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. […]
Bishop Luffa School students visit Tanzania – July 2026
Young people from Bishop Luffa school (Chichester) are in Tanzania this week serving with and learning from the Grassroots team. Delivering chickens to vulnerable families, painting the Grassroots kitchen inside and out, learning to dance the Tanzanian way, cooking/serving/cleaning the pots for the weekly feeding programmes, and Mr Goldsmith is helping them make wood frame […]
Plans for the Day of Celebrating the Life of Sharon Anson
LIVE STREAM: We are planning to LiveStream both the service (11am UK time) and the speeches at the celebration party (about 2pm UK time). To join the livestream please click here on the day and you will be taken to the link. (The link will not work until near the day.) or click here: Funeral […]
Tanzania Sponsored Children re-enrolled for another year
A fantastic team of volunteers gathering in Mbeya Tanzania (earlier in October) to help Grassroots re-register all the 2300+ sponsored children. 4 came from the UK, but all the rest of the team was Tanzanian. It was a fantastic week, visiting the 21 Grassroots sponsorship locations, meeting every child with their family, asking them how […]
2025 sponsored children interviews started in Tanzania
The Grassroots Tanzania team has started the annual interviews of all the sponsored children (2300+ of them) by going to Ndala, a lovely rural village in the mountains to the South of Mbeya. Each child (with their parent or carer) had an chat with a team member, had their photo taken and then had a […]
Hand made beds…. lifting children off the floor
The Bishop Luffa School team visiting Mbeya (Tanzania) have made a lot of beds! Each one will be delivered by the Grassroots Tanzania team to families who have been sleeping on mud floors. Truly lifting them out of poverty. https://grassroots.org.uk/product/hand-made-bed/ This was before… where three children slept. This is the team making the beds
Sponsored Children and their Families in Kenya – annual interview week!
Grassroots sponsored children in Theta, Kenya are coming to Good Neighbours Church this week for their annual interviews, photos and the opportunity to write a letter or draw a picture for their sponsors. The Good Neighbours team is doing a great job, and Andy (from Grassroots UK) is there taking photos and joining in.
Why not join a Grassroots Team this Year?
You are Invited! Why not join a Grassroots mission team this year. We are going to Romania, Tanzania, Zambia, Kenya and India … and need volunteer team members to help us interview each sponsored child and take their photos. Volunteers cover their own costs, have a fantastic time, enjoy the local team’s hospitality, join in […]