OERiGA

Open Educational Resources of indigenous Games in Africa

This OERiGA project seeks to document indigenous games in Africa and openly share them (digital, virtual) as an Open Educational Resource (OER). Thus, the OERiGA project is an invaluable resource of indigenous games from Southern Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, West Africa and North Africa.

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Ancient games:
Future of education

While much of the focus on Africa highlights its arts, crafts, music, and languages, indigenous children's games have received less attention. Despite the abundance of these games across Africa, they remain undocumented, and their educational potential is untapped.

The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the need for a shared educational resource for these games, which are played by 400 million children across 3,000 distinct cultural groups, regardless of socio-economic status.

These games not only preserve cultural heritage but also foster skills in numeracy, creativity, critical thinking, and all three domains of learning: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor.

This initiative aims to preserve indigenous games by creating educational resources and integrating them into mainstream curricula, thereby promoting cultural heritage and decolonizing education. It ensures that these games, as valuable learning tools, are not forgotten and are incorporated into modern teaching methods.

Collect and create a digital archive of indigenous games as a documentation of knowledge at risk of extinction

Foster an inter-cultural appreciation of African indigenous games

Integrate indigenous games into teaching and learning to decolonise and make learning both fun and meaningful

Create fun learning environments that teaches critical thinking, creativity, collaborative and communication skills

Use indigenous games to connect children to their cultures, heritage, values and beliefs

Empower young people to design digital indigenous games and inspire a generation of citizen developers in the fourth industrial revolution

Principal Investigator

Dick Ng'ambi
University of Cape Town
dick.ngambi@uct.ac.za

Project Team

Aderinsola Kayode (Dr)
Alpha Ndeunyema (Dr)
Benadette Aineamani (Dr)
Bongiwe Sithole
Claudino Tivane
Dorothy Sebbowa (Dr)
Fahiema Titus
Gabriel Konayuma
Greg Doyle
Ilhami Demirtas
Jamo Macanze
Khanyisile Ngodwana (Dr)
Letitia Andreas
Lintle Kente
Michael Nkwenti Ndongfack (Prof)
Mohamed Ahmed (Dr)
Mwewa Peter
Mxolisi Xaba
Nicolette Brand
Nkosi Mabaso
Noluyolo Ngamani
Ntoza Hlangani
Oluwaseun Oyekola (A/Prof)
Pertunia Mutheiwana
Proscovia Namubiru (A/Prof)
Sella Terrie (Dr)
Siddique Motala (Dr)
Sylvier Tsindoli (Dr)
Tarirayi Machiwenyika
Vali Issufo
Xoliswa Hulla

OERiGA

Open Educational Resources of indigenous Games in Africa

About OERiGA

Aim

Mission

Collect and create a digital archive of indigenous games as a documentation of knowledge at risk of extinction

Foster an inter-cultural appreciation of African indigenous games

Integrate indigenous games into teaching and learning to decolonise and make learning both fun and meaningful

Create fun learning environments that teaches critical thinking, creativity, collaborative and communication skills

Use indigenous games to connect children to their cultures, heritage, values and beliefs

Empower young people to design digital indigenous games and inspire a generation of citizen developers in the fourth industrial revolution

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