With land, water and seeds increasingly controlled by a small number of poorly regulated transnational corporations, effective social change for resource rights and a fair food system must match this global reach. We call this life-giving cross-border work globalization from below. This work puts us at the front lines of the struggle between private gain and public good.

In that work, we are honored to have formed partnerships with powerful and visionary global networks like the Via Campesina, which represents more than 100 million small producers in 68 countries.

As we help strengthen the Via’s international reach, our relationship transcends national borders. This relationship is central to our Resource Rights for All initiative and has brought us into new regions of the world, new venues of struggle and innovative community development. Through our relationship with the Via, Grassroots has supported organizations in South and Southeast Asia and Africa, regional work in Latin America and the Global Campaign for Agrarian Reform.