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May 2012
Recently a lot of people have been asking us how we make our Vertical Gardens. So we've added the photos with some instructions for everyone to see, make, experiment and improve.
Feb 2012
We recently hosted photographer/film-maker, Peter Carney, who travelled to Puerto Princesa to document our work. The resulting interviews highlighted the need for family planning and "flat stomachs". If women want them.
Dec 2011
Barclays Capital renews its commitment to funding work that improves women’s and children’s health and rights in the Philippines.
Dec 2011
Nov 2011
This Holiday Season, celebrate your loved ones by making a gift in their name to support women’s and children’s health!
Roots of Health, a nonprofit organization working to improve the health of women and girls and their communities, has been named the 2011 recipient of the Asia 21 Young Leaders Public Service Award.
Amina Evangelista Swanepoel, founding Executive Director of Roots of Health, has been named among the 150 next generation leaders from 30 countries in the Asia Pacific region who will participate in the Asia Society’s sixth annual Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit.
Oct 2011
An incident of abuse forces Marcus to examine the debate about reproductive health in terms of control and ownership of women and their reproductive and sexual lives.
You have to respect a woman who gives birth in a hut, far from a medical facility. Even more so when she does so with a smile. Roots of Health nurses and Lyn-Lyn were able to ensure that at least qualified medical personal were on hand.
If you have heard any of the RH Bill debates you'll have heard many contradictory arguments. The University of the Philippines recently brought together experts from a range of fields to debate the subjects of cancer, conception and contraceptives. Here are there findings.
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