Jane Goodall

And that's why in 1991 in Tanzania, I started a program that's called Roots and Shoots.

And Roots and Shoots is a program for hope.

Roots make a firm foundation.

Shoots seem tiny, but to reach the sun, they can break through brick walls.

See the brick walls as all the problems that we've inflicted on this planet.

Then...

you see it is a message of hope.

Hundreds and thousands of young people around the world can break through and can make this a better world.

And the most important message of Roots & Shoots is that every single individual makes a difference.

Every individual has a role to play.

Every one of us impacts the world around us every day.

And you scientists know that you can't actually, even if you stay in bed all day, you're breathing oxygen and giving out CO2 and probably going to the loo and things like that.

You're making a difference in the world.

So...

The Roots & Shoots program involves youth in three kinds of projects.

And these are projects to make the world around them a better place.

One project to show care and concern for your own human community.

One for animals, including domestic animals.

And I have to say, I learned everything I know about animal behavior even before I got to Gombe and the chimps from my dog, Rusty, who was my childhood companion.

And the third kind of project, something for the local environment.