Goethe Institut

Digital Memory Toolkit

Niall McNulty, one of the original founders of the Ulwazi Programme, has recently co-published a paper that aims to provide the tools necessary for running a digital memory project. Sponsored by the Goethe Institut South Africa, the Digital Memory Toolkit explains how institutions such as schools and libraries can help to preserve local knowledge, while at the … Read more

Word of Mouth

The Ulwazi Programme is mentioned in a new project of the Goethe Insitut, Word of Mouth. From their website: Many African countries are strongly informed by orality, meaning that their cultural and literary forms of expression are often based on storytelling, verbal and oral traditions. Thus, knowledge is usually produced and passed on via word … Read more