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Route to Our Origins Tours
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Conduct Research with WIACT

WIACT provides a field site and hosting platform for students, faculty, and international volunteers who are undertaking research on indigenous languages and history, as well as the ecological and cultural traditions of the African savannah.

Discover your roots, learn about indigenous Africa and its traditional cultures, participate in daily life and cultural events, and even volunteer. We have projects such as advancing knowledge about indigenous philosophies, practices, and ecological understandings; helping with language documentation and indigenous education; or family empowerment through small business development.

WIACTS hosts international volunteers, study tours, and Route-to-My-Origin visitors to Ghana with an emphasis on rural Savannah region villages and traditions. The northern half of Ghana is the poorest area of the country, and tours bring new business opportunities for local families.

We also emphasize exchange of ideas between visitors and local community members so that we can learn from each other: Visitors to the region learn a very different and much more positive picture of Africa than what is typically portrayed in media, and local communities gain new ideas and opportunities brought by visitors.

So be prepared to share from your culture with us, and we will share ours with you!

Volunteer

Participate in your choice of WIACT’s ongoing research and/or practice initiatives, e.g.: researching native fruits trees; recording elders talking about how various plant and tree species have been used for medicines, crafts and building materials; or documenting native animal, bird, and insect species.

Conduct Research

Culture & ecology tours

Our Savannah region tours enable visitors to experience African rural life, visit historical sites, and see Mole National Park. Learn about indigenous philosophies, tribal histories, family life, and economies, and enjoy cultural entertainments.

Become one of our growing family of volunteers

Volunteer with us in any of our current research/practice projects, such as:

• growing & marketing native foods in high-value niche markets

• photographing native trees and plants, and documenting their traditional uses

• photographing insects, fungi, and animal species & documenting traditional knowledge of these species

• creating a native seed bank and helping with the native tree nursery distributing native tree seedlings to K-12 schools in Savannah Region

• documenting and preserving oral native languages and elders’ knowledge of traditional philosophy and culture

Click on "our work" below, and then go into any of the areas of focus to see what else we are up to! and then send us an email, visitwiact@gmail.com to let us know of your interests!

Our Work

If you want to visit Savannah region, please send us a message with your proposed dates and special interests during your visit...

Email us at: visitwiact@gmail.com