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Our Mission

Our mission is to create the perfect balance between meaningful work and valuable learning. That’s why we offer internships around the world with purpose-driven organizations; internships that support important social and conservation initiatives happening at a grassroots level.

We partner with nonprofits and ethical businesses around the world; organizations that are adding valuable contributions towards community programs, conservation efforts, or local and green economies. All internships are designed to add substantial value to the work that’s being done. At the same time, they are designed to offer students unique learning experiences; you’ll be a large part of a small organization doing important work.

Our nonprofit internships offer a range of academic areas; from marketing, business development and NGO management to conservation, education, public health, human rights, and law. At most organizations, internships can be adapted or tailor-made for interns with a specific skill set or doing a certain research program. We carefully match the right person with the right organization to reach the most beneficial experience for everyone involved.

Have a look at the internships we offer at these destinations and in these academic focus areas.

Our Values

Making impact

The impact we make through our internships is twofold; we offer impactful internship experiences to students from around the world, and we contribute to the meaningful social development and environmental work our partner organizations are doing.

Fostering collaboration

Our work is based on partnerships. We work closely with nonprofit organizations around the world, we carefully match students with the right teams, and we’re excited to watch strong working relationships develop.

Facilitating cultural bridging

Living and working in foreign countries, and adapting to new cultures and environments allows for a great amount of personal growth. We love watching our interns grow in confidence and adaptability, shift their mindsets, and (sometimes) adapt their career goals to something purpose-driven.

Keeping things affordable

We do our best to keep fees fair and affordable. We want these experiences to be accessible to as many people as possible, and we’re proud to be sitting way below the industry average in terms of internship fees. (While still offering good and personal service, of course!)

Doing what we’re passionate about

Roots is a passion project. We spotted the amazing offshoots of academic internships within small, do-good organizations, and were driven to grow this as a concept. Many years later, we still do our work with passion (and enjoyment). We also work to match our interns with causes they’re passionate about, as this will always lead to the most impactful results.