Die Eerbied 2028
Tweehonderdjarige Emansipasieviering van Prins Abdulrahman Ibrahima ibn Sori
Stap in die Voetspore van 'n Prins Internasionale Erfenis Toer
Die Root Nine Stigting en Instituut
Projekte
2026 - 2031
Ons Missie
Die Root Nine-stigting en -instituut is toegewy aan die herstel en versterking van die diepgaande nalatenskap van verlore of vergete beskawings en die bevordering van bewustheid van hul globale impak. Gewortel in die inspirerende verhaal van Prins Abdul Rahman Ibrahima ibn Sori – 'n Fulbe-prins van Timboektoe en Timbo, Guinee – eer ons werk sy reis van adelstand deur slawerny tot veerkragtigheid, wat ons toewyding aan kulturele herwinning en akademiese herstel rig.
Wat Ons Doen
Ons bevorder kennis van antieke beskawings deur vier onderling gekoppelde pilare van werk. Ons argiefherwinning en -bewaringpogings digitaliseer seldsame manuskripte, mondelinge geskiedenisse en kulturele rekords van gemarginaliseerde gemeenskappe, en verseker dat hierdie belangrike stemme vir toekomstige geslagte beskerm word. Deur middel van streng antropologiese en historiese navorsing doen ons veldstudies wat antieke migrasies, dinastieë en die kulturele stelsels van Afrika-volke en hul afstammelinge ondersoek.
Ons opvoedkundige uitreikprogramme bevorder historiese geletterdheid, kulturele trots en volhoubare ontwikkeling, en bemagtig gemeenskappe met kennis van hul erfenis. Laastens, ons Afrika-studies en diaspora-beurse fokus op vergelykende analise van Afrika-beskawings, en ondersoek hul kulturele, godsdienstige en sosio-politieke bydraes wat ons onderling gekoppelde wêreld gevorm het.
Saam belig hierdie pogings die ryk tapisserie van Afrika-geskiedenis en die blywende invloed daarvan op globale taal, wetenskap, wiskunde en kultuur.
Argiefherwinning en -bewaring
The Timbuktu Manuscript Recovery Project
A comprehensive initiative to digitize and preserve Islamic manuscripts from Timbuktu's historic libraries and family collections. This project works with local scholars to create high-resolution digital copies of thousands of documents covering astronomy, mathematics, medicine, law, and literature, making these treasures accessible while protecting them from environmental degradation and conflict.
Ethiopian Royal Chronicles Digitization
An effort to preserve and digitize ancient texts from Ethiopian monasteries and archives, including the Kebra Nagast, royal chronicles, and illuminated manuscripts written in Ge'ez. This project partners with the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and cultural institutions to safeguard materials dating back centuries.
Oral History Archive: Voices of the Diaspora
An ongoing collection of oral histories from descendants of enslaved Africans across the Americas and Caribbean. Using audio and video recording, we document family stories, cultural practices, and memories that connect contemporary communities to their ancestral homelands in West Africa and beyond.
Moroccan-Saharan Trade Route Documentation
Recovery and preservation of documents, maps, and records related to the trans-Saharan trade networks that connected Morocco to sub-Saharan Africa. This includes merchant records, travel accounts, and correspondence that illuminate centuries of cultural and economic exchange.
Liberian Settler and Indigenous Archives Initiative
A dual-focused project preserving both the records of Americo-Liberian settlers and the oral traditions and cultural documentation of Liberia's indigenous peoples, creating a more complete historical record of the nation's complex heritage.
Ancient Migration Pathways Study
A multi-year field research project tracing historical migration routes across West, North, and East Africa. Combining archaeological surveys, DNA analysis, linguistic studies, and oral tradition documentation, this project maps the movement of populations and the spread of cultural and technological innovations across the continent.
Timbuktu as a Center of Learning Research
An investigation into Timbuktu's role as a major intellectual hub from the 13th to 17th centuries. This research examines the universities, manuscript production, and scholarly networks that made the city a beacon of knowledge in mathematics, astronomy, medicine, and Islamic jurisprudence.
Ethiopian Highlands Civilization Study
Archaeological and historical research on the ancient kingdoms of Aksum, the Zagwe dynasty, and the Solomonic dynasty. This project examines trade connections, architectural achievements, religious developments, and the unique political systems that sustained Ethiopian independence for millennia.
Trans-Saharan Exchange Networks Analysis
Field studies documenting the cultural, religious, and economic connections between Morocco and West African kingdoms. This research traces how ideas, goods, and peoples moved across the Sahara, creating a complex web of relationships that shaped both regions.
West African Coastal Societies Research
Anthropological studies of the societies along the Guinea coast, examining political structures, spiritual systems, artistic traditions, and the impact of European contact from the 15th century onward.
Herwinning van Erfenis Kurrikulum Inisiatief
Ontwikkeling van kultureel-responsiewe opvoedkundige materiaal vir K-12 en kollegevlakke wat Afrika-beskawings akkuraat aanbied. Sluit omvattende eenhede in oor die ryke van Mali en Songhai, die akademiese tradisies van Timboektoe, die Ethiopiese Christendom en sy antieke wortels, en die diverse kulture van Wes-Afrika.
Afrika-geleerdes se nalatenskap-jeugprogram
'n Jaarlikse program vir jongmense wat die intellektuele prestasies van Afrika-geleerdes, wetenskaplikes en filosowe ondersoek. Deelnemers bestudeer figure soos Ahmed Baba van Timboektoe, Ethiopiese kroniekskrywers, Marokkaanse reisigers soos Ibn Battuta, en neem deel aan praktiese navorsingsprojekte.
Gemeenskapserfeniswerkswinkels
Reisende werkswinkels wat historiese en genealogiese navorsingsinstrumente na Afrika- en diaspora-gemeenskappe bring. Sessies dek hoe om afkoms na spesifieke streke, insluitend Timboektoe, Ethiopië, Marokko, Liberië en Guinee, na te spoor, en hoe om historiese dokumente en DNS-resultate te interpreteer.
Digitale Erfenisplatform
'n Aanlyn leerportaal met virtuele uitstallings oor Afrika-beskawings, insluitend interaktiewe toere van Timboektoe se manuskripbiblioteke, Ethiopiese rotskerke, Marokkaanse keiserlike stede en die kulturele erfenis van Guinee en Liberië. Die platform sluit dokumentêre films, tydlyne en opvoedkundige modules in wat toeganklik is vir globale gehore.
Historiese Geletterdheid vir Volhoubare Ontwikkeling
Programme wat kennis van Afrika-innovasies in landbou, argitektuur, waterbestuur en volhoubare leefstyl verbind met kontemporêre ontwikkelingsuitdagings, en toon hoe tradisionele kennis moderne oplossings kan beïnvloed.
