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When I read a few hours ago, that Malam Adamu, Wazirin Fika, died on a flight, from London, where he had been receiving treatment, I felt really sad, that we've lost one of the genuinely venerable old men, of Northern Nigeria. It's without doubt, the closure of an era in our history. The Wazirin Fika…
By Dr. Alhaji Njai, Freetown, Sierra Leone Ancestral knowledge in the wake of my Neneh's (my mother's) passing was gained from my visits to meet (...)
Grandmother Project (GMP) - Change through Culture "In Africa when an elder person dies it is as though a whole library had burned down." - Malian philosopher Amadou Hampate Ba In non-Western cultures, elders play a central role in socialising younger generations, in passing on indigenous knowledge and cultural values, and in ensuring the stability and survival of their societies. However, development programmes often narrowly focus on youth and exclude elders, thereby failing to account for - and even offending - local cultures where elders' role is still very much valued. In that context, ...