The Journal is free, always. When you are ready to go deeper — there are two ways in. One payment. No subscriptions. No renewals. The preparation you build is yours to keep.
The Journal is free, always. When the time comes — one honest payment, no subscriptions, no renewals. The preparation you build is yours to keep.
Everything we publish. Read, use the five free tools, share the stories. This is the beginning of the preparation. There is no time limit.
For those who are ready to go beyond reading. A curated preparation bundle — the tools, the deep-dive guide, and the cultural briefing — in a single, permanent purchase.
For those who are serious about this. One payment secures your place in the founding cohort — lifetime access to the full OurRoots platform launching in September 2026, monthly live preparation sessions on Zoom, and a private community of people who understand exactly what you are carrying. Live sessions and the Circle community open at launch in September 2026. Your preparation materials are available immediately. There are 500 founding seats. When they are gone, this offer closes.
OurRoots Journal launches its full preparation platform in September 2026 — itinerary builder, language tools, repatriation planning, and a live community of diaspora members doing the same work you are doing. Founding Members are the people who build it with us.
When the platform opens to the public, general access will be priced separately. Founding Members — the 500 people who join before launch — lock in lifetime access at the founding price. The preparation materials arrive immediately. The platform, the community, and the live sessions open at launch.
| Feature | Journal Free |
Heritage Prep Pack $37 one-time |
Founding Member $197 one-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading & Editorial | |||
| All long-form articles and guides | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| New articles (ongoing) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bi-weekly email letter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Interactive Tools | |||
| Daily Sankofa card | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Twi language memory game | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Heritage Readiness Score | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Travel DNA Quiz™ — know your readiness type | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ghana trip budget calculator | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Heritage Prep Pack — Preparation Tools | |||
| Cape Coast Castle emotional preparation guide | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cultural briefing: what to expect and carry | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pre-departure packing list + cultural dress guide | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| DNA results guide: what your percentage means | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| All future updates to pack materials | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Founding Member — Full Platform Access | |||
| Ghana itinerary builder (7, 10, 14 days) | – | – | ✓ |
| Language quick-start guide: Twi + Ga | – | – | ✓ |
| Repatriation planning toolkit | – | – | ✓ |
| Private community on Circle — from September 2026 | – | – | ✓ |
| Monthly live preparation sessions on Zoom — from September 2026 | – | – | ✓ |
| 6-month live session calendar — September 2026 onwards | – | – | ✓ |
| Lifetime OurRoots platform access — September 2026 | – | – | ✓ |
| All future platform features (automatic) | – | – | ✓ |
| Founding Member badge — you were here first | – | – | ✓ |
All purchases are one-time · No subscriptions · No renewals · Yours to keep
Plenty of sites tell you flight prices. None of them tell you what to do when you walk through the passage at Cape Coast Castle and your body takes over.
"The river forgets its source and dries up."Yoruba proverb — and the reason OurRoots exists
What was scattered across oceans was never erased — only delayed. The Walk is where the delay ends.
OurRoots editorialWe work with Ghanaians on the ground — local guides, cultural custodians, and community members — to make sure what you prepare for is what you will actually find.
OurRoots editorial — on how we build our toolsOne payment. No subscriptions. The preparation you build is yours to keep, always.
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