homecoming developMent corporation
About Us
In February 2024, Homecoming Development Corporation (HDC) was formed as an organization to fund business and cultural projects on the African continent and in the U.S. HDC collaborates with Mubita, LLC (www.mubita.net).
HDC funds projects such as trade missions, chartered flights, wellness retreats, the Homecoming Headquarters, Wall of Return and specific approved business industry projects. Individuals, organizations and businesses can contribute to project sponsorship opportunities.
HDC PROJECTS
Homecoming Express
Establishment of private chartered flights to one or more Homecoming countries. The flight(s) will be called the "Homecoming Express."
Homecoming Headquarters
Development of the signature Restoration Center/Homecoming Headquarters in Africa.
Homecoming Wall of Return
Development of the Homecoming Wall of Return projects in certain Homecoming countries. The initial Wall of Return will be located in the Homecoming country of Liberia.
Mutual Economic Development
Funding business projects that support economic empowerment and strategic partnerships in various industry sectors. HDC will also host business trade missions to the Mubita LLC Homecoming countries.
Wellbeing Activities
Collaboration with Our Wellbeing LLC (www.ourwellbeing.net) to host Domestic and International wellbeing activities to reset emotional, physical, financial and spiritual well-being. Activities will be held in the Homecoming countries and the United States.
Focused Industry Sectors
Priority focus areas include, but are not limited too, Education, Infrastructure, Tourism, Agriculture, Transportation, Security, Healthcare and many more.
CEO-Founder-Visionary
Eric 'Mubita' Sheppard, CEO-Founder
Eric 'Mubita' Sheppard is CEO-Founder of Homecoming Development Corporation (HDC), President/CEO and Founder of Mubita LLC and his legacy company, Diversity Restoration Solutions, Inc., (DRS). In 2019, Eric began the Africa Homecoming Pilgrimages to Zambia, Ghana and The Gambia. Eric added Liberia to the Homecoming Pilgrimage project in 2025.
The first Homecoming Pilgrimage was to the Barotse Kingdom in Western Province, Zambia, to commemorate the 400-year milestone of the 20 and odd American Africans arrival in Virginia under British rule in the year 1619. During this Pilgrimage, Eric helped to connect the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Suffolk, Virginia, to the Barotse Kingdom through a Strategic Tourism Partnership, due to the similar histories of being places of refuge for those who were escaping slavery. The Strategic Partnership will increase tourism and business opportunities between the entities.
Eric's mission and vision are to provide short and long-term solutions that bring hope and restoration. Because of his commitment to restoration and reconnection, the Barotse Litunga (King) granted him 300 acres of land to develop ancestral recognition projects. Ancestral projects are meant to enhance United States and Africa cultural exchanges and explore mutually beneficial trade opportunities.
In addition to the land grant in Zambia, HDC is now standing up a project in Liberia to acquire land for strategic ancestral and development projects, which will support implementation operations on both continents.
Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Eric is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. His combined civilian and contractor career working with the various Department of Defense (DoD) agencies for over 25 years, including quality assurance and industrial base management. One of the highlights of his DoD career was working on the top secret Advanced Technology Bomber (B-2 Stealth) Program during its developmental, test, evaluation and initial production phases. Eric has also held a Professional Designation of Contract Management during his DoD career.
Eric earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Technical Management from the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) and holds Associate degrees from the Community College of the Air Force and Catonsville Community College (Baltimore County).