This News is Good For All: Best of 2017!
The year was full of stories – good, challenging and everything in between. GFAN stories are those fueled by hope, which inspires us all to take action. We’ve collected some of our and your favorites from this year, helping us to better understand our world, other species, other people, and what we can each do to […]
Meet Tchimpounga Sanctuary’s New Baby Chimpanzee: Little George
This is the story of a very special chimpanzee named George, and his long journey to his new home. Unfortunately, like thousands of other chimpanzees, George was stolen from his forest home and family for the illegal pet trade. Life for chimpanzees in Angola often very bad; the law protecting chimpanzees from the illegal trade […]
Here’s a Secret: You can #EatMeatLess & It’s Just As Delicious!
The holidays are a feast for the senses: the lights, the music, the warmth…and the actual feasting! It is a time to share and give, and most fundamental to those acts is the sentiment, as much as it is the food itself. As we gather together to share meals with our loved ones and nourish […]
Roots & Shoots’ incredible impact in 2017
This year has been bright indeed. For even in the face of overwhelming obstacles, the hopeful compassion of the next generation of leaders (that’s YOU) means we’ll soon arrive at a future in which individuals make choices that lead us toward a better world — for people, other animals, and the environment. We have seen youth engineer scientific […]
Roots & Shoots Holiday Give Guide
This holiday season, will you join us and the many Roots & Shoots groups around the world who are giving back to their communities? Even during this busy time of year, Roots & Shooters are working overtime to meet their communities’ needs by spreading compassion during the season of giving. Here’s your Roots & Shoots Holiday […]
Giving Back to the Planet this Holiday
Tis the season of giving! As Roots & Shootsers, we are well aware of all of the gifts the planet gives us; like food, water, and fresh air. One of the most important things the Earth does for us is soak up harmful levels of carbon dioxide. Humans emit 2.4 million pounds of carbon dioxide every […]
December Project of the Month (POTM): The Game Changers
Imagine if families sat down at the table together once a week to play their favorite board games. Picture it…you take on the task of reading the rules, the adults in the room reminisce about their favorite game pieces as kids, and maybe your siblings struggle over who gets the honor (or burden) of being […]
November Project of the Month (POTM): Clean Air Teens
The hazy layer of smog that hangs over many big cities signals a significant environmental problem: air pollution. The ALC AP Environmental Studies (APES) Class, a Roots & Shoots group in Downey, CA, decided to look for air pollution in a place that’s often overlooked…their classroom. Through their project “Indoor Class Air Pollution,” the high-schoolers […]
Sad loss of Little Mama, One of the Oldest Chimps
On the sad loss of Little Mama, one of the oldest chimpanzees in the world. I am really saddened to hear that Little Mama is no longer with us. She was one of the very first chimpanzees I met in America when I was invited to visit Lion Country Safaris sometime in the 1960s. Immediately […]
#EatMeatLess For People, Other Animals, and the Environment
You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. – Dr. Jane Goodall Every day we live, we have the choice of what kind of impact we want to […]
