ENRICHMENT TRIPS
75% of people who identify as someone of color don’t have a passport. The Roots Fund is bigger than just the education and financial support. We break cultural barriers by providing passport assistance and a basic understanding of traveling the world. 95% of our scholars have valid passports and 45% took their first trip out the country with our organization. Ikimi, our CEO, often says “It's bigger than wine. This work is building social equity.”
In the past four years The Roots Fund scholars have visited France, Italy, Spain, South Africa, and New Zealand. We have traveled through every domestic wine region. Our International trips are fully covered for travel, meals, and transportation.
If you are a wine or spirits business and would like to host us in your region, please email us at wine@therootsfund.org and let’s build a trip today.
