visitation of Dr Jane Goodall to Roots and Shoots -Arusha

Dr Jane Goodall, the Founder of Roots & Shoots Club, has Visited Arusha Roots and Shoots Club Office on Thursday 01/03/2012. She had a short talk with the secretariat, with JR -Institute of Technology also she was able to attend and address  Roots and Shoots members who were gathered at JR -Institute of Technology hall.

Dr Jane with Arusha Roots and Shoots Secretariat

Mr Mir, Director of JR -Institute of Technology(left) Dr Jane Goodall and Mr Japhet (right), The Roots and Shoots -Arusha Coordinator

Mr Cosmas Haule,(left) Mr Mandari K.V( right after Dr Jane) and Mr Cleru Sumaye( far right) in a picture with Dr Jane -representing the secretariat.

The Roots and Shoots Audience stood for Tanzania Tanzania Song to Welcome Dr Jane

The Roots and Shoots Audience stood for Tanzania Tanzania Song to Welcome Dr Jane

Mr Cosmas Haule giving a Secretariat report to Dr Jane and the Audience

Students of Peacock Roots and shoots Club of St Joseph Ngarenaro Sec School showing a traditional dance to entertain the Gathering










A student From Mringa Sec School roots and Shoots Club presenting their Clubs Activities














Dr Jane Goodall giving a short speech to the Roots and Shoots Audience

   

the Jane Goodall Institute, Tanzania

  For Wildlife Research, Conservation and Education

            

  P.O.Box.7170, Arusha, Tanzania        Tel +255 272 506 461      Cell +255 755 662 681

    1. The Roots & Shoots regional secretariat is pleased to acknowledge the visit of Dr.Jane Goodall, the world known Primatologist, conservationist and founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, Roots & Shoots, UN-Messenger of Peace in Arusha from 29th,February through March,2nd. Dr.Jane Goodall, scheduled to address at St.Constantine International School, Themi suit Hotel and Kondoa Conservation Center, will also visit the Roots & Shoots office located in sakina, along Nairobi road, at JR-Institute of information technology, where R&S members from clubs will present and discuss with projects they do to help improve the environments, animals and human communities. A special world class film named Jane`s Journey will also be screened at the Office on the day.

2   2. Roots & Shoots Government Volunteer Coordinator appointed.

The Director of Arusha Municipality Hon’ble Mr Gaudence Lyimo (the Arusha City Mayer) has appointed Mrs. Caroline Kowori, Educational director of Arusha Municipal as a Roots & Shoots Government Volunteer Coordinator with effect from 17/02/2012.

3. Roots & Shoots Monthly Youth Forum sponsorships. The board of directors and management of Tanfoam Arusha have approved a sponsorship of Tshs.1,980,000/= Equivalent to $.1,300 for the year 2012 in order to facilitate Roots & Shoots Youth Forums. These are educational gatherings bringing over 100 secondary school students, Roots & Shoots members from different schools each month in order to present, share, discover and interact what they do to improve their own environments, animals and human Communities. This is also the time where students have opportunities to meet face to face with highly qualified and experiences field experts from areas of environments, animals and Communities. The forums are technically designs to suits the main pillars facing the world today in areas of global climate change, global warming, environmental issues, organic farming, forest management, conservation practices, wetlands management, soil sciences, environmental laws, Environmental economics ,Animal rights, animal behavior, wildlife managements, National parks, Fish farming, Birds identifications, Sustainable agriculture, early pregnancies, HIV/AIDS, Family planning, Tourism, Drug abuse, traditional culture, Technology and youth, development studies and International Partnerships

4. Roots & Shoots Tree Nursery promotion sponsorships.

 Organizers and the steering committee of Arusha Christmas Fair has approved one year`s sponsorship of Tshs.500,000/= amount to be used to promote skills, knowledge and inspirations of members towards learning about and starting Tree Nurseries in six different Schools around Arusha. These Schools includes Ngongongare Secondary (USA-RIVER), Mringa Secondary (Sakina kwa Idd), Ngarenaro Secondary, St. Joseph Ngarenaro, Burka and Azimio Primarywill raise a total of 10,000 seedlings and will help other school clubs to learn about the interface between the growing rate of invasive plants against the native species which are disappearing in the city. 

5. Roots & Shoots Office sponsorship. In honor of Dr.Jane`s visit to to st.Constantine International School, Dr.Jose  Maldonald and management of St. Constantine have approved the support of one meeting table with six chairs, one couch set, two small shelves and one Computer Desk top to the Roots & Shoots. This support is glorious and comes at an edible moment in time where the Office extend prestigious support a Roots & Shoots club at St.Constantine under the guidance of Mr.Donald Curnado started already to equip the Roots &Shoots with furniture, and materials. This support will provide enabling working ability of the office and space for drop in Roots &Shoots members visiting the office regularly.

6 .Roots & Shoots friends of Museum group is formed. In collaboration with the National Museum of Natural History, Roots & Shoots has formed a group of exceptional students dedicated to assist the Government`s anti-quit department by providing interpretive knowledge and skills to the Museum visitors through establishment of botanical garden at the Museum. This garden will help the Museum to bring a collection of rare and species near to extinction to be raised, and also raise medicinal plants in order to help people understand plants that cure different diseases.  This group is made of Students from JR-Colledge, Arusha Secondary, Elerai Secondary, Iliboru Secondary, St. Joseph Primary, Mringa Secondary.