Students are leaders of the
future and not bound by
the past.
- Haile Selassie
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HABESHA Black To Our Roots Program
The Black To Our Roots Educational Tour is a spiritual, cultural, and academic experience where youth of African descent learn about themselves. Selected participants in the Black To Our Roots program will spend one year learning about Africa life and culture through workshops, fieldtrips, fundraisers, and community service projects.
Black To Our Roots assist youth in recognizing and reclaiming their African identity through extensive research on African history and culture that they will be able to apply directly while on location in Africa. Black To Our Roots culminates with graduates spending several weeks exploring the beauty of Ghana, to gain first hand experience about its culture, history and rituals.
HABESHA, Inc. is planning the 7th Annual “Black To Our Roots” Educational Tour to Ghana and Ethiopia. Youth will be selected from an African History Essay Competition. The essay topic is “What Africa Means To Me.” We are currently accepting essay submissions for our next journey in the summer of 2011. We have branches in Atlanta, Washington, DC, New York, Baltimore, and St. Thomas, VI. For students interested who do not have a branch in their area, we also have an online group who conduct the program in their area independently and have the opportunity to travel with the other branches. Read the information below to learn how to become a part of the program.
For adults interested in being group leaders "Jegnas" for the journey to Ghana, please contact us through email at info@
habeshainc.org
Each youth writes a 500-word essay which answered the following questions:
Selection Criteria: Age 13-17
Youth are required to write an essay of NO MORE THAN 500 WORDS, or a creative expression (poem, film, collage, etc.) answering the following questions:
1. Who am I?
2. What I know about African history & Culture.
3. Why I want to go to Africa.
4. What I expect to learn.
We are accepting
submissions until September 15, 2010
Please send essay, and letters of reccomendations to:
HABESHA, Inc.
c/o Black To Our Roots
P.O. Box 1291
Redan, GA 30074
BLACK TO OUR ROOTS ON THE RADIO
Black To Our Roots Children have been featured on such
radio programs as
WRFG in Atlanta and in Ghana
