Today, I’m joined by Rosemary Reed, trustee of the Jane Goodall Institute UK, and Jasmina Georgovska, Director of Outreach for Roots & Shoots UK — the global youth programme Jane founded to support young people to take action for people, animals, and the planet.In this episode, we talk about what it means to raise changemakers without breaking spirits. About listening, really listening, to children, and to each other. About how environmental responsibility can only grow where people feel stable, respected, and supported. Hope is described as an active choice - a way of meeting difficult realities with belief, responsibility, and small, purposeful actions.True mentorship helps people remember what they’re capable of, shifting mindsets from limitation to possibility through education, trust, and belief.Jane Goodall’s power came not from force or argument, but from listening deeply, holding conviction with humility, and responding through story rather than confrontation.Information alone doesn’t move people - connection does. When an issue is felt, not just understood, action becomes possible.Jane’s early experiences with her mother model an ethic of learning that protects curiosity, encourages exploration, and listens before correcting.Care, kindness, hope, enthusiasm, determination, teamwork, and personal responsibility sit at the heart of this work - alongside the belief that every individual matters.Rather than being managed or directed, young people are invited into leadership, supported to identify what matters locally and respond meaningfully.Seeing a problem isn’t the same as registering responsibility. Change begins when awareness turns into even the smallest act.Roots & Shoots (www.rootsnshoots.org.uk): Hands-on projects and immersive experiences - including thoughtful use of technology - help young people feel their relationship with the living world and offer small, tangible acts that build confidence rather than overwhelm.TACARE (Take Care) is the Jane Goodall Institute's (JGI) community-led conservation program, started in Tanzania in 1994 shows that conservation only works when human dignity, stability, and community wellbeing are addressed first, because everything is connected.The invitation is to listen more deeply, act more kindly, and take responsibility in small, grounded ways - carrying hope without collapsing under its weight.Shownotes:https://theoutdoorteacher.com/podcasts/episode-81-jane-goodall-legacy-roots-and-shoots-uk/Music by Geoff Robb: www.geoffrobb.com Please Rate, Review, & Follow on Apple PodcastsIf you have enjoyed today's episode,

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