OUR OBJECTIVES 2 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