ባህልን እንታደግ – ኢትዮጵያ
የኢትዮጵያ የባህል ፣ የቋንቋ እና የአገር በቀል ዕውቀት
ጥናት ፣ ጥበቃና ልማት ማህበር
The Association for Studying, Conserving, Promoting and Developing of Ethiopian Cultures, Languages and Indigenous Knowledge
Who are we?
Save Culture – Ethiopia is a Non-profit and Non-political Association has been Registered and Accorded legal Personality with Registration Number 6552 on December 06/2022 as Local Organization Accordance with the Civil Society Organization Proclamation Number 11132019.
Objectives
Saving Live Cultures and Indigenous Knowledge of the Ethiopian Nation and Nationalities and Revitalizing Endangered Cultures, Languages and Indigenous Knowledge And use as a Means of Development & Poverty reduction programs, thereby Transferred to the next Generation
Vision
The Vision of Save Culture – Ethiopia is having a well protected Ethiopian Cultures and Indigenous knowledge for further different Usages of the society
Mission
Researching, Documenting and revitalizing the endangered Cultures, Languages and Indigenous Knowledge of the society and transfer to the next generation
Values
- Respecting Diversities : Accepting Cultural and Language Plurality
- Transparency : Freedom of Critics, Comments and Initiating Dialogues
- Accountability : Responsible for every its team work and individual duets
- Participatory : Without no discrimination every culture loving persons inclusive in its work
- Effective and Competitive : We are trying to accomplish our duties as much as effectively and competitiveness spirit
- Dynamism : Innovative attitudes towards its Objectives and Strategies
- Collaboration and networking : Good communication skill with professionals and the stakeholders as well the society at large
- Efficiency and effectiveness : Having efficient capacity with manpower and organizational structure
- Fairness and Respect : Honesty, dignity and priority for the clients and the societies at large
Founding Members’ Qualifications:
- 4 professors
- 4 medical doctors
- 4 PHDs
- 2 Engineers
- 9 MAs
- 2 BAs
Partners and Potential Stakeholders
Partners:
(No partner yet found)
Potential Stakeholders:
National and International Organizations
- Different Educational Institutions
- Different Regional States and City Administrations
- The House of Federation
- The House of Peoples Representatives
- The Ethiopian Science Academy
- Different Sectorial Institutions
- The Council of Religions
- Different Culture, Language and IK Associations
- Different Interested Groups
- Different Professional Individuals and Academicians
- Different Professional Associations
- Different Micro – Enterprises
- Different NGOs and CBOs………etc.
Assumed, Funding Organizations
- British Council
- German Cultural Institutions
- Italian Cultural Institutions
- US AID
- Ford Foundation
- EU
- AU
- JAICA
- Nixon Foundation
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Obama Foundation
- Different Foreign Embassies………etc.
Our Focal Areas
In order to save and revitalize endangered Cultures, Languages and Indigenous Knowledge of the Ethiopian Nation and Nationalities and use as a means of Development & Poverty reduction programs, thereby transfer to the next Generation Save Culture-Ethiopia has the following Focal Areas:
The products of Traditional/Indigenous Medicinal system conservation
Indigenous Art, Traditional Beautification to be conserved
Indigenous Crafts, Clothes and Jewelers to be conserved
Giving priority for research and documentation to the vulnerable and endangered Cultures, Languages and Indigenous Knowledge of the least studied nationalities
Protecting the Cultures, Languages and Indigenous Knowledge of the Ethiopian Nationalities from Traditional Harmful Practices such as:
- Genital Mutilation and Gender inequalities
- Threats and Culture Adulterations
Conflict solving and Peace-making to create harmony among different societies by using indigenous justice systems
How the Kindkoysha society conserved their landscapes
Conserving Indigenous environment areas
Indigenous Environment protection system to conserve Dry Land Areas
Supporting, strengthening and the new establishment of cultural institutions and villages:
The old church building with its cultural and religious heritages in it to be conserved
Cultural village to be conserved
Working in collaboration with local as well as international stakeholders and establishing networks. Example: Advisory conference on the traditional crafts and Medicines
- Initiating and Consulting different cultural policies and proclamations for different cultural issues and Indigenous knowledge systems. Example : not yet has been formulated policy for Indigenous Knowledge
- Initiating and supporting bilingualism and Mother Tongue-Education
- Initiating governmental and Non-governmental organizations as well as other stakeholders to Main-Stream Cultural issues with their other responsibilities. Such as : Indigenous Agriculture system, Indigenous Environment Protection system, Indigenous sport system, Indigenous Art system, Indigenous Commerce system….etc.
- Supplying consultancy services on Every cultural, Language and Indigenous Knowledge obligations & Responsibilities
Strategies
- Researching
- Awareness creation
- Revitalizing § Promotion
- Conserving
- Training
- Consultancy Services
Working Scopes
In all Ethiopian Nation-Nationalities, Regional States and City Administrations
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