Janine Licare-Andrews: Saving the Rainforest

Knowing that the rainforests were being destroyed, Janine and her friend, Aislin Livingstone, sold painted rocks at a roadside table in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, to raise money to help protect local rainforests and endangered wildlife. With the help of her mother, Janine and Aislin founded Kids Saving the Rainforest (KSTR), a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving rainforest land, rehabilitating baby animals, and educating people around the world about the connection between humans and nature. They opened a store in the corner of the hotel and began to sell artwork to raise money for the new organization. [...] their efforts have thrived! "Now any kid in the world knows exactly where their hard-earned money goes- a tree planted in the rainforest, maintenance of a monkey bridge, care for an animal in our rehab center, or purchasing land," said Licare. Internet Resources Journey to Amazonia http://www,pbs.org/journeyintoamazonia/enter.html Kids Saving the Rainforest http://www.kidssavingtherainforest.org/ Kids.mongabay.com http://kids.mongabay.com/ Passport to Knowledge http://www,passporttoknowledge.com/rainforest/into.html Products from the Rainforest http://www,pbs.org/journeyintoamazonia/products.doc Rainforest Action Network http://www.ran.org/new/kidsconer Rainforest Alliance http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/index.cfm Rainforest Animals http://www.rainforestanimal.net/ Rainforest Education http://www.rainforesteducation.com/ Rainforest Live http://www.rainforestlive.org.uk Rainforests.net http://www.rainforests.net/variables.htm Tropical Rainforests Online Lessons http://www.gigglepotz.com/rainforest.html Wild Classroom, The http://www.thewildclassroom.com/ Zoom Rainforest http://enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/