Empowering communities to protect their environments and livelihoods for a fairer, climate-resilient future
Across the world, campesino farmers, Indigenous peoples, Afro-descendant communities, small-scale fishers and other rural families are facing profound threats to the environments they depend on.
Many are losing their land, water, forests and income because of corporate malpractice-harmful projects pushed through without consent, polluted rivers, degraded soils, and environmental decisions made without the participation of the people who are most affected. And when people try to speak up, many face pressure, intimidation, or even legal threats.
The consequences are immediate and deeply personal:
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lost livelihoods, lost security, and in some cases, the loss of home.
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families often feel isolated, unheard, and vulnerable.
Roots2Justice was created to empower those who are vulnerable, amplify their voices, and ensure they are not left to face these challenges alone..
Why Your Support Matters
For rural families, land and water are everything:
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food, income and security
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cultural identity and memory
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a safe place to live and raise children
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the foundation for their future
Yet many grassroots communities lack:
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access to legal advice
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knowledge of their rights
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support when confronting environmental harm
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protection when facing intimidation or malpractice
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networks that can help them respond safely and effectively
These gaps leave people deeply vulnerable to corporate malpractice, especially when powerful interests make decisions that reshape landscapes, livelihoods and futures. No one should have to face these pressures alone.
What Roots2Justice Does
Roots2Justice empowers communities to protect their environments and livelihoods by strengthening knowledge, confidence, and connections across regions.
They work through three core pillars:
1. Best Practice Forums
Safe, collaborative gatherings, both online and in person, where community leaders exchange experiences, learn from one another, and explore practical strategies for responding to the challenges they face. These Regional Forums currently take place across Asia and Latin America and provide an important space for shared learning and support.
2. Tailored Resource Hubs
Roots2Justice develops Resource Hubs tailored to the participants of each Regional Forum in Asia and Latin America. These hubs bring together training resources created specifically to support ongoing learning after the Forum.
Each Resource Hub includes:
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video recordings based on presentations by community leaders, local lawyers, and international legal experts
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training materials used during the Forum
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thematic reports on the issues discussed
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moot court exercises
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materials from legal clinics and practical sessions
Their purpose is to enable participants to continue learning, deepen their understanding of the issues, and share knowledge within their own communities and networks. This helps sustain and spread learning long after the Forum ends.
3. Regional Networks
Roots2Justice connects grassroots leaders, community advocates, and legal allies across countries and regions. These relationships help ensure that when a community faces crisis, displacement, or environmental harm, they are not isolated. Others can offer solidarity, share knowledge, and provide practical support through trusted connections.
CURRENT FOCUS
Roots2Justice has already secured £150,000 of the £170,000 need to extend our work to Africa in 2026. They are now raising the final £20,000 so the next Best Practice Forum and the wider legal resource hub can be delivered.
Your support today will:
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Help community leaders travel safely to the 2026 Forum
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Provide them with practical, usable tools to take home
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Fund the development of new guides and resources
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Build the online hub that will support communities long after the Forum ends
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Ensure every community participating receives ongoing connection and guidance
With your help, they can close the gap and make this possible.
Roots2Justice's commitment to transparency
Roots2Justice works closely with:
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Local community organisations
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Indigenous and Afro-descendant groups
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Campesino associations
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Legal empowerment networks
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Regional leaders with lived experience
They co-design all materials with the people who will use them and report clearly and openly on how every pound is spent.
Roots2Justice is the working name of Grassroots Resilience a Community Interest Company (company number 16373923) registered in England and Wales. Prospero World (UK registered charity number 1163952) is proud to receive charitable donations in support of their work through its fiscal sponsorship programme, and to receive tax efficient donations from UK donors on their behalf. Prospero World charges a nominal fee for the support it provides to Roots2Justice.