Women leaving prison in Surrey need a few things that the prison service cannot afford and the officers asked us to help. Grassroots now has a fabulous team of volunteers working to purchase and create a bag for each woman, and we are working with the prison officers to see what else can be done. […]
Child Sponsorship needs an annual interview – Theta, Kenya 2024
Sponsored children having their annual re-enrolment interview, height check and new photos. Theta, Kenya, is a very poor community and sponsorship and education makes a massive difference. It’s been very wet today, but the work goes on at Good Neighbours Ministries.
Chennai 2024 – team from UK visit the sponsored children and church
7 people from the UK went to Chennai and spent time with our friends in the slum. Kevin & Deborah and the church are wonderful and we all got stuck in. Sharon helped prepare biryani for the 330 Grassroots sponsored children in Chennai. The team making the food are mainly mothers and grandmothers of children […]
Chennai in 2023
At last … we made it to Chennai! It had been 3 long years. Lockdowns and quarantine rules were the start of the delays, but then the Indian government made it very hard for UK citizens to get visas. But, at last, we were able to get tickets and go and meet our friends. There […]
Join the volunteer team to Tanzania in October 2023
We had a great time in Tanzania in October and we would love you to join us in October 2023. Grassroots keeps overheads really low because people join us as we interview every sponsored child. Each team member pays their own way and has a fabulous time working with the local Grassroots team. Learn more […]
ENJOY NSOLO MLEKANI
Allow us to introduce you to Enjoy. In 2008 he started being supported by a Grassroots child sponsor. Today he wrote to us: “Dear Grassroots, I would like to take this another opportunity to thank you for your generous sponsorship that you have provided to me through GRASSROOTS TANZANIA. I am happy to report to […]
India Covid Crisis – Chennai next?
We wrote to all the people who sponsor children in Chennai through Grassroots to update them on what is happening in the midst of the latest surge in Covid-19 cases across India. You can open the letter here.
Please Help us in Zambia – Sponsor a Child for £4.25 per month
How have things been in Zambia in 2020? In March 2020, when European countries was starting to have large increases in the COVID19 pandemic, the media coverage meant that Zambia and much of Africa decided to follow their lead in locking down hard, closing schools and teaching everyone how not to pass on the infection. […]
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