Roots & Shoots
WebsiteVienna, VA

Founding Year: 1991

Staff: 5

Budget:

Kamilah Martin (Vice President)

Dr. Jane Goodall created the Roots & Shoots program “in order to empower and encourage youth of all ages to pursue their passion, mobilize their peers, and become the compassionate citizens and leaders our world needs in order to ensure a better future for people, other animals, and the environment.”

 

Roots & Shoots contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals


  Organization Type

  Geographic Foci

 Subjects

Youth

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