Michael Vestlie
Madison, WI (USA)
Role(s):
Root Foundation
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Location:
Madison
Industry:
Non Profit
Year Founded:
2008
Number Employees:
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Description:
Root Foundation, in the spirit of educator Martha Root, exists to advance human civilization by providing start-up funding and planning expertise to qualified emerging schools in rural areas of developing nations, schools that serve students from poor families and that provide training in character development necessary for social and economic development.
Vision
Root Foundation is a Bahá’í-inspired organization that seeks to help establish schools founded on the belief that individuals have innate value whose full potential can be realized through mutual respect and cooperation. Our belief is that it is mankind’s destiny to create a society in which
* Justice is firmly established,
* The extremes of wealth and poverty are eliminated
* Racial, social and political prej