USDA Youth Conservation Corp and Jane Goodall Institute/Roots & Shoots Chapter

As an offshoot of our outreach, we will be selecting two youths from Yoro to complete the training program with the USDA funded Youth Conservation Corp. Through a grant with USDA, MDI will support their 6-month training (room and board, and 8 months stipend). These youth from the Yoro region will be involved in starting a Roots & Shoots chapter for youth education with the Jane Goodall Institute.  Dr. Goodall is lending support to the Yoro Biological Corridor, and Honduras does not yet have a Roots & Shoots chapter. Roots & Shoots promotes STEM education, service learning, and social and environmental justice issues