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Breaking Boundaries: Open Licensing Fueling Innovation, Education, Science, Technology and Cultural Preservation Worldwide.

updated on September 28, 2023August 22, 2023

In a world where knowledge knows no borders and collaboration transcends geographical constraints, a powerful force has emerged – open licensing. This unassuming concept has ignited a wildfire of innovation, education, science, technology, and cultural preservation that spans across continents and cultures. During our last month webinar we discussed extensively on the topic: “Breaking Boundaries: …

Help Preserve Our Past: Join the Effort to Identify and Document Public Domain Works in Nigeria

updated on June 1, 2023May 16, 2023

The Public Domain is a treasure trove of knowledge and culture. It contains works that are no longer protected by copyright law. Read more on the Public Domain here. These works are freely available to the public. Unfortunately, many of these works are not readily accessible to the public, and their cultural significance is at …

Nigerian Languages going extinct

updated on January 17, 2023January 17, 2023

Language is one of the most beautiful and important aspects of every culture. It provides people with a unique ability to communicate with one another. This will build relationships and create a sense of community, togetherness, and oneness. Many Nigerian languages have these uniqueness in their pronunciations, spellings and intonations. Cause for concern It has …

Free Knowledge Africa team members with a native at Pilgani

Free Knowledge Africa 2022 – The Journey

updated on December 25, 2022December 22, 2022

It’s the end of the year and for us at Free Knowledge Africa it’s been an exciting one. We had a lot of things planned out for the year and we are glad that we accomplished them. If you missed it, then this blog post is for you. Here are the things we did at …

A discussion with Mr Dantala, leader of the Ndengdeng music group

The Ndengdeng Cultural Music Group

updated on November 7, 2022October 31, 2022

The Free Knowledge Africa team met with the leader of the Ndengdeng cultural music group in the person of Mr Dantala, as part of the open GLAM advocacy campaign in Plateau State. Ndengdeng Music is more of a philosophy. This was the opening statement made by Mr Dantala as we discussed the uniqueness of the …

The Tarok Tribe of Plateau State

updated on October 31, 2022October 31, 2022

Free Knowledge Africa paid a visit to Plateau State in North Central Nigeria as part of its awareness advocacy campaign on the importance of documenting cultural heritage. The team visited the Tarok tribe to document the oral history of the tribe. The Tarok tribe in Plateau State are predominantly located in Gunnung Village, Pilgani, in …