Merveille Mukoko
Merveille is a young tech enthusiasts looking to help marginalized communities preserve digital access to their language, their culture and realities.
Yekola
Yekola is a cultural engagement project to help immigrant diaspora communities teach, learn and preserve their language, as they navigate life in Canada.
https://yekola.app/About this Project
Communities Served
My project will involve and/or impact the following communities:
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
When it comes to community impact projects, the UN has created 17 Sustainable Development Goals. These are the Sustainable Development Goals associated with my project.
How the project works
The project will run over several months and involve filming a localized content series in Toronto, and Ottawa. Community members will be engaged to share everyday language and cultural expressions. Content will be produced, edited, and shared digitally, alongside reflection and learning documentation.
Project Impact
This project increases visibility and appreciation of immigrant languages and cultures in Canadian cities. By centering community voices, it fosters cultural pride, intergenerational knowledge sharing, and public awareness. The project also generates learnings on how localized cultural storytelling can strengthen community engagement and support long-term cultural preservation.
Project Mission
The mission of this project is to celebrate, preserve, and share the linguistic and cultural diversity of immigrant communities through accessible, community-driven digital content. By capturing localized language use and cultural stories, the project aims to build cultural pride, foster connection, and test sustainable approaches to cultural storytelling.
Project Team
A small, community-centered team leading project coordination, content production, and community engagement.
- Merveille Mukoko
- Nelson Kabisoso
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