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JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF INAUGURAL TEMPLETON ROOTS & SHOOTS PRIZES
December 5, 2023
Awards Program Honors 30 International Changemakers Who Are Empowering Youth in Positive Efforts for People, Animals & the Environment WASHINGTON, DC USA – December 5, 2023 Today, Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), UN Messenger of Peace and the 2021 Templeton Prize Laureate, celebrated the winners of the inaugural Templeton Roots & Shoots Prizes. The […]
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United States and Jane Goodall Institute Tanzania Launch New $29.5 million USAID Sustainable Development Partnership
November 17, 2023
November 17, 2023 Today, the United States, the United Republic of Tanzania, and the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) Tanzania officially launched the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Tumaini Kupitia Vitendo (Hope Through Action) project. Funded by the American people, in part through USAID’s Gender Equity and Equality Fund, the project will be locally managed and led by the […]
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Environmental Icon Dr. Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots Youth Program Sustainability Supported by Toyota
August 23, 2023
Media Contact Names Ashley Sullivan, Director of Storytelling & Marketing Comms & Partnerships JGI USA asullivan@janegoodall.org IMPORTANT: Please use our Promotions with JGI doc with the correct info on Jane + JGI (Jane should be referred to as an ethologist and conservationist, not a primatologist or anthropologist) + Press kit which includes only images approved by JGI. Environmental Icon Dr. […]
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Major Grant Grows Positive Youth Empowerment Across Countries in Africa Through Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots
January 5, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January, 2023 Major Grant Grows Positive Youth Empowerment Across Countries in Africa Through Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots The award will empower young people to address issues in their communities facing people, other animals, and their environment. The Jane Goodall Institute’s (JGI) Roots & Shoots youth program is the recipient of a three-year, $1.6 million grant […]
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Scott Atkinson Appointed to Jane Goodall Institute USA Board of Directors
October 17, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS RELEASE Washington, DC October 17, 2022 Scott Atkinson Appointed to Jane Goodall Institute USA Board of Directors The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) USA is delighted to announce that Scott Atkinson has been appointed to the JGI USA Board of Directors, as of October 2022. Scott is Partner and Co-Head of Heidrick & Struggles’ […]