ROOTS (Running Out of Time – Salone) is a non-partisan citizen reform movement designed to shift the rules of the political and economic game.

ROOTS does not seek to replace political parties. We believe political parties can make a difference in Sierra Leone. But they must compete around service delivery, not division. However, this shift will not occur without organised citizen pressure.

If we want political parties and actors to change their behaviour, we must change the incentives that govern their behaviour, not simply change leaders.

As citizens, we can provide that pressure to drive change by showing political leaders our dissatisfaction with the status quo. ROOTS exists to organise citizen dissatisfaction into constructive, strategic pressure.