Applications Invited for Roots Micro-grants Program 2025

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About the Organization

Roots is built on the philosophy of “community born, community led, and community owned” solutions. We create a platform for young people in the Global South to build power and scale impact that drives transformative political and social change. Through a holistic approach that adapts and responds to evolving community needs, Roots is focused on bolstering skills and capacity; providing resources and tools; and building community through connecting people to a growing network of other young leaders working to improve the lives of those around them.

About the Grant

Access to funding is fundamental in helping to build stronger, adequately resourced movements with the resources to properly campaign and organize.

Currently, there is a gap between access to resources and emerging climate initiatives driven by young community advocates and organizations.

The Roots micro-grants project provides funding of up to $10,000 USD per group to help support youth-led projects, initiatives, research, or campaigns that advocate for climate justice through an intersectional lens. The grants are accompanied by ongoing mentorship.

We will offer grants for between 10-15 grassroots youth-led initiatives, with a focus on groups in Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South East Asia and South Asia.

Preference will be given to projects that demonstrate some, or all, of the following characteristics:

• Community-driven approach: Projects, initiatives, research, or campaigns originating from grassroots efforts at the local level, driven by the community.
• Ambitious and transformative community solutions: Applicants should demonstrate innovative strategies focused on transformative, intersectional, and equitable solutions to address the root causes of the climate crisis.
• Support for marginalized communities: Initiatives actively engage and provide aid and assistance to marginalized communities, including but not limited to, sharing activist knowledge, capacity-building, facilitating leadership workshops, organizing networking events, and hosting climate-focused programs.
• Promotion of intergenerational collaboration: Priority will be given to initiatives that address and foster relationships across generations, seeking to bridge the intergenerational gap and reach audiences beyond existing echo chambers.
• Wellbeing: Groups that put an emphasis on the wellbeing of their membership and building resilient structures within their groups and communities.

How to Apply

2025 applications are open! Submissions will close on April 14.

Application package here

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