24 min
Episode 9 - Education and Youth Empowerment: Jane Goodall's Roots and Shoots From Oil to Soil: the shift, "a podcast that plants trees!"
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What is the Drawdown Solution of "Education"?
Drawdown states, “Climate and social systems are profoundly connected, and those connections open up solutions that are often overlooked. Some initiatives, designed primarily to ensure rights and foster equality, also have cascading benefits to climate change. It is critical that human rights are always centered, that gender equality is the aim, and that benefits to the planet are understood as positive ripple effects of access and agency.”
Who is Angel van Lawick?
Born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Angel van Lawick is the granddaughter of the inspiring primatologist, Dr Jane Goodall. Raised in a nature loving family, her fondness of nature and animals started at a young age. At the age of 18 she took a gap year to do voluntary work for the Jane Goodall Institute’s Roots & Shoots Youth Programme in Europe and the United States of America encouraging young people to take action on issues that mattered to them. Eager to further her studies, she then applied for a bachelor’s degree at The University of Cape Town, South Africa. In 2018 she graduated with A Bachelor of Social Sciences degree, triple majored in Social Anthropology, Sociology and Gender Studies.
As the granddaughter of Dr. Jane Goodall, she had always felt a strong attachment and responsibility towards the Jane Goodall Institute, not only did she feel responsible, but she also felt a connection with her grandmothers’ mission of creating a world where humans, nature and animals can live in harmony. In 2019 after completing her studies, she then embarked on a journey and co established Roots & Shoots in Cape Town, South Africa. Roots & Shoots is the Jane Goodall’s institute’s youth led program, “that helps young people become the informed generation of compassionate citizens that the world urgently needs”. She works with various schools from different communities and encourages and educates students to make a difference on an individual level. Angel hopes to continue inspiring young people, not only in Cape Town but around the world, as she believes that young people are capable of making a positive difference.
Website link: http://www.rootsandshoots.org.za
Instagram page: @rootsandshootscpt
Email: angel@rootsandshoots.org.za
What is the Drawdown Solution of "Education"?
Drawdown states, “Climate and social systems are profoundly connected, and those connections open up solutions that are often overlooked. Some initiatives, designed primarily to ensure rights and foster equality, also have cascading benefits to climate change. It is critical that human rights are always centered, that gender equality is the aim, and that benefits to the planet are understood as positive ripple effects of access and agency.”
Who is Angel van Lawick?
Born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Angel van Lawick is the granddaughter of the inspiring primatologist, Dr Jane Goodall. Raised in a nature loving family, her fondness of nature and animals started at a young age. At the age of 18 she took a gap year to do voluntary work for the Jane Goodall Institute’s Roots & Shoots Youth Programme in Europe and the United States of America encouraging young people to take action on issues that mattered to them. Eager to further her studies, she then applied for a bachelor’s degree at The University of Cape Town, South Africa. In 2018 she graduated with A Bachelor of Social Sciences degree, triple majored in Social Anthropology, Sociology and Gender Studies.
As the granddaughter of Dr. Jane Goodall, she had always felt a strong attachment and responsibility towards the Jane Goodall Institute, not only did she feel responsible, but she also felt a connection with her grandmothers’ mission of creating a world where humans, nature and animals can live in harmony. In 2019 after completing her studies, she then embarked on a journey and co established Roots & Shoots in Cape Town, South Africa. Roots & Shoots is the Jane Goodall’s institute’s youth led program, “that helps young people become the informed generation of compassionate citizens that the world urgently needs”. She works with various schools from different communities and encourages and educates students to make a difference on an individual level. Angel hopes to continue inspiring young people, not only in Cape Town but around the world, as she believes that young people are capable of making a positive difference.
Website link: http://www.rootsandshoots.org.za
Instagram page: @rootsandshootscpt
Email: angel@rootsandshoots.org.za
24 min