Prevent harmful phone addiction
Help children and adolescents avoid harmful, excessive mobile-phone use by encouraging supportive environments at home and outdoors, with healthy alternatives and informed parental guidance.
People · Planet · Possibility
Building a better future, from the roots up.
Earth Root Society (ERS) is a community-focused social initiative working towards a safer, healthier and more sustainable world—where children can thrive, young people can choose positive paths, and communities can grow together.
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Local action. Lasting change. Shared responsibility.Child wellbeingSafe, positive development
Healthy choicesPrevent addiction and harm
Learning for allEducation and creativity
Sustainable livingHealthier communities
Rooted in community
Working for lasting positive change
Who we are
Small actions can grow into lasting change.
Earth Root Society (ERS) aims to help build a world where children and young people have safe spaces to learn and play, families have the knowledge to make informed choices, and communities are encouraged to protect people and the planet.
Our guiding idea is simple: meaningful progress starts at the roots—with people, families, neighbourhoods and shared responsibility.
- ✓People-centred actionListen to community needs and support practical solutions.
- ✓Prevention and opportunityHelp young people find positive, creative and healthy paths.
- ✓Long-term thinkingPromote learning, wellbeing and a sustainable green world.
Our core objectives
Protect today. Empower tomorrow.
ERS's founding objectives focus on children, young people and the conditions they need to flourish. These priorities guide our advocacy and programme ideas.
Prevent drug addiction
Fight drug addiction, especially among young people, by encouraging positive choices and helping them discover creative, constructive and meaningful activities.
Work towards ending child labour
Assess the child-labour situation and support realistic, effective action to address and eliminate child labour.
Advocacy & public voice
When communities speak up, systems can change.
ERS's founding mission includes creating public opinion and advocating for public action that supports children's development, safe recreation and learning opportunities.
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Restore, renovate and maintain existing playgrounds
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Advocate for new playgrounds and safe play spaces
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Promote child and adolescent development centres
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Encourage school-level science practice centres
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Support access to libraries and learning resources
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Champion facilities for sport, fitness and recreation
Areas of work
Turning shared values into practical action.
These areas reflect the objectives and tentative project missions in ERS's founding document, alongside community initiatives discussed by the organisation.
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Families & digital wellbeing
Parent awareness
Share guidance about harmful mobile use through social media, parent–teacher meetings and leaflets, and encourage balanced screen habits at home.
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Child development
Day-care and safe play
Explore day-care settings that combine play and learning with physical activity and social-skill development, including for working families.
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Creativity & learning
Children's competitions
Encourage imagination and confidence through primary-school art, craft, origami and other creative competitions with motivating prizes.
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Learning beyond class
Educational study tours
Explore heritage, nature and agricultural study visits that help children learn from the world around them.
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Community initiative
Safe water and wellbeing
Community discussions have included support for access to safe water and practical health-awareness activities for underserved groups.
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Public health awareness
Health and prevention
Awareness initiatives discussed include menstrual health, infection prevention and antimicrobial resistance (AMR), shared in accessible language.
Discuss this programme →Note: Some items above are planned programme areas or initiatives discussed with ERS; this page does not imply every programme is currently active or completed.
Our approach
Build skills. Create options. Strengthen communities.
We believe awareness works best when people also have practical, positive alternatives and opportunities to participate.
Movement & play
Make space for outdoor activity, sport and healthy social connection.
Learning & science
Encourage reading, digital skills, curiosity and hands-on discovery.
Creativity
Support arts, crafts, storytelling and constructive activities.
Community voice
Work with families, schools and local partners to advocate for change.
Be part of the change
Good change grows when we grow it together.
Interested in volunteering, supporting a community initiative, partnering with ERS or sharing an idea? Start a conversation with us.
Contact us
Let's talk about what your community needs.
Whether you want to volunteer, propose a partnership or learn more about our objectives, we'd be glad to hear from you.
Head Office (Bangladesh)
Address: 309/1 East Rampura, Dhaka 1219
Phone: +880 17 6335 5085, +880 17 1141 2033
Email: earthrootfoundation.bd@gmail.com
UK Office
Address: 56 Selbourne road, LU4 8LP, UK
Phone: +44 7470773816