A Message from Our Founder
ROOTS & RISE MOVEMENT CIC was born from both conviction and lived experience.
For over twenty years, I have borne witness to the quiet struggles many people of African descent live with daily - fractured identity, cultural disconnection, inherited trauma, and the mental health impacts that emerge as a result. Too often, these experiences are misunderstood, minimised, or ignored altogether.
While I have consistently offered support and guidance, it is clear that this work is bigger than any one individual. Addressing these deep-rooted issues requires intentional, large-scale collaboration and sustained intervention - grounded in cultural truth, led by lived experience, and supported by committed allies willing to move beyond words into action.
ROOTS & RISE MOVEMENT CIC is a community-led organisation committed to helping individuals and families reconnect with their roots, reclaim their identity, and rise with confidence, clarity, and purpose. Our work centres culture as a powerful source of strength, storytelling as a tool for healing, and community as the foundation for lasting wellbeing.
I believe that when people understand who they are and where they come from, they are better equipped to navigate the present and shape the future. Through education, creative expression, mental health awareness, and culturally grounded projects and programmes, we create safe, empowering spaces where people feel seen, heard, valued and ultimately, empowered.
This Movement is not about nostalgia. It is about strategic foresight, restoration, and progress. It is about honouring our heritage while building resilience, leadership, and opportunity for generations to come.
This Movement is deeply personal, but it is also collective. It belongs to the elders who carried wisdom forward, the young people searching for belonging, and the communities ready to heal, grow, and thrive together.
Thank you for being here, for your curiosity, your trust, and your willingness to walk alongside us.
Together, we rise.
Yve Herbert-Tetteh
Founder & Executive Director