Welcome to the first global and 100% virtual charity.
Our three core tenets are:
- Education is a child's human right.
- An educated population effectively tackles problems faced by developing countries.
- Educating girls and women specifically has the most positive impact on a society.
This is why we do what we do.
Here is how we do it:
- We award scholarships to talented but financially needy youth in developing countries.
- No more than 10% of donations go toward administrative expenses (the national average is 25%). At least 90% go directly to the children we sponsor.
- At least 2/3 of our scholarships go to girls and women.
- To minimize costs we have no office, assets or overhead, just this site, dedicated volunteers, and generous donors.
- Deep Roots is 100% volunteer staffed.
- Deep Roots was founded in 1998 by a US Peace Corps Volunteer in rural Namibia, Africa.
- We are now helping children go to school in four countries: Namibia, Zambia, Guatemala, and Nepal.
Deep Roots believes that if YOU know others need your assistance, and know that you can help - without lining anyone's pockets or building up any intermediate organization - then you will do as much as you can.
Are we right? Will you help? Please consider making a donation or volunteering your time.
If you have any comments, questions, or think you may want to be involved, please feel free to contact us or any volunteer individually.
Why We Do It