The first project of the GYCWC is to raise $5000 USD for the construction of the first wildlife rehabilitation centre in Nepal. The project is being managed by Nepal Roots & Shoots.
Check out the GYCWC website to read more about their amazing work and see how you can become involved!
Public Service Announcements
Delegates at the 2008 Jane Goodall Institute Global Youth Summit worked hard to create these Public Service Announcements, which aim to raise awareness and spread the message about important global issues such as water scarcity, war and violence, and animal extinction. Check out the PSAs created by Canadian delegates below.
This video features David, Shadrach, Mamadou, and Anna from Guelph.
Watch the PSA by
Zander, Stefan, and Meghan from Atlantic Canada.
Watch the PSA by
Manoj, Katia, and Julia from Toronto.
Watch the PSA by Cynthia, Lars, Sally, and Devora from Toronto.
Watch the PSA by
Yikai, Wei, Hsiao-Chi, and Marco from Vancouver.
Watch the PSA by Regina, Maia, Calvin, Diego, and Rohit from Mississauga.
Jane & Monica at Mai Po, Hong Kong
Jane Goodall and Monica Guzkowzka, former Roots & Shoots Canada National Program Manager, clear
Mikania with Roots & Shoots Hong Kong at the Mai Po Nature Reserve.
Primatology 101
When Jane Goodall first traveled to Africa she was 23 and didn't know anything about chimpanzees. Thanks to her observations resarch is now done around the world to to increase our knowledge of chimps and issues that affect them.
Want to brush up on your chimpanzee knowledge before heading out to see the traveling exhibit Discovering Chimpanzees that's touring around North America? Become a budding primatologist by checking out these links online:
Think you know chimps? Click on the picture of Eddy holding a stick to test your reactions at acting like a chimpanzee:
Can you spot the differences in chimps' faces and behaviour?
This BBC webpage will have you pant hooting and hollering as you try to think like our closest animal relatives!
Want a challenge that's closer to home? The Children's Museum in Kitchener is hosting the Discovering Chimpanzee traveling exhibit that showcases Dr. Jane Goodall's research at Gombe.
Little Animation has included Dr. Jane in their fashion passion! Dress Rosie just like Dr. Jane on this interactive website, and learn more cool facts in her biography.
Mix and match your own wardrobe, or dress up a host of historical figures to learn about other cultures, traditions and champions of environmental causes!
Gombe: In the heart of Tanzania, on the shore of lake Tanganyika, where chimpanzees roam is where it all started--Dr. Jane Goodall’s research and JGI. Find out more about the Gombe Stream research centre today.
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Roots & Shoots in Action 
