African Roots and Heritage Foundation

The African Roots and Heritage Foundation officially launched their newest program called the Youth Cultural Language Preservation Discovery Program – (YCLPDP). It is designed to immerse the youth, students, and members of the Diaspora and the surrounding community, who want to participate in their own Sankofa [1], that is “go back and pick up the gems of the past” and ready this generation for the ongoing Africana Renaissance. In this program we are able to meet the needs of the Global African Community.

Our purpose is to record the various histories and uncover the hidden gems of the many kingdoms throughout Africa. With all these findings our will is to publish the data in multiple formats, giving the ARHF All Star Scholar Volunteers the opportunity to work on noble projects that will lead to Africans as a whole taking control of how we are represented in all media spaces. This will eventually lead to reforming the way we think of ourselves and facilitate true independent governance in all affairs.

Independent Study Cultural and Heritage Class

This class is designed to enhance the theoretical teachings of the classroom in African History, Studies, Culture and Literature by immersing the students in field research of the kingdoms situated around the Republic of Cameroon. Course material will be taught through a variety of means including: lecture and note taking, class discussion, film clips, intensive reading, group and individual projects, and most of all, conducting field interviews.

Learning Objective

This class will teach students how to conduct primary source interviews, conduct field research, collect data and publish scholarly works. Strengthen their writing skills, and preparing them in public speaking and presentation.

Eligible Students

Students currently enrolled in history, archeology, language, literature, sociology, liberal arts, political science and other interdisciplinary courses.  Students must demonstrate high degree of writing skills, dedication to research and the ability to gather data in a scholarly way.

Requirements for students at the University of Dschang

• Nationals of member countries of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS): 50,000 CFA francs;
• Nationals of non-member countries of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS): 300,000 CFA francs.