Every girl deserves the chance to shape her own future.
Global Roots works to protect vulnerable girls, expand access to education, strengthen families and build resilient communities. We believe every girl deserves safety, opportunity and the freedom to determine her own future.
Because every girl deserves a future.
Millions of girls around the world grow up facing barriers that limit their safety, education and opportunities. Poverty, discrimination, harmful traditions and conflict can deny girls the chance to learn, make choices and build independent lives.
Global Roots was established to help change that reality. We work with local communities to protect girls, keep them learning and strengthen the families who support them.
Our approach recognizes that education, protection and family well-being are connected. Girls need more than a classroom. They need safe environments, supportive families and communities that believe in their potential.
We focus on practical, community-based solutions that create lasting opportunities for girls and the people around them.
“A girl's future should be determined by her potential, not limited by the circumstances into which she was born.”
What makes us different
We bring together protection, family support and education to address the barriers that prevent girls from reaching their potential.
Protection
We work to protect girls from harmful practices, abuse, exploitation and early marriage, helping them remain safe and retain control over their futures.
Family Support
We strengthen families and livelihoods so parents and caregivers can better support their daughters, meet essential needs and build more secure futures.
Education
We expand access to learning and practical skills, helping girls develop knowledge, confidence, critical thinking and the ability to make informed choices.
Working alongside communities
Our work is rooted in local partnerships and shaped by the needs and priorities of the communities we serve.
Girls' Education
In northern Afghanistan, we support girls' learning through community-based education centers, while strengthening family food security and agricultural livelihoods that help make continued education possible.
EXPLORE OUR AFGHANISTAN PROGRAMGirls' Protection
Through FGM Zero, we work with Maasai communities to protect girls from female genital mutilation and early marriage, support survivors and help girls remain in school.
EXPLORE OUR KENYA PROGRAMA commitment that keeps growing
Since 2006, Global Roots has worked with communities to create opportunities for girls, strengthen families and build lasting change.
Global Roots is founded
Global Roots begins its work with a commitment to protecting vulnerable children, expanding education and strengthening communities.
Work begins in Afghanistan
Global Roots begins working with communities in northern Afghanistan to expand opportunities for children and families.
The first Children's Garden
The first Children's Garden is established in Baharak District, bringing education and agricultural activities together to support girls and their families.
Expanding community-based work
Learning centers expand in Afghanistan, while Global Roots begins its work in Kenya to help protect girls from harmful practices.
Strengthening family support
The organization continues expanding practical support for families, connecting education with stronger livelihoods and more resilient communities.
Responding to growing challenges
As restrictions on girls' education intensify in Afghanistan, Global Roots adapts its approach to help girls continue learning through community-based education.
Continuing the commitment
Global Roots continues working alongside girls, families, partners, teachers and communities in Afghanistan and Kenya. Our work remains grounded in the belief that every girl deserves safety, education and the opportunity to build her own future.
“Lasting change begins when girls are safe, learning and surrounded by families and communities that believe in their future.”
Help make a different future possible.
The challenges facing girls are significant, but change is possible. Through education, protection and stronger families, we can help create opportunities that last for generations. Join us in making that future possible.
