Roots & Shoots
Roots and Shoots is the global conservation and education programme founded by Dr. Jane Goodall, which serves as the core promgramme of Jane Goodall Institute.
It is the agenda of the programme to implement positive changes through education. Its objectives are to interact with the environment, to demonstrate care and compassion for animals and all lifeforms, to establish a better understanding among different cultures, ethnic groups, religions, socio-economic classes and nations. It also aims to assist young people to develop as a confident and positive individual.
Read more about this topic: Jane Goodall Institute (Hong Kong)
Famous quotes containing the words roots and/or shoots:
“April is the cruellest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)
“O Joys! infinite sweetness! with what flowers
And shoots of glory my soul breaks and buds!”
—Henry Vaughan (1622–1695)