Stories
People first, always.
Every story here begins with one person, one city and one specific relationship.
Heritage
Accra, Ghana
Amina Osei
Educator, Heritage & Roots partner school
“My students in Accra now write letters to students in Atlanta. They are not learning about each other. They are learning with each other.”
Read their story →Diaspora
Atlanta, United States
Marcus Bell
Diaspora Exchange fellow, 2024 cohort
“I came expecting to find a country. I found colleagues, a language teacher, an argument about football, and a professional life I did not plan for.”
Read their story →Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa
Dr. Nadia Mbeki
Impact Fund grantee
“Unrestricted, multi-year funding let us hire the people we needed rather than the people a grant cycle allowed.”
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