▁A ▁deeper ▁con notation ▁of ▁Ro ots ▁& ▁Sho ots ▁is : ▁ ▁roots ▁lead ▁to ▁a ▁strong ▁and ▁firm ▁foundation ▁sho ots ▁seem ▁inf init es imal ▁in ▁their ▁un ending ▁purs uit ▁of ▁sun light . ▁ ▁By ▁bond ing , ▁they ▁can ▁break ▁through ▁the ▁brick ▁walls , ▁a ▁met ap hor ical ▁representation ▁of ▁the ▁problems ▁human ▁be ings ▁suffer ▁from ▁glob ally . ▁ ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁Ro ots ▁& ▁Sho ots ▁Ro ots ▁& ▁Sho ots ▁began ▁with ▁ 1 6 ▁students ▁who ▁were ▁interested ▁in ▁animals ▁and ▁environment ▁conservation . ▁However , ▁they ▁real ised ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁obtain ▁sufficient ▁support ▁and ▁resources ▁they ▁would ▁need ▁from ▁school . ▁They , ▁therefore , ▁went ▁to ▁meet ▁Dr . ▁Good all ▁on ▁her ▁front ▁por ch ▁in ▁Dar ▁es ▁S ala am , ▁T anz ania ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁After ▁a ▁deep ▁conversation , ▁they ▁returned ▁to ▁school ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁like - mind ed ▁students ▁to ▁real ise ▁their ▁goals . ▁The ▁Ro ots ▁& ▁Sho ots ▁programme ▁was ▁then ▁born . ▁Now ▁there ▁are ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 5 0 0 ▁groups ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁over ▁ 7 0 ▁countries , ▁including ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 ▁countries ▁in ▁Asia , ▁such ▁as ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁China , ▁Japan , ▁Taiwan , ▁Singapore , ▁Korea ▁and ▁Malays ia . ▁ ▁Project s ▁by ▁Ro ots ▁& ▁Sho ots ▁( H ong ▁Kong ) ▁ ▁Mon key ▁Conserv