From Taliban-controlled Afghanistan to rural Kenya, Global Roots protects girls facing some of the world’s harshest threats — keeping them safe, in school, and surrounded by the support they need to survive and grow.
A girl’s future should never be decided by violence, hunger, or fear.
Our Mission & What We Respond To
We Protect Girls at Risk and Keep Them Learning
Global Roots exists to protect girls whose futures are under threat in education and protection are hardest to reach — girls pushed out of classrooms, pressured into child marriage, exposed to violence, or trapped by poverty.
Girls Forced Out of School
In Afghanistan, girls have been banned from secondary education and cut off from opportunity.
Violence Disguised as Tradition
In Kenya, thousands of girls still face the threat of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and early marriage — often in silence, and often during school holidays.
Poverty That Pushes Girls Out
When families are hungry and income disappears, girls are often the first victims.
AFGHANISTAN
Education That Refuses to Stop
When girls were forced out of school, we brought learning back.
Global Roots runs learning centers for children excluded from education, helping girls rebuild lost learning and reclaim hope. Alongside education, we support families with practical livelihood tools that reduce hunger, strengthen income, and help keep girls in school.
WHY THIS WORK MATTERS
No girl should lose her future because of where she was born. Whether she is pushed out of school in Afghanistan or facing FGM in Kenya, the result is the same: her safety is threatened, her choices disappear, and her future is cut short. Global Roots exists to change that through protection, education, and practical support.
“You can close a classroom, but you cannot erase a girl’s desire to learn.”
Girls’ Education Team, Afghanistan
“When we protect one girl, we help change what becomes possible for the next.”
Mary Keruta, FGM Survivor & Girls’ Mentor, Kenya
“This work is about standing with girls when the world has made it too easy to look away.”
Rick Montgomery, Global Roots Founder
KENYA
Protecting Girls Before Harm Happens
In parts of Kenya, girls are still at risk of FGM and early marriage — especially during school holidays, when many are cut in silence and pulled out of school.
Our FGM Zero program helps stop harm before it happens. Girls receive legal protection letters before holidays, and teachers & mentors discreetly check in during school breaks when risk is highest.
When danger is immediate, we provide rescue, safe housing, and school support so girls can stay safe and continue their education.
