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Reparations to the descendants of African individuals who were captured on the continent of Africa, enslaved and transported to the Americas during the transatlantic slavery period of the 17^th through 19^th centuries to serve as the labour necessary to build businesses and create wealth in the Americas and for European nations, must provide sustainable benefits to these descendants, their future generations, as well as to the continent of Africa.

The Reparations for Settlement in Africa Project (RSAP) proposes the use of reparations to allow the beneficiaries, settlement on the African continent through facilitating transportation to Africa, access to land, housing, business pursuit and personal development in Africa. The process is open to all of the beneficiaries of reparations for transatlantic slavery and all member nations of the African Union (AU).

Settlement on the African continent has been a longstanding goal of individuals and groups of individuals throughout the Americas during the period of transatlantic slavery and subsequent to its abolition. The Global African Diaspora Rastafari community is at the forefront of the movement towards settlement in Africa and this group remains forever committed to this endeavour.  Settlement in Africa has in fact been achieved by members of the global Rastafari community and it is anticipated that this settlement will have increased momentum with reparations. During the early 1900’s Marcus Garvey successfully pioneered settlement in Africa by individuals of the African Diaspora. The despair and disillusion that dominated African Diaspora populations at that time motivated Garvey’s campaign. For the future, it is anticipated that settlement on the African continent will be desirous by dispersed and diverse Africans – successful individuals from all spheres of life, highly motivated, skilled and with an affinity for Africa. African economies are growing, business opportunities prevail, skilled individuals are in high demand, cultural and economic linkages between the African continent and the rest of the world have developed, together supporting and motivating settlement planning. The “mind-set” is that the African continent is an attractive destination for ones’ to live on, add to its resourcefulness and positively contribute to its future.

RSAP targets all beneficiaries of reparations who intend settlement on the African continent. Governments throughout the Caribbean and worldwide, the African descendant populations of these territories, the African Union, African Governments, civil society and non-governmental organizations involved in settlement programmes will be fully engaged and mobilized by RSAP for the process.

An Item of Caricom Reparation Commission’s 10 point plan speaks to the return of African descendants to the African continent and states “The descendants of these stolen people have a legal right to return to their homeland.  A Repatriation program must be established and all available channels of international law and diplomacy used to resettle those persons who wish to return. A resettlement program should address such matters as citizenship and deploy available best practices in respect of community re-integration”.

RSAP supports and provides momentum for this aspect of the Caricom Reparation Commission’s 10 point plan.