Wilmington-based Full Belly Project meets Dr. Jane Goodall

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A Wilmington family got the chance to meet a world renowned primatologist while doing life changing work for children with the Full Belly Project.

The Batish family recently returned from their second trip to Africa.

They were volunteering with Wilmington-based Full Belly Project which teamed up with the Jane Goodall Institutes “Roots and Shoots” program to install 10 hand washing stations at primary schools in Tanzania.

This time they got to meet Dr. Jane Goodall and tell her all about the work they were doing with the small non-profit from Wilmington.

The family matriarch, Sonali Batish, said, “We learned so much from our travel in Tanzania and it renewed our focus on environmental protection. As Jane Goodall mentioned, we are borrowing if not stealing from our children’s future when we take from the earth more than we can replenish. All three of the kids found their work with Full Belly to be purposeful, worthwhile work. They connected to a greater purpose as citizens of the globe. Thank you for making it possible for us! We are forever grateful!”

Amanda Coulter, Executive Director of the Full Belly Project said, “This project exemplifies our new mission. Not only are we distributing our products to communities that need them globally, but we are also giving our local community members the chance to make real, positive change in the world. As we always say here at Full Belly- Start Local. Act Global.”