When it comes to inspiring youth activism, Jane Goodall says, the secret is getting to somebody’s heart. “People actually do listen to kids,” the 75-year-old anthropologist and U.N. Messenger of Peace said. “Very often, it’s one child with a passion that starts a whole movement.”
Goodall was honored Wednesday night at the University of Denver for her work helping youths realize social change. She received the annual Citizens of the World Award from Global Explorers, a nonprofit organization based in Fort Collins.
Earlier in the day, she attended the Citizens of the World Youth Service Event at the Colorado Academy.
The Ponderosa High School PeaceJam Club won the youth service award for its efforts in sustainability that cut the school’s trash 70 percent. George Plaven, The Denver Post
