ROOTS & WINGS ENVISIONS A WORLD BEYOND POVERTY WHERE ALL PEOPLE THRIVE THROUGH THE ROOTS OF SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT AND THE WINGS OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN THE WORLD LIVE IN POVERTY YET ASPIRE TO BETTER CIRCUMSTANCES. EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, NUTRITION, HOUSING AND SOCIAL INCLUSION ARE THE ROOTS THAT STRENGTHEN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT, EARNING, AND GROWTH ARE THE WINGS THAT PROMOTE FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE AND SUSTAINED LIVELIHOODS. THROUGH ROOTS AND WINGS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES BECOME STRONGER AND MORE RESILIENT.OUR MISSION IS TO BRING ROOTS AND WINGS TO THE WORLD IN A STRATEGIC, INTEGRATED WAY, SO FAMILIES CAN LIFT THEMSELVES OUT OF POVERTY AND LIVE WITH DIGNITY AND SECURITY.