Digital Memory Toolkit – a free resource to assist community projects
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Thobela, a librarian at Kwadukuza, aims to document and share the oral knowledge of community elders while encouraging youth engagement with their culture through a digital memory project. The project seeks to promote digital literacy and gather community knowledge while requiring seed funding and an understanding of copyright for knowledge sharing. A toolkit developed by Niall and Grant McNulty, supported by the Goethe-Institut, offers resources and templates for initiating such projects using open-source technology.
Digital Memory Toolkit – a free resource to assist community projects
- 1. Thobela works at the Kwadukuza Community Library. The library makes books available to people in the surrounding villages but Thobela knows there is a lot of information held in the heads of the elders of her communities. She wants to set up a project to record and share their knowledge as well as encourage the youth to engage with their culture. about theory projects views contact The Digital Memory Project ADD TAG VIDEO DONE traditional, digital resources, heritage, memory, cultural knowledge, local knowledge, cultural resources, digital memory # Projects rely on the contributions of time and skills by dedicated participants. Digital memory projects can develop ICT and digital media competencies in participants ... ...and promote digital literacy in the community. Oral histories and traditions are an important part of African traditions and a useful methodology for the recording of community knowledge. Most projects need seed funding to start-up and it is important to link the aims of the project with those of potential funders. ! ? An understanding of copyright and new digital licenses means the community will be willing to share their knowledge, ensured that it is protected and safe from abuse. Once knowledge is recorded it needs to be stored, classified and distributed online. In order for a project to be successful you need to draft a realistic budget. Thobela needs to develop her ideas and write a good project proposal toolkit Information for African NGOs, libraries, archives, museums and schools to initiate and run their own digital memory projects, using free, open-source technology and community volunteers. provides all the information to launch your own project, including case studies of successful projects and templates to get you started. The Toolkit was developed by Niall and Grant McNulty with support from the Goethe-Institut. Download your copy at : http://www.comminit.com/africa/content/digital-memory-toolkit