göltzsch

One million trees for the Bwindi Rainforest.

The Papyrus from the Göltzsch

It is mostly the young girls who have to carry water from the valley twice a day. How are they supposed to learn at school? Water tanks - education - conservation, that is the triad of the campaign. Without education and training, everything is nothing.

The Papyrus from the Göltzsch

The illustration by Sascha Lunyakov.

The Papyrus from the Göltzsch

The slate engraved by Regina Sonntag.

The Papyrus from the Göltzsch

The 54mm blank showcase figure.

The Papyrus from the Göltzsch

The crème de la crème of international miniature painters are currently creating colourful artworks in support of the campaign. One of the first masterpieces was created by Reinhold Pfandzelter.

Learn more at gorillafriends.org
Eco-Box "GORILLAS our friends FOREVER"

Eco-Box "GORILLAS our friends FOREVER"

Eco-Box "GORILLAS our friends FOREVER"

The high-quality Eco-Box has been certified by various national and international institutions, such as the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, the European Commission or the GreenTin+ Lable.

Moon Mountains Magazine

bellazinnfigur and the magazine for nature and species conservation Mondberge are the initiators of the campaign GORILLAS our friends FOREVER: www.mondberge-magazin.de

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