MBOMBELA – Dr Jane Goodall (83), UN Ambassador of Peace and pioneering chimpanzee expert, visited the Jane Goodall Institute South Africa (JGISA) recently at Chimp Eden, and attended various functions in her honour. She related her recent experience with the recent relocation of a chimpanzee called Wounda and expanded on why we should be very aware of the consequences to the environment of  the lifestyle choices we make.

Goodall also met with the new trustees of JGISA, who were appointed to oversee the the institute under the leadership of chairman of the board, Mrs Evelyn Deiner.

JGISA manages the chimpanzee refuge, which houses 32 rescued chimpanzees.

She had a team meeting with the 14 members of staff of Chimp Eden and inspired them to further their work with the same commitment she showed during all the years in the field.

She also gave new direction and dedication to the international youth program, Roots and Shoots, inspiring a new generation to love the environment and care for the earth.

Goodall met with the local representative of Roots and Shoots, Rita Groenewald, so that a new strategy could planned for Mpumalanga and the Lowveld to be part of this program. It has 150 000 groups across the world.

Isabella and Elizabeth CanadineDuring a function held by Tours and Tickets at Hazyview, an amount of more than R12 000 was handed over to Goodall and JGISA. The money was raised by the fund-raising lunch and the donation of a painting by Norma-Jean Greyling of Cape Town, which was sold for R6 500 to Ms Pendrae Scott.

• Read an interview with Dr Jane Goodall in Friday’s edition of Lowvelder.

https://www.citizen.co.za/lowvelder/371649/lowvelder-story-tip-off/