Canada Programs A.P.E. Fund Funding for high-needs Roots & Shoots projects What is A.P.E. Fund? A.P.E. Fund stands for animals, people, and the environment. It’s a granting program that helps fund high-needs Roots & Shoots projects. Roots & Shoots members can apply for up to $1,000 to support the implementation of their projects in their communities. A.P.E. Fund is made possible by our generous partners and supporters. Applications are closed for this year and will reopen November 2023. You are eligible to apply if: You’re a member of Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots Canada. Learn more here! Your project must take place in Canada. If you are from a different country please contact your local Roots & Shoots group. Your project and final report will be completed by June 15th 2023. Your project addresses the convergence of 3 crises: Biodiversity loss (Animals), Environmental Inequity (People) and Climate Change (Environment). Resources Our Resource section includes things like our Climate Change Curriculum Guide and our Biodiversity Guide. These can be helpful tools for any Roots & Shoots project! Discover Resources Current Projects Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Environmental Inequity (People) Food Security for All our Relations This project is building system-level awareness of food security, which takes into account the needs and gifts of the land, humans, and all our more-than-human relations. Past and present wisdom and food practices can teach us how to cultivate diverse food ecosystems for the present and the future. Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Climate Change (Environment) Forest Friends Garden Our Forest Friends Project is about caring for native wildlife trying to survive in the city. We want to build a garden that is filled with student chosen plants that support local pollinators. The entire school will participate by helping to research, select, and build the garden. Biodiversity Loss (Animals) Friends of Fauna The funds will be to make purchases from the Fauna Foundation’s Amazon Wishlist. Students in our community do not often have the opportunity to donate and we feel that researching the work that the Fauna Foundation does is an excellent opportunity for the students to learn about animal welfare. Environmental Inequity (People) From Our Garden Your Garden Classrooms in our school will plant and grow corn, bean, and squash (the 3 sisters) plants to learn more about indigenous gardening. We will also include some herbs plants that are native to our area. These plants will then be offered to school families to be planted in their home gardens. Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Climate Change (Environment), Environmental Inequity (People) Gardens for Seniors Our group has been growing our Niagara Butterflyway for the past 3 years. We currently have over 40 gardens across the Niagara Region. This year we hope to increase our intergenerational native gardens by setting up our team of youth with interested seniors and plant pollinator gardens for them. Climate Change (Environment) Greenovations Retrofit Project The Retrofit project is a free energy efficiency assistance program for university students to help reduce their utility bills. Retrofits include upgrading to efficient lightbulbs, changing taps to low flow aerators, and insulating drafty windows and doors to decrease energy consumption. Climate Change (Environment), Environmental Inequity (People) Hampstead School Community Garden We are proposing installing garden boxes to have a community vegetable garden for students and their families to maintain and benefit from. So much rich learning can happen in the garden and the lessons learned in the school garden can be carried home to make a more sustainable community. Environmental Inequity (People) Help for Homeless Families Room 7 is going to learn about what has led to the prevalence of tent encampments in our city – they will learn ways to help out the local shelters, particularly the shelters that help women,children and families Environmental Inequity (People) Helping hands Room 36 is interested in helping out the community of “unsheltered” people living in and around Winnipeg. We will be creating kits of supplies that we can donate to local shelters, especially ones that provide services to women, children and families experiencing homelessness. « 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 10 »
