January 26, 2016 —
As the Jane Goodall Institute prepares to kick off celebrations for the 25th anniversary of Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots, t-shirt company Sevenly is hosting a special campaign in honor of this great milestone in the organization’s history. With designs inspired by Dr. Jane Goodall herself, Sevenly’s campaign includes items for women and men and […]
January 13, 2016 —
Make it a day on, not a day off. Since 1994, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday has been celebrated as a national day of service — a “day on” instead of a day off. Dr. King, a pivotal figure in the Civil Rights Movement, is someone who Dr. Goodall often discusses as one of her […]
November 16, 2015 —
Roots & Shoots Intern, Dominique R., discusses service learning as an alternative to testing Too Many Tests If you are, or have recently been, a student in the United States of America, your education most likely revolves around endless waves of test-prep and test-taking. A recent study released by the Council of the Great City […]
July 27, 2015 —
Starting today, individuals around the globe, can find Dan Piraro’s “Devolution” appearing on T-shirts for sale through a time-limited campaign. Proceeds from the sale of these T-shirts will benefit Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots. Syndicated cartoonist Dan Piraro and his artist assistant and colorist Christy Higgans are two individuals who embrace the Roots & Shoots […]
July 11, 2014 —
Would you believe that something as simple as access to feminine hygiene products can drastically improve the life and future of a girl in Africa? Sadly, many girls in Africa never finish their schooling. In fact, due to many families’ strained economic resources, many never even begin their education. Instead, girls often stay at home […]
July 11, 2014 —
In many rural communities throughout Africa, girls must take a back seat to boys when it comes to education. Due to limited economic resources, families often have to choose which of their children are sent to school and who will stay to help the household. In the vast majority of these cases, boys are selected […]
June 10, 2014 —
This spring, JGI successfully completed its first crowdfunding campaign for Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots in Tanzania, raising over $16,000 via Pozible. The project aims to engage students from Sokoine Primary School in a study of local plants found in a nearby forest reserve. Having protected the forest reserve for a number of years now, […]
