WAKANYI HOFFMAN

Wakanyi Hoffman: Ubuntu perspective at TKSE

We talk with author Wakanyi Hoffman about her new children’s book and how indigenous African wisdom empowers children to find their own path by teaching timeless values like cooperation and interconnectedness. #makeaway #makeawaymedia #makeawaymindset #kidlit #readyourworld #mkbkids

Indigenous knowledge systems have remained instrumental in evaluating organically-formed processes of civilization and development. This knowledge is delivered through oral storytelling, and is dependent on memories of culture, traditions, and history. As education systems migrate to virtual landscapes, there is a need for this knowledge system to be preserved and embedded into digital spaces to continue providing structures for understanding, interpreting, and applying stories that promote sustainable development. This should occur alongside ongoing efforts to deconstruct education systems and learning methods, considering how knowledge, education, and learning need to be reimagined in a world of increasing complexity, uncertainty, and precarity. In this presentation, Wakanyi Hoffman (Founder of The African Folktales Project) challenges development educators by discussing how to decolonize knowledge structures that shape education development projects, taking into account the input of marginalized, local humanitarians from indigenous societies.

Wakanyi Hoffman, author of Sala: Mountian Warrior, speaks with Rev. Bonnie Rose about the practice of Ubuntu and recognizing common values in humanity. #OurVenturaTV #VenturaCounty #ubuntu #humanity Producer: GEORGE ALGER http://GeorgeAlger.com Sponsor: NONPROFIT FIRE, Marketing/Fundraising for Nonprofits. http://NonprofitFire.org Sponsor: GWC Productions, Putting Eyes on Your Music. http://GWCProductions.com Sponsor: SKYWORKS MARKETING, Performance Advertising. https://skyworksmarketing.com/