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While apps like our Genii Games app, Yoruba101, Igbo101 and others can be fun for learning native African languages, having other complementary resources like books, online lessons, videos etc. help the learning process. In order words, combining an array of learning resources... Read More →

A few months ago, I wrote this post where I spoke about a new approach to our language-learning apps for kids. Specifically, I mentioned that, we were in the process of unbundling the Yoruba101 app to cater for specific topics in-depth. Since then, we’ve identified Greeting... Read More →

Some of us already know that greeting is an important characteristic of Yoruba culture. Why? Well, it took a recent experience for me to delve into the reason behind its importance. Sitting in a lecture room with students of diverse background and culture, we eagerly awaited the... Read More →

Illiteracy: the inability to read or write. Lack of knowledge in a particular subject; ignorance A chance encounter 3 weeks ago underscores the latter meaning of illiteracy (ignorant in a particular subject or activity) specifically its essence and context in cultural terms.... Read More →

It was a fine evening in São Paulo on June 23, 2016. As I made the short walk from my hotel to the Galeria Olido where I’d be speaking, I soaked in the surrounding atmosphere – folks peddling various items with open calls, human and vehicular traffic, familiar colored... Read More →

In this post, I examine the cultural inspirations drawn from my 2 weeks escape to the Midlands.  At exactly 5:58 AM on January 9, I typed out the first draft of this piece. My last day before a long indirect flight to Lagos, I sat beside the window in a quiet location Middle of... Read More →

If the title sounds like a popular Dr. Seuss story (I’m a big fan!), it’s indeed a deliberate approach to examine different African Cultures within the context of the Tortoise in different hats. Background Lately, my team has been mulling over the idea of a different approach to... Read More →

On Friday, October 24, 2014, prior to the Meet and Greet session with kids and parents in Chicago, I had the opportunity to visit the CAKE Village for Culture & Arts. A bit of background, CAKE is an acronym for Culture of Africa for Kids Everywhere founded and run by Mrs.... Read More →

The African Culture is incomplete without touching on the subject of superstition. You know, those mythical beliefs with consequent actions that were drummed into us while growing up; the very ones that remain with some us to this day. Here are a few: Don’t take stew from the pot... Read More →

Our Brazilian friends from Afreaka stopped by our office on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. It was an interesting 1-hour session where we shared interesting stuffs around the Brazilian and African Culture specifically the connections between both. True, in a modern world awash with tons... Read More →