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Roots & Shoots Launches Basecamps in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Tampa

April 01, 2026 — If you’ve kept an eye on our Roots & Shoots social media channels, you may have seen the term “Roots & Shoots basecamp” popping up recently. We’ve been cooking up this exciting new effort for a while now, and we’re excited to share some more information with all of you! Wait, what’s Roots & Shoots? […]

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Inspiring Youth Project: Plant-Based Potluck 

April 01, 2026 — The beginning of the year is a chance to reset, define what you want to accomplish, who you want to be, and how you want to make a difference. As some use January as the catalyst for self-change – with campaigns like #Veganuary, for example – JGI is taking this approach year-round! This includes our 🔗 […]

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Inspiring Youth Project: Anti-Bias Book Festival 

April 01, 2026 — Happy Black History Month! While it’s important celebrate the achievements of Black trailblazers every month, observances like Black History Month remind us of the role that stories play in shaping our world to create a better, more just future. If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does […]

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Major Grant Grows Positive Youth Empowerment Across Countries in Africa

April 01, 2026 — The Jane Goodall Institute’s (JGI) Roots & Shoots youth program is the recipient of a three-year, $1.6 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation to foster the development of compassion and action in one million youth across countries in Africa. The award will empower young people to address issues in their communities facing people, other […]

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Inspiring Youth Project: Native Wildlife Winter Wonderland

April 01, 2026 — 🎶 Oh the weather outside is frightful—at least in parts of the US that have distinct seasons and cold winters! But every ecosystem experiences shifts throughout the year, presenting native wildlife with unique challenges to overcome. Just as we help out in our human communities when times are tough—donating time or supplies for disaster relief, […]

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Inspiring Youth Project: Bringing Food Pantries to New, Reusable Heights 

April 01, 2026 — We’re approaching the end of the year, and in the United States, this means we’re surrounded by holidays with food at the center! Because many people are getting together to celebrate with friends and family, we usually see a lot of wonderful food collection events and other projects relating to food banks, all with the […]

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Roots & Shoots Youth Brought Hope to 2022 

April 01, 2026 — 2022 was a year of challenges and opportunities, but let’s not forget that it has also a year of powerful HOPE! One of Dr. Goodall’s most powerful reasons for hope is the courage and passion of young people to make a difference. In 2022, this was truer than ever as people around the world took […]

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Inspiring Youth Project: Halloween Hospitality 

April 01, 2026 — Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have respected one another to ensure we all stay healthy by maintaing social distance and avoiding social gatherings to stay safe. Since even before the pandemic, however people who are in intensive care or otherwise hospitalized often miss out on the activities that they most enjoy doing, […]

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Inspiring Youth Project: Spreading Hope in Seattle 

April 01, 2026 — In a world full of threats to our planet and all who live on it, it can be easy to lose hope. Nothing will change if we let those feelings of despair turn into apathy, but if we can turn our hope for the world into action, then there is the possibility for change! The […]

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Inspiring Youth Project of the Month: Running for Rhinos

April 01, 2026 — Though Earth Day has passed, May is a very special month to honor and protect all the incredible biodiversity we share this wonderful world with! With Endangered Species Day on May 20, International Day of Biodiversity on May 22 (plus World Otter Day on the 27th, and Leopard Day earlier this month) we wanted to […]

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