Welcome
Rising Out of the Ashes (ROOTA)
A registered Canadian charity dedicated to empowering communities through Education, Livelihood, and Sustainability.
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WHO WE ARE -The List
ROOTA is a Canadian-registered charity that works across two countries with zero excuses.
WHO WE ARE -THE LIST Cairo: Education. Green skills. Cooperative enterprise. Canada: Weekly hot meals. Scholarships. Dignity. One ROOTA. Two countries. Zero excuses.
About ROOTA
What makes ROOTA special?
They recycle 80% of a megacity's waste.
The world calls them "garbage collectors."
We call them climate workers.
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Support ROOTA's Mission
WHAT WE DO/ROOTA
Her yesterday: Sorting waste. Invisible. Silent.Her today: Graduated. Loud. Unstoppable.
Cairo
- Learn: Literacy at dawn. Tutoring after school. University scholarships.
- Earn: Home looms. Sewing machines. Glass recycling training.
- Grow: 150 dropout girls back in class. 250 preschoolers ready for school.
Canada
- Eat: Weekly hot meals.
- Study: Scholarships. Mentorship.
- Belong: Dignity, not charity.
How: Through local partners who know the community because they are the community.
Donate Today
Your donation can make a real difference in the lives of those we serve. With your help, we can continue to provide vital services and support to those in need. Every little bit helps, so please consider making a donation today.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
5 WAYS WE SHOW UP
- 🍲 1 — Hot meals, weekly — Dignity starts with a full plate. We serve Zabaleen newcomers in Canada who are rebuilding lives after displacement.
- 🌍 2 — Green skills, daily — Glass recycling. Composting. Furnace training. We turn inherited environmental expertise into safe, paid work for women in Manshiyet Nasser.
- 👧 3 — Youth scholarships, growing — From thumbprint to signature to diploma. 20–25 Zabaleen women in university right now. 120+ start literacy from zero each year.
- 🤝 4 — Partnerships, deepening — We do not parachute in. APE and Banat Maryam School run the programs. We bring the funding and technical support. They bring the trust.
- 🏘️ 5 — Communities, rising — Mothers who can read. Girls who returned to school. Families with looms instead of only sorting gloves. The cycle breaks here.
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS 2024-25
Illiterate → Graduate
- Our Scholarship program is continuing to grow and we are currently supporting 25 women to pursue their dream of University studies .
Our Vision
From Illiteracy to University
She couldn't write her own name. Now she has a university degree
Samia, 22 → 29
Thumbprint → Signature → Diploma
120+ women start from zero yearly.
20–25 make it to university.
"Because I can."— Samia
The Promise
- She drew a heart.
- We draw the future.
- 📚 Learn — Scholarships, literacy, mentorship
- 💼 Earn — Vocational skills, weaving, recycling
- 💡 Innovate — Technology, creativity, resilience
- 🤝 Unite — Partnerships that last
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OUR accomplishments -
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS 2023-24 PLUS
OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS — 2024-25 PROGRAM YEAR
- 🎓 650+ children supported in tutoring and pre-school
- 📚 200+ adults enrolled in Condensed Literacy Education
- 👩💼 25 women in university on full scholarship
- ♻️ 340 families reached through green skills and income programs
Figures verified through partner reporting (APE, Banat Maryam School) and charitable audit requirements.
Through the Lens of Giving: ROOTA in Pictures
WANNA LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR IMPACT?
Scan the QR code above or hit the learn more button to see all the different initiatives we have taken in hopes of leaving a positive impact on the Zabaleen community in Egypt