Today, the recently-turned 90-year-old’s work looks a little different – taking place mostly indoors, and with a different crowd.
Through her program called “Roots & Shoots,” Goodall empowers young people to create change within their communities.
CNN spoke with Goodall recently during a trip to South Africa, where she observed some of the projects local Johannesburg students are heading up as part of Roots & Shoots.
Goodall: I think it’s really important, this exchange of information from the elders to the youngers.
Goodall: When I began Roots & Shoots in Tanzania in 1991, it was because I was meeting young people then who had lost hope.
Persons:
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Locations:
Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania, British, South Africa, Johannesburg, Los Angeles