How the chain grows
- Train
Learners complete production-embedded training on real orders.
- Launch
Graduates get a RootWorks licence, a toolkit and twelve months of incubation and shared services.
- Pass it on
Within 18 months each enterprise trains, employs, apprentices or hosts at least one new BICA trainee.
- Give back
Each pays a 2 percent social royalty and can buy shares in the RootWorks co-operative.
- Multiply
Successful units open satellites in other towns, and the Export House sells into Zimbabwe and neighbouring markets.
If 60 of every 100 graduates start a business and each one trains one new person, growth is paid for by the graduates themselves.
Sixteen launch ventures
| Venture | Products and services |
|---|---|
| HopeHarvest Fresh | Chillies, baby vegetables, herbs, onions, butternut |
| GreenGold Organics | Moringa powder and tea, dried herbs, spice mixes |
| SunRoot Energy | Solar home systems, solar pumps, mini-grids |
| ForgeRoots Fabrication | Gates, security doors, school furniture, agri-equipment |
| StitchRise Apparel | Uniforms, scrubs, corporate wear |
| HiveBloom Naturals | Honey, beeswax, balms, soaps |
| AquaRise Farms | Tilapia fingerlings, table fish, smoked fish |
| RootBuild Contractors | Rural housing, clinics, school blocks, home-safety repairs |
| DigiSage Technologies | Websites, school systems, agri-sensing kits |
| WildHarvest Pantry | Baobab powder, marula jam, wild-fruit snacks |
| LeatherRoots Craft | Bags, sandals, belts, lodge decor |
| GoldenGrain Mills | Sorghum and millet flour, fortified porridge |
| GreenGuard AgriServices | Ripper-tine hire, input bundles, soil testing |
| MotoFix and Equipment Care | Motorcycle and generator servicing, pump repairs |
| BloomScent Botanicals | Essential oils, marula oil, herbal salves |
| CareBridge Services | Home-based elderly care teams, respite care, Companion visits |
Shared services for members: market desk, export house, bookkeeping and tax, tool bank, brand and quality lab, and peer learning.
Three ways to take part
Partner
Rehabilitation centres, clinics, schools, businesses and agencies are invited to register.
Register as a partnerVolunteer
Give skills or time on the land, in the workshops or in care, with supervision.
Apply to volunteer