Ojok Okello
@OjokOkello_
Community Builder | Rural Futurist | Founder and CEO @OkereCity | Find me in the countryside.
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https://www.okerecity.org 11-08-2011 09:19:01
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We had an exciting conversation with the #IthacaEcovillage , our sister village in the US. We explored broad themes around intentional communities, sustainable living & why North-South collaborations matter for building strong/resilient communities.
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Through village banking, we are facilitating financial inclusion in Okere, one woman at a time.
Photo Credit: Katumba Badru Sultan.
Using shea nuts, a local natural resource we have in Okere to support rural women in the village adds a lot of meaning to our work at Okere City. Thank you CGTN Africa for this feature story.
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Join us tomorrow, Thur, 28 (9am-1pm EST) / (4pm-8pm EAT) for the #pbitekseminar as Otoniya J Okot Bitek, Poet delivers her keynote address entitled - Writing as Black: Walking in and out of #OkotpBitek 's Footsteps. Cornell Institute for African Development Cornell Global Development Okere City
'Do not Uproot the pumpkin' is a Luo proverb that warns against walking away or destroying one's culture and traditions. Join us on Thur 28 via Zoom as we unpack this African philosophy as espoused by #OkotpBitek #pBitekSeminar . bit.ly/49TyFaE
Just two more days until the #pBitekSeminar . I am excited to welcome all of you to a half-day of riveting conversation about African philosophy, identity, culture, and literature through the eyes of #OkotpBitek .
The inaugural #pBitekSeminar , hosted by Cornell Institute for African Development, #CornellHumphreyFellowship , and Okere City is set to bring people from across the globe to discuss the legacy/influence of #OkotpBitek , a key figure in African literature, philosophy & anthropology. bit.ly/49TyFaE
Prof. Sam Imbo will discuss insights from his book, 'Oral Traditions as Philosophy: Okot p'Bitek's Legacy for African Philosophy' at the #pBitekSeminar I am curating at Cornell University, an event convened by Cornell Institute for African Development & @okerecity.
Event page > bit.ly/49TyFaE
#HappyInternationalWomensDay from Okere. Women are the bedrock of everything we do in Okere. #WomensDay