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Standing together to empower women and girls

June 14, 2016 — People are strongest when they stand together. Today the White House begins its two-day United State of Women Summit, which aims to inspire all people, but especially women and girls, to stand together against gender inequality. Focusing on the issue areas of economic empowerment, violence against women, educational opportunity, health and wellness, entrepreneurship and innovation, […]

Why I Decided to Make Myself a Bigger Priority

June 06, 2016 — Feeling like you have to save the world can put a lot of weight on your shoulders. These days, people are keenly aware of the problems our world faces, and many of us feel the need to dedicate much of our time and energy on finding solutions to these problems. Of course, this is no […]

Building an Organic School Garden with the Roots & Shoots Formula

May 18, 2016 — Spring has sprung and now it’s time to start planting our gardens. With the help of the Roots & Shoots 4-Step Formula, Sacred Heart Elementary School built and planted a sustainable organic garden. This project is part of the Growing Together campaign for Roots & Shoots 25th anniversary, in which Roots & Shoots members around […]

A Thirteen-Year-Old Voice for Elephants

May 11, 2016 — Every fifteen minutes an elephant is killed. That’s about 96 elephants per day, and more than 35,000 each year. That’s the bad news. The good news is that one teen from Vermont has decided to take on this incredible problem and put a stop to it. Poachers are killing elephants for their valuable ivory, which […]

Saving Animals, One Painting At A Time

May 04, 2016 — Bria Neff is an amazing nine-year-old artist and conservationist. After learning that species all around the world are becoming endangered, Bria decided she would start a project to save the animals. Her Roots & Shoots project is called Faces of the Endangered. Bria’s idea for the project came about when she participated in an art […]

Allie Boyer, An Ally to Orangutans

April 28, 2016 — When she was in 4th grade, Allie Boyer started Purses for Primates, an organization that raises money for the care, protection, and rehabilitation of displaced, injured, and orphaned orangutans. Now a high school senior and a member of the Roots & Shoots U.S. Roots & Shoots Youth Council USA, Allie continues to raise awareness about […]

How Wild About Flowers Are You?

April 18, 2016 — As the last snow finally melts and winter comes to an end, one of the most wonderful times of the year begins. Spring! The season of spending time in the cool sun and gardening. There are all kinds of new ideas you can implement in your gardens, and one beautiful and sustainable idea is planting […]

How Dr. Jane Goodall Inspires Me

April 06, 2016 — Dr. Jane Goodall founded Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots in 1991 with a mission to give young people resources and support to make positive change in their communities. Through Roots & Shoots, hundreds of thousands of young people around the world are inspired and empowered to make a difference. As we celebrate Dr. Jane’s 82nd […]

Celebrating 25 Years of Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots

February 19, 2016 — In 1991, Dr. Jane and a group of 12 high school students met on her back porch in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. They discussed issues facing their community and began to imagine the actions they could take to address them. These students would become members of the first ever Roots & Shoots group as it […]

Roots & Shoots U.S. Growing Together Campaign

February 19, 2016 — To celebrate 25 years since Dr. Jane Goodall founded the program, Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots has launched a U.S. national campaign, “Growing Together.” The Growing Together Campaign will serve as a celebration of the achievements of Roots & Shoots groups in the United States and it will represent a collective first step toward the […]

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Standing together to empower women and girls

Why I Decided to Make Myself a Bigger Priority

Building an Organic School Garden with the Roots & Shoots Formula

A Thirteen-Year-Old Voice for Elephants

Saving Animals, One Painting At A Time

Allie Boyer, An Ally to Orangutans

How Wild About Flowers Are You?

How Dr. Jane Goodall Inspires Me

Celebrating 25 Years of Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots

Roots & Shoots U.S. Growing Together Campaign