Safeguarding Culture
A Nigeria where every cultural tradition, language, and indigenous knowledge is valued, preserved, and passed down for future generations. Our vision is to create a world in which Nigerian communities, especially the youth, are actively engaged in preserving their heritage, with a global audience that celebrates and supports the diversity of Nigerian culture.
What we do
Our Pillars
Archiving Intangible Cultural Heritage
In order to ensure that intangible culture is available in an accessible manner. We take a crowd-sourced approach with our archiving platform
Preservation
Culture is green. It remains a living expression. It is part of the people and not just documented. We use our framework to galvanize youth into working in this space to ensure that the knowledge is passed down to the next generation
Inclusivity
There are cultural elements that are shared by multiple ethnic groups/ tribes/ communities. We follow an inclusive participation of culture, where pluralism is celebrated and respected
SDGs And UNESCO Conscious
We put a strong emphasis on the SDGs, particularly as they relate to the preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage. In addition we place emphasis on frameworks and mandates of UNESCO
Objectives
Preservation and Documentation
Establish a comprehensive digital archive of Nigeria’s intangible cultural heritage, capturing traditions, languages, performing arts, festivals, and indigenous knowledge through crowdsourced data collection.
Youth Engagement and Empowerment
Train and mobilize students and the youth to actively document and safeguard Nigeria’s cultural practices, building a generation of cultural ambassadors who are skilled in preservation techniques and sensitive to cultural integrity.
Public Awareness and Education
Curate engaging online and offline exhibitions that highlight Nigeria’s intangible cultural heritage, educating local and international audiences about the diversity and importance of Nigeria’s traditions, arts, and knowledge systems.
Community-Centric Collaboration
Partner with local communities, cultural custodians, and stakeholders to ensure an inclusive, respectful approach to documentation and exhibition, with active community input and participation in all projects.
Sustainable Impact and Capacity Building
Partner with local communities, cultural custodians, and stakeholders to ensure an inclusive, respectful approach to documentation and exhibition, with active community input and participation in all projects.
Team
We are proud of our multidisciplinary team
Abdulrashid Mohammed
Software Engineer
Abubakar G. Naibi
Project manager/Operations
Halima Abubakar
Researcher/Facilitator/Artist
Prof. Ismail Chafe
Academic Advisor
Ahmad Bina
Videography/Documentary