Kwita Izina

Kwita Izina is a Rwandan ceremony of giving a name to a newborn baby gorilla. It is named after the traditional baby naming ceremony that takes place after the birth of a newborn child in Rwandan culture.

The ceremony's main goal is in helping monitor each individual gorilla and their groups in their natural habitat. It was created as a means of bringing attention both locally and internationally about the importance of protecting the mountain gorillas and their habitats in Volcanoes National Park in the Virunga Mountains in the north of the country.