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Change-Makers Bloom and Take Action From Home

April 01, 2026 — While it isn’t always easy to be positive through such a difficult season of life, for us at Roots & Shoots it’s all about the everyday victories. Today, we are celebrating because spring is here, and as a season of new beginnings and change, so too are our Roots & Shoots change-makers showing what it means to bloom!   As quarantine continues, our young Roots & […]

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Use the Five R’s to Do a Waste Audit

April 01, 2026 — We’re guessing that you’ve probably heard a lot about the importance of recycling. But the truth is that recycling should be a LAST RESORT. The best and first option should always be to REFUSE. Today we will review the Five R’s in our journey to recycle as little as possible by refusing as much as we can. Sounds weird right? Well sometimes […]

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Proactive Community-Centered Approach is Vital in Face of Pandemics

April 01, 2026 — In today’s world, we face complex challenges. Challenges that require dynamic solutions that can bring together different sectors and approaches. As we face the COVID-19 pandemic, every level our societal systems and structures are being tested. It has never been more apparent that we need to embrace a more holistic view of health – one that includes the environment. Recently, Dr. Jane Goodall shared her thoughts about the interconnection […]

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Grow Your Own Veggie Garden From Home

April 01, 2026 — Today you’re going to grow your own vegetable garden. If you don’t have all the supplies, don’t worry! Just aim to do the best you can with the things you have access to. Even sprouting a garlic bulb in a jar (you can cut the green stem that grows from garlic and use them like onions!) […]

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A World of Good: EARTH DAY 2020

April 01, 2026 — Earth Day is finally here! Every year on April 22nd, we celebrate our shared planetary home, the birth of the modern environmental movement, and take action to protect natural resources and species. This year we’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and we’re definitely going BIG for our big beautiful blue planet. There are […]

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How Young People are Creating BIG Change from Home

April 01, 2026 — Right now, people around the world are struggling with the COVID-19 crisis in so many ways and it may seem hard to see a light at the end of the tunnel. But for us at Roots & Shoots, we are inspired every day by the young people continuing to enact change in their community, no […]

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Grow From Home: Sustainability and Social Distancing

April 01, 2026 — While many of us are home and without access to outdoor spaces or materials to grow, (and perhaps a good portion of us have never grown anything ever before), we thought it would be useful to share some tips and tricks for sustainable at home gardening! Don’t be intimidated when we say ‘gardening’, growing veggies […]

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How to Be Alone, Together

April 01, 2026 — Right now, it may feel difficult to stay engaged and connected while protecting your health by social distancing at home. That’s why we’ve put together some fun resources to help you, your family and your friends continue showing up for your community, get engaged (Step 1 in the Roots & Shoots 4-Step Formula) and learn […]

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Reasons for Hope Now and Anytime From Young Leaders

April 01, 2026 — Our Roots & Shoots Roots & Shoots Youth Council USA (RSYC) are helpers. As a part of Roots & Shoots, their existing interest and passion for helping in their communities is amplified through their connections to each other and to their world-changing projects. During the COVID-19 crisis, we asked them to share their thoughts, advice, […]

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JGI STAFF INSPO: Making Social Distancing #GOODFORALL

April 01, 2026 — The Jane Goodall Institute is the tangible demonstration of Jane’s vision turned into reality. Just like the rest of the world, JGI staff all over the globe are at home, continuing to work tirelessly to fulfill our mission. So much of what we’re reflecting on now as a team is that our work too often […]

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