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Our Programs

We preserve African heritage, amplify indigenous healing wisdom, and empower communities through storytelling and education.

Overview

Cultural Preservation

We record creation stories, clan histories, languages, oral poetry, music, dance, and craft as living heritage, and help communities build their own archives. When stories are preserved with consent and context, identity strengthens, elders’ knowledge is respected, and youth see themselves as custodians of culture.

Objectives

  • Document oral histories in communities across Uganda
  • Build a community-owned digital/physical archive with multilingual metadata
  • Support youth heritage clubs in schools/community centers

Key Activities

  • Field interviews with elders & custodians (audio/video)
  • Music/dance recordings, craft process documentation
  • Translation & transcription (local language to English)
  • Community screenings, feedback circles, archiving workshops

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Traditional Medicine & Healing with Nature

Educational documentation of Africa’s nature-based healing practices and philosophies with custodians, emphasizing biodiversity care and respectful knowledge sharing. All content is educational cultural documentation and not medical advice.

Objectives

  • Catalog plants/remedies with cultural stories & ecological context
  • Record healer oral histories on philosophy, ethics, and practice
  • Produce community guides on respectful harvesting and conservation

Key Activities

  • Plant/remedy documentation (ID photos, local names, seasonal notes)
  • Healer interviews (ethics, protocols, lineage)
  • Conservation partner walks; cultural-site stewardship mapping

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Media & Creative Storytelling

Films, animations, and digital series that carry ancestral wisdom to Africa and the diaspora produced with communities, elders, healers, and youth.

Objectives

  • Release short documentaries & micro-stories per quarter
  • Train youth storytellers in filming, interviewing, and editing
  • Grow a multilingual subtitle library

Key Activities

  • Production: filming, editing, sound, subtitling
  • Community screenings & Q&As through festival submissions
  • Creator mentorships through youth fellowships

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Community Empowerment

Training, mentorship, and platforms that turn heritage into opportunity especially for youth and community groups.

Objectives

  • Train youth in storytelling/archiving skills
  • Support creative micro-enterprises (craft, music, film)
  • Provide equipment kits for community clubs

Key Activities

  • Workshops (filming, audio, interviewing, consent, editing)
  • Micro-grants & showcases (pop-ups, markets, screenings)
  • Entrepreneurship coaching & partner linkages

Charity & Culture Spotlight

We run to uplift communities, we create to keep culture alive, and we promote the sacred places that hold our histories. Join our charity runs, fuel the work with a donation, help us promote African arts, and stand with us as we map and protect cultural sites.

Our charity runs raise funds for community programs, storytelling kits for youth, and documentation of indigenous healing knowledge. Be part of the movement lace up, sponsor a runner, or volunteer on event day.

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Featured Episodes - Madhaba Foundation Live

Short films and conversations that honor African heritage, healing wisdom, and the power of community. Explore how names carry history, how nature heals when treated with respect, and how drums and dance preserve identity across generations.

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