Every girl deserves the chance to shape her own future.
Global Roots works alongside girls, families and communities facing some of the world's most difficult challenges. We protect girls from violence and harmful practices, create opportunities for education, and strengthen families so that children can grow up safer and with greater possibilities.
Because every girl deserves a future.
Millions of girls grow up facing barriers that deny them the opportunity to learn, make choices about their lives and reach their potential. Some are excluded from education. Others face violence, harmful traditional practices, early marriage or the pressures of poverty.
These challenges are connected. A girl cannot fully benefit from education if she is unsafe. A family struggling to meet its basic needs may have fewer opportunities to protect and support its children.
Global Roots exists to address these challenges together. We work where the need is greatest, developing practical, locally grounded programs that protect girls, expand access to education and help families build stronger, more secure futures.
We believe that when girls are protected, educated and supported, the benefits extend far beyond the individual. Families become stronger, communities become more resilient, and future generations have greater opportunities.
A girl's future should be determined by her potential, not limited by the circumstances into which she was born.
We look beyond the immediate challenge.
The barriers girls face are rarely isolated. That is why our work brings together protection, education and family support rather than treating them as separate problems.
We protect girls.
We work to reduce the risks that threaten girls' safety, dignity and futures. This includes addressing harmful practices, supporting girls at risk and helping create environments where they can grow up protected and valued.
We strengthen families.
We support mothers and families with practical resources, agricultural opportunities and livelihood activities that help improve household resilience. Stronger families are better positioned to support and protect their children.
We keep girls learning.
When girls are excluded from education, we look for practical ways to restore learning opportunities. We develop locally grounded approaches that help girls continue learning, even in the most restrictive environments.
Different challenges. One shared commitment.
Our programs respond to the realities girls and families face in their communities. Across our work, the goal remains the same: protecting girls, expanding opportunity and helping families build stronger futures.
Afghanistan
For girls in Afghanistan, the right to education has been severely restricted. Global Roots has continued supporting learning opportunities for adolescent girls, using an approach that combines education with agricultural activities and family support. Our work helps girls continue learning, develop their abilities and maintain hope for a future in which they can participate fully in society.
Kenya
Through the FGM Zero Project, Global Roots works with girls and families in Maasai communities to prevent female genital mutilation and early marriage. We support girls facing these risks, help them remain in education and work with families and communities to create safer opportunities for their futures.
A commitment that began in 2006.
What began with a belief in the potential of vulnerable children has grown into a long-term commitment to girls, families and communities.
Global Roots is founded.
Global Roots is founded in the United States with a commitment to protecting vulnerable children, expanding opportunity and strengthening families and communities.
Our work begins in Afghanistan.
Global Roots begins working in Afghanistan, building relationships with local communities and developing practical ways to support children and families.
The first Children's Garden.
We establish our first Children's Garden in Baharak District, bringing together education, agriculture and community support. This approach would become an important part of our work to sustain learning opportunities for girls.
Learning centers in Afghanistan and our Kenya program.
We launch our first learning centers for girls in Afghanistan and begin our Kenya program, focused on girls' protection, education and family resilience.
Expanding support for families.
We expand our food security and sustainable livelihoods programs, helping families strengthen their resilience and become more self-reliant.
Reaching thousands of girls and families.
Global Roots serves thousands of girls and families across Afghanistan and Kenya, continuing its commitment to protection, education and stronger communities.
Continuing the commitment.
Global Roots continues working alongside local partners, teachers, families 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.