Get Involved

Global Grassroots welcomes individual's and group's support and engagement with our work. We invite you to peruse our offerings of resources and ideas for:

Change Agents
Teachers
Partners and Contributors
Consciousness Practitioners

FUNDRAISE
Our greatest need is always fundraising so that we may continue to grow our work and fund new social projects benefiting women. There are numerous ways groups may get involved in sponsoring a project or conducting a fundraising event to help engage their community in supporting our programs.

Take the example of Cherokee Elementary School in Scottsdale, Arizona. An initiative led by parent and activist Jami Schulman has engaged students, teachers and the broader community in learning about water issues in Rwanda. The school designed their own water bottles which they then sold to raise money, which has helped launch the Have a Good Life water project in Rwanda.

For more fundraising ideas, such as how to host an African dinner party, or a screening of The Devil Came on Horseback, go to our site for Change Agents.

RAISE AWARENESS
Global Grassroots feels it is critically important to help break down the disconnect that often exists between those living in the West and the underserved women we support in Africa. One way to help people feel more connected is to host an awareness raising event or form a circle in your community that will make a commitment to personal and societal transformation. In addition to all the ideas contained in the Change Agents section of our site, consider inviting Global Grassroots founder, Gretchen Wallace, to host a workshop or speak at your event.

For Speaking Engagements:
Contact Julie O'Keefe at Gail Davis & Associates, Inc. 817.283.3821

For Conscious Social Change Workshops:
Email us at info@globalgrassroots.org to learn more.

VOLUNTEER
We occasionally employ volunteers and experts for special projects with our work on a case by case basis. If you are interested in volunteering on a specific project basis, please fill out and submit our volunteer application.

In the last year we are grateful for the volunteer work of:

• Aaron Soffin, a documentary filmmaker, for the creation of short films representing Global Grassroots work and projects in Rwanda.
  • Jamie Persons and Ariana DeToro for conducting research in Rwanda on the prevalence of trauma and existence of alternative methods for addressing post-traumatic stress.
    • Barbara Johnson, a senior Integrative Breathwork Practitioner, for volunteering to travel to Haiti to conduct trauma healing workshops with vulnerable women traumatized by the earthquake.
      • Lydia Humenycky, a Masters student in public policy and management at Carnegie Mellon University, for conducting an social impact assessment of our work and providing consulting on creative resourcing methods to support our team's financial sustainability.
      • Melissa Collum, Fulbright Fellow and President of the Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies, for providing consulting on curriculum development and creative problem solving for our teams.
      • Jabeen Ahmad, of the Masters in Public Health Program at Dartmouth College, for the design of a clinical study to test the efficacy of breathwork in the treatment of PTSD.
      • Jennifer Holden, for providing photography and conducting video testimonies with our teams in Rwanda.
      • Robin Spencer of Smith College for her general support in our US office and for her research on women's social issues in Rwanda.
      • Rebecca Waite of Dartmouth College, for her research on women's social issues in Rwanda.
      • Yvan Baker, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, for providing consulting on bookkeeping and financial analysis to our teams.
      • Isaura Zelaya Favila, a Lewin Fellow at Dartmouth College, for her excellent research on sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and trauma in Rwanda.
      • Rebecca Davis of the Rebecca Davis Dance Company of Philadelphia, for providing consulting on performance productions to our four teams using theater to advance social justice and for her ongoing advocacy and support for our teams and our work.
      • Lauren Vopni for her photography of our projects.
      • Erica Hamilton of the Tiziano Project, for providing instruction in filming and editing for our social issue film teams.
      • Sean Clauson for providing editing and technical support in creating DVDs of the films made by our social issue film teams.
      • Laura Clauson for providing ongoing advice on working in Rwanda.