🌍 Knowledge Bank open for contributions · Ghana launch · Local custodians & diaspora travellers welcome
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Heritage Knowledge Bank · Ghana Launch

Your story belongs in the archive.

We are building the world's first authenticated African heritage knowledge bank — built with and by the people who hold the culture. Whether you are a local custodian in Ghana or a diaspora traveller who has visited, your voice matters.

Who are you?

Choose your contributor track — each has a different form.

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Cultural Custodian

I am a local knowledge keeper, community elder, guide, or resident in Ghana sharing traditional knowledge.

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Diaspora Traveller

I am a member of the diaspora who has visited Ghana and wants to share my heritage experience.

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About you

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WhatsApp preferred — we may contact you to verify or expand your submission
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Where you are from

Please select your region
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Please select your group
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Your knowledge

Please select a type
Please give your contribution a title
Write as much or as little as you want. No AI language — just your voice, your words, your knowledge.
Please share your knowledge
If this knowledge belongs to elders, community leaders, or others who should be credited
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Photos, audio or video

Share media separately

For photos, voice recordings, and videos, email them to us directly. Submit your text above first, then attach your media using the button below and quote the same submission reference number.

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Send your files by email · Accepted: .jpg .png .mp4 .mp3 .wav .pdf · For files too large to email, say so in your message and we'll share an upload link

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Your rights & consent

Please read and tick each item. Under Ghana's Copyright Act, 2005 (Act 690) — which protects expressions of folklore — and applicable data-protection law, we ask for your informed consent before using your knowledge. Your knowledge remains yours.

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Your signature

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About you

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We'll send your submission reference to this address so you can track it
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Your visit to Ghana

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Your experience

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Write in your own voice. What did you feel? What did you learn? What would you tell someone preparing to go?
Please share your experience
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Photos or videos

Share your visual story

Upload photos or short video clips from your heritage visit. Use our secure media form — it handles large files directly from your phone.

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Your consent

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Your signature

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Akwaaba. Thank you.

Your contribution has been received and will be reviewed by the OurRoots.Africa team. We will be in touch if we need anything further. Your knowledge is now part of the archive.

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