Executive Leadership
Raye Julius Nyerere, Executive Director
Raye Julius Nyerere is a pragmatic Pan-Africanist and the founder of the Coalition for the Repatriation of Descendants of Enslaved Africans (CRDEA). With over 20 years of experience in Operations Management and Service Culture, Raye brings a systems-based approach to the emotional work of repatriation. He believes that return is not just a spiritual journey but a logistical operation that requires policy, capital, and structure.
Practicing what he preaches, Raye also leads Jam Raye Agro Holdings (jamrayefarms.com). This social enterprise focuses on poultry and livestock farming in Kenya, with a mandate to reinvest revenue into empowering female farmers.
Our Three Pillars
Right of Abode in African Countries
Descendants of enslaved Africans must have a clear, affordable pathway to live, work and belong permanently on African soil.
- Research and documentation on existing residency and citizenship laws.
- Policy proposals and model Right of Abode frameworks for African states.
- Petitions and campaigns directed at the African Union and member states.
- Storytelling from families already making the move back home.
Decolonized Education for Ages 3–18
Our children cannot inherit freedom with colonial thinking wired into their minds. Education must heal the break, not deepen it.
- Age-specific learning paths centred on African history and global Black experience.
- Saturday and after-school programmes for diaspora and African youth.
- Reading lists, workbooks and family discussion guides.
- Partnerships with schools and community groups across Africa and the diaspora.
Economic Empowerment and Enterprise
Without land, industry and income, repatriation is just tourism. We work on sustainable businesses that keep ownership, profits and skills in Africa.
- Spotlighting and supporting SME investments by African descended diaspora.
- Linking diaspora capital with African markets and community-based production.
- Advancing policy-aligned frameworks that encourage productive investment.
- Promoting financial discipline and long-term enterprise building.