Prometra USA · METO Movement
Way of Remembering 2027
A return to ancestral knowledge, healing, culture, community and remembrance in West Africa.
January 2 – 16, 2027 · Benin & Togo
The Program
What the Way of Remembering is.
The Way of Remembering is a journey of healing, rehumanization and spiritual awakening — returning Black youth and global allies to the ancestral origins of humanity in West Africa.
It combines a free online preparatory curriculum with an in-person pilgrimage and immersion in Benin and Togo. The curriculum grounds participants in true history, indigenous and traditional healing, African cosmology, symbols, ritual and identity. The pilgrimage carries that learning into place — sacred and historic sites, time with traditional knowledge keepers and elders, ceremony, and community.
The inner architecture of the journey is the five steps to rehumanization: Recognition, Repentance, Reparation, Reconciliation and Rehumanization. Preparation is cultural, historical and spiritual — participants arrive ready, and travel together as a community.
Two Phases
Prepare, then return.
Online Curriculum & Preparation
- Twelve modules of cultural, historical and spiritual preparation
- True history of West Africa and the legacy of severance
- Healing the African way — ritual, community, ancestral practice
- Symbols, FA divination, the cycle of life, ancestral prayer
- Community building with fellow participants before travel
In-Person Pilgrimage
- Immersion in Benin and Togo with the travelling community
- Reception and sessions with King Xwla Xolugbo Meto Ahoussan IX
- Sacred and historic sites, including ancestral lands and shrines
- Learning with traditional healers, priests and knowledge keepers
- Ceremony, festival, water rites and community celebration
2027 Travel
Group flight details.
These are the current planned group travel dates for the 2027 journey and supersede any earlier dates published elsewhere.
Ethiopian Airlines ET517
- From
- Washington Dulles (IAD)
- To
- Lomé, Togo (LFW)
- Departs
- Sat, January 2, 2027 · 8:50 PM
- Arrives
- Sun, January 3, 2027 · 11:30 AM
The group then continues by ground into Benin.
Ethiopian Airlines ET516
- From
- Lomé, Togo (LFW)
- To
- Washington Dulles (IAD)
- Departs
- Sat, January 16, 2027 · 12:35 PM
- Arrives
- Sat, January 16, 2027 · 7:05 PM
Same-day arrival in Washington, D.C.
Investment
Your 2027 journey.
Program Fee
$2,500
Curriculum, in-country program, ceremonies and community experience.
Reserved Group Airfare
$1,500
Round-trip Ethiopian Airlines seat held for the group manifest.
Total with Reserved Airfare
$4,000
Program fee plus reserved group airfare.
Only 50 reserved airfare seats are available.
Reserved seats are allocated as airfare payments are received in full. Once the 50 seats are allocated or the payment deadline passes, participants may need to arrange their own airfare at then-current market pricing, subject to program policies.
Critical Dates
Payment & participant deadlines.
Meeting the October 1 airfare deadline is what secures your reserved group seat.
- Now
Register & begin preparation
Submit your application, join the participant community, start the curriculum and begin making payments.
- October 1, 2026Deadline
$1,500 reserved airfare paid in full
Prometra's participant deadline to secure one of the 50 reserved group airfare seats — intentionally earlier than the airline manifest deadline.
- October 20, 2026
Passenger names due to Ethiopian Airlines
Names on the group manifest must match your passport exactly.
- November 1, 2026Deadline
$2,500 program fee paid in full
Final program payment completing your participation.
- January 2, 2027
Group departs Washington Dulles
Ethiopian Airlines ET517, IAD → Lomé, 8:50 PM.
- January 3, 2027
Arrive Lomé, continue to Benin
Arrival 11:30 AM, then group ground travel into Benin.
- January 16, 2027
Return to Washington Dulles
Ethiopian Airlines ET516, Lomé 12:35 PM → IAD 7:05 PM.
Benchmarks
Your path to confirmed travel.
- 01
Register
- 02
Join community & begin curriculum
- 03
Pay $1,500 airfare by Oct 1
- 04
Passenger roster finalized
- 05
Pay $2,500 program fee by Nov 1
- 06
Prepare for departure
- 07
Travel January 2
Airfare payment is the key step: it is what secures one of the limited reserved group seats and places your name on the Ethiopian Airlines manifest.
Take Action
Participant action center.
Tap a card, or scan the code with your phone camera.
Register for the 2027 Pilgrimage
Complete the participant application to begin your journey.
Apply for Scholarship Assistance
Limited, possibly partial support toward the program fee and reserved airfare. Recipients serve as Ambassadors. Priority deadline September 1, 2026.
Make a Participant Payment
Pay your reserved airfare or program fee through the Zeffy portal.
Sponsor a Participant
Give toward another participant's program or travel fees.
Participant WhatsApp Community
The official group for announcements, preparation and travel updates.
The Way of Remembering Curriculum
Enroll in the free year-long online curriculum — Phase I of the journey.
Guardian of The Way
Monthly giving community sustaining the road for every pilgrim.
Campus / Community Ambassador
Carry the Way of Remembering into your campus or community.
Visit metomovement.com
The full Meto Movement site — mission, pilgrimage, projects and shop.
Support the Journey
Send someone home.
Many participants need help meeting their program and travel fees. Gifts to the Way of Remembering 2027 donation campaign open access for those who cannot cover the full cost themselves. Prometra USA is a 501(c)(3) organization.
Give on Zeffy
Guardian of The Way
Guardians sustain this work month after month, holding the road open for the next pilgrim. This is the philanthropic path — a monthly gift that funds curriculum, pilgrimage access and the movement's projects. Guardians receive recognition, heritage merchandise and updates from the road.
Apply to be a GuardianCampus / Community Ambassador
Ambassadors carry the Way of Remembering into universities and communities. This is the leadership and recruitment path — building the peer community, hosting gatherings and opening the road for the next generation. Ambassadors receive credentials, leadership training and free curriculum access.
Apply to be an Ambassador
Questions? We're here.
Way of Remembering 2027 participant brochure. Dates, fees and deadlines reflect the current program plan and may be updated by Prometra USA.