OUR OBJECTIVES

• To map and identify existing Indigenous Knowledges in Africa
• To identify knowledges among marginalized groups
• To recover knowledges that may be going into extinction
• To document identified knowledges
• To identify gatekeepers of knowledge
• To co-create knowledge on research methodology among indigenous groups
• To compare Indigenous knowledge in Africa with other Indigenous communities in the world
• To identify and build capacity of Indigenous youth to conduct research on indigenous knowledge
• To foster cross-cultural learning among Indigenous groups in Africa and beyond
• To integrate Indigenous knowledge to improved livelihoods of Indigenous youths
• To foster linkages between African indigenous knowledge systems with technology and knowledges from elsewhere