Women as Agents of Change

We help grassroots teams of women provide safe, clean water access to their communities and, in so doing, solve water-related social issues that impact women and girls, including sexual violence and exploitation, girls' attendance in school, domestic violence, and water-borne illnesses, among other issues.

When COVID-19 hit, Global Grassroots' change leaders courageously stepped forward as first responders to fight the pandemic. In a matter of weeks, our teams installed hand-washing stations and offered hygiene education, liquid soap, food, free water, social-emotional support and other emergency assistance to more than 6000 community members, particularly the most vulnerable.

In addition to our signature social venture incubator, Global Grassroots is now helping to accelerate of the work of our existing change agents in Rwanda. As women replicate their ventures in nearby communities, their water access points serve as sustainable hubs that drive multiple ripple effects for community wellbeing.

Trauma Healing

Global Grassroots operates in post-conflict countries where our participants have often been the victims of genocide or gender-based violence, or simply endure lives of chronic stress. Our program incorporates a particular evidence-based, mind-body trauma healing method called Breath-Body-Mind (BBM) to ensure our change agents are able to take care of their own rehabilitation needs before striving courageously to change their community, and so that they may share these same practices with the vulnerable communities they serve.