INSPIRATION IN ACTION 2017 IMPACT REPORT CONTENTS

03. LETTERS FROM DR. GOODALL, OUR CEO AND BOARD CHAIR A year of growth and learning

04. WHO WE ARE Meet the JGI team

06. THE CHIMPS OF TCHIMPOUNGA Providing the best care for rescued chimpanzees

08. COMMUNITY CONSERVATION IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Grassroots conservation to protect habitat and help people

12. JANE GOODALL’S ROOTS & SHOOTS Tomorrow’s community leaders and global citizens

16. FINANCIALS Your donations in action

18. SUPPORTERS & PARTNERS Our generous donors make change possible

Above: JGI Canada’s CEO, Andria Teather, in conversation with Jane before a full house in London, ON. On the cover: Jane Goodall looks out over Gombe, Tanzania. Probably taken in 1963, Jane was just beginning her ground-breaking research on chimpanzee behaviour.

Photo (this page): JGI Canada/ Alice Xue Cover photo: JGI U.S./Hugo Van Lawick INSPIRE. IMPACT.

I write this letter from a place of hope. It is true that We’ve been busy. As you will see in the following pages, the bad news bombarding us almost daily can be 2016/2017 was a year of enormous growth and learning overwhelming. In the face of terrible declines in species ­— especially when we consider how far we’ve come. and biodiversity, as well as the devastating impacts of climate change, the outlook is bleak. Yet, I am hopeful. In 1994, when the Canadian chapter first opened its doors, our focus was squarely on supporting the Nature is resilient. orphaned chimpanzees living at the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center. No other Canadian- In 1990, I flew over Gombe, in Tanzania, where I had based organization was so closely engaged in the care and conducted my research and discovered that much of protection of great apes rescued from the illegal trade in the forest had been cut down. Not long after, the Jane endangered wildlife. Goodall Institute initiated a multi-year program where we worked with local people to meet their needs and In the years since, our work has broadened enormously. offer training on forest management. Our approach In addition to our ongoing support for Tchimpounga, worked. The forest has rebounded with all the life we now oversee conservation projects in the Congo forms it supports. that reach over 77,000 people with whom we work in partnership to protect wildlife while improving living Young people can be a powerful force. conditions (page 8).

The following year, 12 high school students in Dar From a handful of Roots & Shoots groups, entire schools Es Salaam started the first Roots & Shoots group. in Canada are now dedicated to implementing our Now we have groups around the world. In Canada, approach to youth-led community projects that teach the more young people than ever are improving their true meaning of sustainability through hands-on learning communities. Over the past two years, Toronto high (page 12). Young people lead a range of initiatives — school students collected hundreds of cell phones exploring nature through Indigenous teachings; learning for recycling to reduce demand for conflict minerals about sustainable food systems by planting crops; and which are mined in the habitats we are trying to assessing a school’s energy consumption to change save. usage habits. The projects are as varied as the students themselves. I have hope because I am inspired by both the promise of youth and the wondrous diversity of life Truly we can say that in the midst of global political on this planet. uncertainty, and with the preservation of wildlife increasingly under threat, there has never been a more Let us also imagine. Imagine with me how much we important time for us to band together, follow the path can accomplish if we continue to move from inspiration that Jane has forged, and set our sights on realizing a more to action. I’m proud that JGI Canada does this every just world we can leave as our legacy. day. Your support has made this journey possible and for that Thank you for supporting the work of JGI Canada and we are deeply grateful. for your contributions towards a healthy planet for all.

Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder, Jane Goodall Institute & UN Andria Teather Carlos D. Colorado Messenger of Peace Chief Executive Officer Chair, Board of Directors

Photos (left to right): JGI Canada/Amy Vryonides; JGI Canada/Ophir Sarusi; Cara Colorado 3 INSPIRATION IN ACTION JANEGOODALL.CA WHO WE ARE

THROUGH ALL OUR WORK, WE AIM TO Our Mission INSPIRE, INFORM AND DELIVER IMPACT. To understand and protect chimpanzees, other apes Local needs are a priority wherever JGI is active. We and their habitats, and to work towards creating work side-by-side with the people who live along an informed and compassionate multitude who important wildlife corridors and on the outskirts will help to create a better world for people, other of protected areas. Their perspectives and needs animals and our shared environment. must be accounted for if, together, we are to achieve conservation success.

Through Roots & Shoots, young people are supported to think locally, assess the needs of their community, and Our initiatives support the UN’s 17 design solutions for positive change with clear impact. Sustainable Development Goals, also known Our reach is broad but our aim is true: to protect the as the SDGs. The SDGs are a blueprint for planet’s disappearing species and natural systems so that peace and prosperity for people and the planet. everyone benefits in a sustainable and equitable way. Our programs contribute to the SDGs that are highlighted throughout.

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4 INSPIRATION IN ACTION 2017 IMPACT REPORT JGI CANADA IN ACTION

With young people across the country, with Indigenous communities, and through grassroots partnerships to conserve forests and chimps, we take a stand for the protection of our natural world.

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ROOTS & SHOOTS PROJECTS BAKE MONDAY Mondays become our favourite day of the week!

ROOTS & SHOOTS SCHOOLS WEBSITE LAUNCH We bring a brand new website into the world.

PROJECT IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC KITCHEN PARTY Dr. Jane attends her first OF CONGO east coast kitchen party. Chimp hoots!

TCHIMPOUNGA CHIMPANZEE * And we’re still fueled by a lot of coffee. REHABILITATION CENTER

5 INSPIRATION IN ACTION JANEGOODALL.CA THE CHIMPS OF TCHIMPOUNGA One of the largest sanctuaries for wild chimpanzees in Africa, the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center has cared for more than 200 orphaned chimps since it opened its doors in 1992. Led by head veterinarian Rebeca Atencia, the staff at Tchimpounga, including the eco-guards who patrol the surrounding nature reserve, are on the frontlines of species conservation.

More than 75% of the staff at the Tchimpounga sanctuary come from local villages. They take loving care of the chimps, gradually introducing them into appropriate social groups.

Photos: JGI U.S./Fernando Turmo

Chimpanzees arrive at the sanctuary scared, hungry, sick and often injured – sometimes severely. Some will have more trouble than others learning how to socialize with other chimps. No matter what their condition, the caregivers at Tchimpounga treat each chimp with respect and love.

Beyond the borders of the 153-square-kilometre reserve, the sanctuary works closely with local communities. Produce to feed the 138 chimpanzees living at Tchimpounga is purchased at nearby markets. Local community members are employed as staff and eco-guards. Public awareness and outreach is ongoing – more than 70 billboards have been erected in the surrounding area discouraging people from poaching endangered great apes, and public education efforts engage school children in activities that teach the importance of environmental protection.

In addition to conservation and public awareness, Tchimpounga’s “triangle” approach to chimp protection includes working with legal agencies to support TAKE-AWAY: By reaching enforcement. Agents will only confiscate a stolen chimp if they can take the out to people of all ages animal somewhere safe like the Tchimpounga sanctuary. and contributing to the local economy, surrounding It is a tragic reality that great ape numbers in Africa continue to fall in no small part because of wildlife trafficking. At least 3,000 great apes are stolen from the communities come to value and wild every year. Best estimates suggest that two-thirds of the primates taken protect wildlife, making a long- are chimpanzees. term impact on the preservation of the forest ecosystem. In the face of species loss, Tchimpounga remains a beacon of hope for the survival of great apes, a place where even the smallest and most traumatized chimps heal and thrive. 6 INSPIRATION IN ACTION 2017 IMPACT REPORT THE JOURNEY OF A CHIMP: FROM FOREST TO SANCTUARY

1 Today, only 4 countries in Africa support two-thirds of all primate species. Chimpanzees are hunted for food (“bushmeat”) and to sell to zoos, for entertainment or as exotic pets.

Bushmeat can be a traditional food source in some places, but miners and loggers operating in ape habitat also kill great apes for meat and an organized bushmeat trade has developed and increasingly sold in urban areas. Poachers risk arrest because they need income.

A baby chimp sells for around $50 to $300USD. Middlemen mark up 2 the cost by as much as 1,000%.

For every live chimpanzee seized from the wild, as many as 10 others are killed as they try to defend their young.

Sometimes either poachers or buyers get caught. In other cases, baby chimps are found in crates as they are smuggled across borders.

Orphaned chimpanzees that have been beaten, isolated, or stuffed into boxes for transport and sale arrive at the sanctuary visibly terrified.

Tchimpounga staff provide the best possible care for the chimpanzees 3 through appropriate housing, feeding, veterinary services, and careful introduction into social groups.

Specially trained caregivers stay with infant chimps around the clock, even sleeping with them. As they get older, chimps are gradually introduced into compatible social groups. When possible, the animals are reintroduced to their natural habitats after extensive preparation.

Today, nearly 100 chimps live on 3 islands belonging to the sanctuary where the habitat is most like living in the wild.

7 INSPIRATION IN ACTION JANEGOODALL.CA Photo: JGI Canada/Bella Lam

JGI Canada is on the ground in three regions across eastern DRC supporting the delivery of essential health services for women and infants.

COMMUNITY CONSERVATION IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

We began our 2017 fiscal year with the launch Working in three regions – Walikale, Lubutu of the Delivering Healthy Futures project in the and Obokote – local people are collaborating Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). With with us to build solar-powered maternal clinics generous support from Global Affairs Canada with safe access to nearby water sources. and Canadian donors, the four-year initiative With our support, health care providers are builds on our ongoing work in the rural areas of implementing vaccination programs and family eastern DRC. This is where the richly bio-diverse planning outreach. For women and children landscape supports one of the few remaining living in the most isolated areas, we are setting significant populations of wild chimpanzees. up mobile clinics.

JGI Canada’s Delivering Healthy Futures initiative is key Our commitment to the needs of the people to reducing maternal and infant mortality rates among living in this politically volatile region has earned 20 villages located along a remote wildlife corridor. In us the trust of local community members and the DRC, 20% of children die before reaching the age good relations with health workers, teachers, of five and 50% are not vaccinated for even the most regional government officials and field officers. common childhood diseases.

8 INSPIRATION IN ACTION 2017 IMPACT REPORT TAKE-AWAY: You cannot save a species without the support of the people who are responsible for the land and wildlife. Local communities can be a meaningful force to address conservation, but only when they are empowered and can benefit.

Youngsters in Lubutu, eastern Photo: JGI Canada/Bella Lam DRC, face a healthier future Photo (below): JGI Senegal/Sebas Rodriguez thanks to JGI Canada’s project.

ON THE MOVE WITH JGI CANADA’S BELLA LAM

As Director of Programs for JGI Canada, Bella Lam oversees a growing portfolio of projects that include our Delivering Healthy Futures initiative; a new project that offers internships to Indigenous youth to travel to Uganda; and our Roots & Shoots youth-led action projects across Canada. Lucky for us – as well as the many beneficiaries of JGI programs – Bella’s energy is boundless. Undaunted by the political instability that plagues the host country for our biggest project, Bella manages staff, field officers, and community volunteers with calm determination. Perhaps this is because her sights never waver. “The work of the Jane Goodall Institute is invaluable,” says Bella. “We are building an alternative future.”

9 INSPIRATION IN ACTION JANEGOODALL.CA PUTTING COMMUNITIES FIRST At JGI Canada, we followed Jane’s vision to prioritize community needs to protect wildlife and turned it into a conservation strategy. Our timeline shows how we changed lives and saved chimp habitat.

The Better Beginnings, Stronger Families (BBSF) project is launched Sustainable Livelihoods project is in eastern DRC to increase access to launched in western Uganda to boost schools and provide teacher training; equip people’s incomes and help them live more 8 health centres and training health workers; sustainably while restoring an important forest and install clean water sources managed by corridor between two reserves that support local committees where women have equal wild chimpanzees. representation.

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JGI Canada JGI installs billboards 200,000+ trees are contributes to a throughout the DRC planted in Uganda new conservation project area and runs successfully restoring the effort in DRC that community meetings to wildlife corridor. encourages family planning address the need to live and improving health care, more sustainably and benefit • 672 families are trained reaching more than 33,000 from resource protection. in livestock management, people living between Maiko agroforestry and National Park and the Tayna environmental awareness Gorilla Reserve to Kahuzi- • 4,300 people in 7 villages Biega National Park, one of gain access to clean water the most important areas in with 11 new wells Africa for chimpanzees and eastern lowland gorillas. • 250 households receive livestock and seeds

10 INSPIRATION IN ACTION 2017 IMPACT REPORT 8 water management committees (48% female membership) are in place to secure safe access to water sources and ensure sustainable water use

The BBSF project trains 100 • 500+ farmers and community members community-based health workers are trained in livestock husbandry and and volunteers in better maternal management health care • 372 health care providers are trained in family • 11,000 people gain access to clean water planning, mother and child health care, and sources the prevention of disease transmission

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Through the BBSF project, 100 JGI Canada begins fiscal 2017 with families benefit from planting 800 a new four-year project, Delivering fruit tree seedlings Healthy Futures with the ultimate objective of contributing to the reduction of maternal and • 100,000 people receive health care at 6 new child mortality in 20 villages in eastern DRC, health centres doubling the reach of the BBSF project. The • 7,000 young people attend 7 new schools project is at the front line of health care delivery, stocked with desks and educational supplies including outreach to the most vulnerable and isolated communities through mobile clinics. The • 18,400 people have access to clean drinking project has an expected reach of 77,187 direct water beneficiaries and 88,000 indirect beneficiaries.

• 90,000 people are reached through family planning outreach

11 INSPIRATION IN ACTION JANEGOODALL.CA JANE GOODALL’S A Roots & Shoots class in Winnipeg, MB learns how ROOTS & SHOOTS their school can reduce its ecological footprint. Photo: JGI Canada/Jen Duffy

In the face of dramatic declines in biodiversity around The results are impressive. Over the course the world and the impact of climate change, we share of the year, a Kindergarten class learned how Indigenous Knowledge can inform their Dr. Jane’s conviction that, as Roots & Shoots groups understanding and appreciation of nature. continue to multiply in more and more countries, Grade 2 students planted a community garden, young people can and will change the world. giving them a sense of respect for all the creatures that bring a garden to life. A grade 6 Through Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots, young people class conducted a school-wide energy audit and take their first steps with us towards becoming reduced their energy consumption as a result. community leaders. Inspired by Jane’s own story, every High school students collected hundreds of cell young person in the program is equipped and supported phones for recycling to reduce both e-waste and in finding solutions to issues they are passionate about. the demand for conflict minerals extracted from the Congo where we protect great apes. By exploring and mapping their community, students discover the delicate balance between themselves and What began with a mere 12 students in Dar Es the natural world. As a team, they design an action project Salaam, Tanzania, has bloomed into some 150,000 to improve the places where they live. In the process, young people in nearly 100 countries today. Roots & young people become community leaders, ready to take Shoots is Jane’s vision for the future – a youthquake on bigger challenges as global citizens. that gives all of us hope for a sustainable tomorrow.

TAKE-AWAY: Experiential learning teaches the concept of sustainability through real-world activities. Our tested approach has proven to be a powerful way 12 INSPIRATION IN ACTION to foster future generations of conservation leaders. 2017 IMPACT REPORT Young community leaders create an edible garden in .

All photos: Connie Konkin

SMALL BUT MIGHTY

You never can predict what will leave a lasting impression on hungry young minds. In T’it’q’et Preschool, located in T’it’q’et (#0593)-Lillooet, BC, the JK class of 32 Indigenous students undertook a project they called “Growing your own food!” Determined to coax an edible garden from the soil, some of our youngest Roots & Shoots members spent 60 hours building plant beds, preparing the soil, and planting trees and native species – 40 in all. Pleased with the outcomes, the students said they liked that the project showed them how they could eat healthy food from a garden. Lesson learned? “We have to save the worms by feeding them ‘compostables’. The worms helped us in the garden by making worm poop dirt!”

13 INSPIRATION IN ACTION JANEGOODALL.CA GROWING LOCAL LEADERS AND GLOBAL CITIZENS

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Grades K to 8

2,491 28,735 47 young people lead community community members are grants awarded for initiatives action projects impacted by local projects across Canada

HIGH SCHOOL Grades 9 to 12

2,000+ 413 62kg students learn the importance of cell phones are collected for of e-waste is diverted from recycling cell phones to reduce recycling landfills e-waste, carbon emissions, and demand for minerals extracted from the Congo basin where wild great apes live

POST-SECONDARY SCHOOL

25 2 84 university students volunteered new Roots & Chapters joined at post-secondary students were or interned with JGI Canada post-secondary level reached through on-campus Roots & Shoots events

14 INSPIRATION IN ACTION 2017 IMPACT REPORT FROM KINDERGARTEN TO POST-SECONDARY, ROOTS & SHOOTS EMPOWERS YOUNG PEOPLE TO INITIATE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE PLACES WHERE THEY LIVE.

Our youngest Roots & Shoots members discover the wildlife in their own neighbourhood and school. With teacher guidance, they learn the importance of preserving the natural world.

600 400+ 6 Indigenous youth lead local educators reached through schools become projects training and presentations Roots & Shoots schools

High school students deepen their understanding of resource management and the global impact of consumer patterns on our natural systems. Turning intellectual inquiry into action, they gain critical thinking and leadership skills.

10kg 3,717kg 1,580,391 of precious metals are salvaged of CO2 emissions are prevented people are reached through JGI from phones from entering the atmosphere Canada’s Cycle My Cell campaign through media outlets, social media, web traffic and students spreading the word

Post-secondary students take the lead in raising public awareness on a range of issues that have greatest impact on sustainable living. They serve as ambassadors for JGI Canada through presentations, panel discussions and knowledge sharing.

15 INSPIRATION IN ACTION JANEGOODALL.CA FINANCIALS 2017

We are deeply grateful for what you have accomplished this year. Your contributions meant that the number of communities working with us for conservation in Democratic Republic of Congo doubled. Chimpanzees rescued from the cruel and illegal practice of wildlife trafficking were protected in the face of diminishing wild populations. More young people became engaged in initiatives that taught them what sustainability means and how to find ways to better the places where they live.

Thank you for everything.

REVENUE TOTAL = $2,124,731

Sources of revenue:

34% Events and Sponsorship

30% Grants

21% Individuals

15% Corporations and Foundations

EXPENSES TOTAL = $1,787,225

72% Conservation, youth engagement & public awareness

17% Fundraising, research & grants

11% Admin

Audited financial statements are posted on JGI Canada’s website, JaneGoodall.ca. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected] or 416.978.3711.

Charitable number 140530916 RR0001

JGI Canada relies on the generosity of a team of volunteers. In fiscal 2017, this group of dedicated individuals contributed approximately $7,286 in donated hours. A price tag, however, does not capture all that they give. Volunteers give us their skills and talents as writers, photographers, graphic designers and champions on behalf of the Jane Goodall Institute, and we are 16 INSPIRATION IN ACTION profoundly thankful. 2017 IMPACT REPORT JANE’S BIG BIRTHDAY BASH

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17 INSPIRATION IN ACTION JANEGOODALL.CA (FISCAL 2017) SUPPORTERS & PARTNERS Deb Fettig Elizabeth Churcher and George Mara Scomparin Jack and Stephanie Grant Thomson Michael Shannon THANK YOU. Jennifer Haddow Clare and Paul Cowling Ron Sharp Your generosity makes change John Harrison Lynn Curry Julia Shewan Kari-Lyn Danyluk possible and directly contributes Douglas Hart Rebekah Shoop Lynn and Vern Hult Joyce Davidson Len and Katherine Silvester to building a better world for all. Ingredion Canada Incorporated Traci Elliott Claudia Simonelli Inter-City Gas Limited Elizabeth Elliott Shelley and Liam Steep Janet Jazairi Anne-Marie Emili Patricia Stewart $50,000+ Joseph Frieberg Charitable Foundation Cathy Emms Angus Taylor Global Affairs Canada John and Lynn Keating Cheryl Falkenberg John Thomson Michael and Lilian Kelly Fiona Fleming Amanda Todd $25,000 - $49,999 Carla Laidlaw Ronald Foote Muriel Viallet-de Faria Disney Estate of Mrs. Hanne Lang Allison Forsythe Alexandra and Galen Weston Donner Canadian Foundation Vivian Leung Glendon Roots & Shoots Shelley Whitelaw James A and Donna-Mae Moore Foundation Eleanore Lindo Lynn Graham Margaret Wong Reverie Foundation John Massey Elaine Harris and Jenn Press Wendy Krekeler Sarah Haney Robert and Joan McQuillan Lora Hartman The Youssef-Warren Foundation Anita Nador Ken Hugessen and Jennifer Connolly Andy Neale Brooke Hunter $10,000 - $24,999 Deane and Mary Nesbitt Peter Hutchins JGI CANADA’S BOARD Colin Armour Antony and Gail Nield Susan and Chris Irwin Copernicus Educational Lynda O’Carroll OF DIRECTORS Lorraine Jordan Fitzhenry Foundation Blanche Parsons Susan Keystone Dr. Jane Goodall, G Adventures Patrick E Fuller Foundation Carrie Kierstead DBE U.N. Messenger of Peace, Loblaw Inc Bruce Poon Tip Wendy Krekeler Founder and Patron Nature’s Path Richard Quinn and Diane Hawthorne James Kulchyk TELUS Toronto Community Board Jane Riddell Carlos D. Colorado, Chair, Rhona Lahey Board of Directors Willow Grove Foundation John Roberts Catherine Lalonde and Richard Robert Russell $5,000 - $9,999 Deboer Helen Hirsh Spence, Geoff Rytell and June MacDonald Past Chair, Board of Directors Alexander Eaton Valerie Lampard Phillip and Laurie Sanford Josef and Annette Ebner Brianne Lenzin Vivian Leung, Vice-Chair Scandinave Spa Blue Mountain Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Donald Livingstone Sujeet Kini, Treasurer Shemona Holdings Inc. Roger Lohmann Board Secretary Sandra and Ed Short Sarah Wertkin, Al Meghji Robert MacPherson Bali Stein Rick Quinn Nancy Richler Endowment Fund Carol Mair Andria Teather Sherri Black Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Priya Mani The Calgary Foundation Chelsea Caldwell Shauna Woolley Dougal McCreath The J.W. McConnell Foundation Cathy McFeely Corinne Caldwell The O’Neill Foundation Inc. $1,000 - $4,999 Aleksandra Milaszewska Laura Couvrette Martha Turner and Chris Osborne Robert and Doreen Alton Cynthia Minden Shawn Lehman United Way of Halifax Region Daniela and Emily Antlova Cindy Murrell Lisa R. Lifshitz (fiscal 2017) United Way Ottawa Tom and Nicole Antony Marci Nelson Rohit Ramchandani Gail and Wilhelmus Van Gestel Robert and Birgit Bateman Sheena Nugent Martha Turner (fiscal 2017) Ryan Walker Janice Benna Anmarie Pearson Beverley Watt Peter Bennett and Jennifer Hayes David Peddle To meet the staff of JGI Canada, Gail Wensley James Bertram Tripler Pell and Tawfik please visit our website janegoodall.ca. Diana Wilkinson Peter Biro Hammoud Nadine and Jeff Wolburgh Viola Birss Graham Pett Andria Teather, Rose Yewchuk Chief Executive Officer Jane Cameron Rosemary Phelan Micah Zierer-Clyke and Robin Clyke Nadine Carpenter Marianne and Savannah Phillips Esther Chetner $500 - $999 Sandra Pierce Lori Cohen Carolyn Pim PARTNERS Tanya Aleksic Marie-France Côté and Jean-Francois Taza Lynn Porter Ontario Council for International Cooperation Erin Assaly Laura Couvrette Sheila Purcell Canadian Council for International Carolyn Balant and Lizzy Chamberlain Karol Dabbs Shannon Rancourt Cooperation - Africa-Canada Forum Greg Ball R. Day John Reeve-Newson Learning for a Sustainable Future Laura Bender Kristin Doles Karen Rideout and Robert Winnipeg School Division George Bertwell Patricia Doornbosch Martin World’s Largest Lesson/The Global Goals David and Darragh Billings Lisa and Kevin Dougherty W. Roberts Clare Breckenridge IN-KIND SUPPORTERS Environmental Services Association of Christine Robinson Michelle Buresi Chelsea Hotel Toronto Alberta Andrew Roth Chris Carrier University of Toronto Susanne Evans Margaret Sankey Sybil Cartmell Thomas Fath Roberto Sassi MEDIA PARTNER Brenda Cathrea Heather Fay Antoinette Schut The Globe & Mail

18 INSPIRATION IN ACTION 2017 IMPACT REPORT DONOR LOVE

WILD AT HEART: LOOKING TO THE JIM PHILLIPS FUTURE: SHELLEY SOLOMON For Jim Phillips, owner and founder of Copernicus -based Shelley Educational Products, the Solomon first saw Jane adage, “Let nature be your Goodall speak nearly 30 years teacher” are words he has ago, and left feeling so inspired taken to heart. During his off-hours, she promptly invited Dr. Goodall Jim spends much of his time at his small cabin nestled to talk at the Mona Elaine Adilman Lectureship on in Ontario’s Blue Mountains, which has no electricity the Environment, an event established in memory of or running water. At the office, he routinely checks on Shelley’s mother who had been a writer, composer, the beehives he keeps on the company’s Guelph area and tireless environmental activist. property. Shelley is also one of the first significant donors to Copernicus is committed to being as green as possible. JGI Canada’s then fledgling Roots & Shoots program. The company catalogues are printed on 100% recycled “I was firmly convinced that Roots & Shoots would paper; 20% of the energy they use is generated by solar provide students with the tools to cultivate their power; and they’ve been running a Trees for Schools curiosity and empower them with the belief that program – through which schools receive free seedlings positive changes in our world are possible,” she recalls. – for nearly a decade. This year, Copernicus will be giving out 165,000 seedlings to schools across the province. A busy researcher at McGill University, Shelley nevertheless finds time to volunteer with TEVA For Jim, JGI Canada’s Roots & Shoots was a natural Québec, an organization whose mission is to fit. The company, which makes educational products foster environmental stewardship within the Jewish primarily aimed at the elementary school level, is a community. generous monthly donor. Shelley’s personal commitment to the environment “I loved the idea of getting children more connected through her generous donations of both time and concerned for our natural world especially when and funds comes from her belief that, “Making a society is becoming more and more disconnected from personal connection to nature can inspire greater nature,” says Jim. “It is inspiring and creates hope that understanding regarding our place within it. Nature future generations will understand that we are part of is fragile and it is our responsibility to preserve it for the environment.” generations to come.”

WITH GRATITUDE We extend profound thanks to those individuals who have pledged to remember JGI Canada in their estate plans. Their legacy will ensure that we continue to protect wildlife, empower the most vulnerable communities to stand with us for conservation, and support the youngest generation in becoming our brightest leaders of tomorrow.

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