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Our mission is to empower young people to affect positive change in their communities. You can help build a better tomorrow. It starts right here. Right now.
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Stand Up for What You Believe in. You want to do something about the problems facing your community and our…
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We Believe in Youth and the People who Inspire Them…YOU! Roots & Shoots is a global movement of youth leading…

For Youth

You have the power to build a better world today! Get started making a difference in the ways that matter most to you in your community.
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For Youth

Stand Up for What You Believe in. You want to do something about the problems facing your community and our…
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For Youth Members

You are transforming your community every day with your passion and incredible projects. As Dr. Jane has said, every individual…

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Inspire the next generation of changemakers - help build a better tomorrow, today! Get resources, lesson plans, professional development and more.
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For Educators

We Believe in Youth and the People who Inspire Them…YOU! Roots & Shoots is a global movement of youth leading…
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A global community. Support. Quality curriculum. Professional development. And SO much more. Roots & Shoots provides educators with real tools…

Our Model

The Roots & Shoots Model focuses on best-practices in Service Learning to grow compassion and action in young changemakers. Together, we're growing a movement.
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Compassionate Traits

Your best you: Thoughtfulness, creativity, and compassion. From the playground to the boardroom, you hold the key to shaping the…
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4-Step Formula

Get Inspired, Observe, Take Action and Celebrate: Easy as 1,2,3,4! Roots & Shoots is about making positive change happen for…

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Anyone, anywhere can make a difference for people, other animals, and the planet we share. Get started by exploring and creating your own community project!
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Every individual makes a difference - and together we can change the world! Find a group near you or start your own to amplify your impact.
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BurnSafe

We want to help people with only one hand cook or bake. It is extremely difficult to lift, balance, and…
1 member

Plasma

Landfills are everywhere. But Plasma can fix that.With the help of the fourth state of matter, We can turn Solid…
1 member

Support Your Local Animal Shelter

Animals in shelters spend many hours in cages. There is often not enough time, staff or enrichment for all the…
8 members

The Book of Hope, A Hand Up

The past two years have been hard. Families lost income through loss of job, or may have lost family members…
2 members

Catching (and helping) Community Cats

Community Cats need to be spayed and neutered to stop the cycle of kitten births outside. Life on the streets…
2 members

Eat Real!

Students often eat highly processed food. They need to learn that snacks are important for them and because they burn…
1 member

Oahu water crisis recycling

Oahu is being affected by contaminated water, forcing some citizens to use an increasing number of plastic waste.
1 member

Certified Wildlife Habitat and Butterfly Garden

The library had a lot of empty flower beds. By filling those beds with native plants and adding elements of…
3 members

The Clarity, Courage and Compassion Project

We want to address multiple humanitarian, environmental, and wildlife conservation issues, because we feel very strongly that the problems of…
2 members
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