Engaging men to eradicate child marriage
The cost of child marriage in Kenya is too expensive to disregard.
Foster leadership for sexually exploited girls
GEMS Youth leadership program provides educational and employment opportunities to commercially sexually exploited girls so they can achieve economic self-sufficiency.
Catapulting Roots of Health to Greater Heights
Crowd Sourcing is a concept that appealed to us at Roots of Health from the start. It’s a good way to give groups of our friends and supporters a chance to work together to support specific parts of our work.
Help Glamour and The Malala Fund educate girls
After a disaster or displacement, moms need help to keep their newborns warm and clean.
Raising A Global Citizen: Perspectives From A Mom & Teenage Daughter
I recently saw the word “philanthroteen,” referring to our next generation of global philanthropists in a United Nations Foundation article. As the mother of two teenagers, the concept of teens as change-agents to improve the lives of others is intriguing.
Gender education to fight violence against women
A woman is killed every three days in Italy. This shocking phenomenon is called femicide - when a woman is killed by a man because she is a woman.
Help improve family planning in Sindh
Help inform young couples in Sindh, Pakistan, of their family planning options and work with the community to reduce child marriages.
Nurturing healthy relationships with self-respect
Teaching young women to build and maintain a healthy self-image resets expectations and perspectives about healthy relationships.
Train 1,550 women to build stoves in Darfur
Women in Darfur risk their safety to collect firewood. By providing them with fuel-efficient stoves, the risk of violence is reduced.
Install 400 stoves in Maasai villages
Help train Women's Installation Teams in Tanzania to build stoves to improve health and provide women with employment.