The Sangokemi Cultural Art and Creative Development Foundation · Est. 2026

PreservingCulture.Empowering Creativity.Strengthening Communities.

We are a cultural and creative development foundation dedicated to nurturing artistic expression, preserving heritage, and empowering communities through education, creativity, and social inclusion.

Hands threading heritage beads over kente cloth
Heritage craft · beadwork
A community workshop gathered around a table
Community workshop · 2026

Se wo were fi na wosankofa a yenkyi, it is not taboo to go back for what you forgot.

Our Conviction

Our Purpose

Our Core
Values

Creativity • Cultural Respect • Community Empowerment • Integrity • Accountability

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About Us (Short Intro)

The Sangokemi Cultural Art and Creative Development Foundation promotes creativity, cultural knowledge, and community empowerment.

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Our Mission

We work with artists, youth, educators, and cultural practitioners to strengthen identity, expand opportunity, and support sustainable development.

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Our Mission

To promote creativity, preserve cultural heritage, and empower communities through arts, education, and development programmes.

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Featured Programme

Cultural Exchange Learning Programme. A dynamic learning initiative that connects communities through shared cultural knowledge, storytelling, and creative expression.

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Programmes

Arts · Education · Empowerment

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Pillars

Identity to healing

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Founded

And just getting started

Stories to restore

One community at a time

What We Do

Three programmes,
one purpose.

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Where stories take form

Creative Arts & Cultural Expression

This programme supports artistic expression, cultural storytelling, and creative development across communities. It nurtures emerging and established artists while promoting cultural identity and creative confidence.

  • Emerging and established artists
  • Cultural practitioners
  • Youth and community creatives
Cultural beads and crafts
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Knowledge passed forward

Creative & Heritage Education Programmes

This programme strengthens cultural knowledge, creative literacy, and intergenerational learning. It provides educational experiences that connect creativity, heritage, and community identity.

  • Young people (18-30)
  • Educators and cultural facilitators
  • Intergenerational groups
Hands working with kente cloth
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Stronger together

Community Empowerment & Social Inclusion

This programme supports community wellbeing, social inclusion, and empowerment through creativity, cultural learning, and development initiatives.

  • Community members
  • Youth and young adults
  • Women and vulnerable groups
Group learning together

Act I: Founder’s Message

A very
personal journey.

The transatlantic slave trade and colonialism did not just disrupt our history they stripped many of us of the right to know ourselves.

An intergenerational family sharing culture around a table

Act II: That realisation stayed with me.

A quiet
ache.

It became a quiet ache, a persistent sense that something needed to be restored. Not just for me, but for the generations coming after us.

“Our culture carries identity, memory and meaning even when practised quietly or misunderstood.”

Ifadera Sangokemi Aneyemi, Founder
Hands working with heritage beads and crafts

Act III: This foundation is my response to that ache.

A path back
to ourselves.

Through our work in the arts, heritage education, and community empowerment, we are creating spaces where culture becomes legacy, where creativity becomes healing, and where communities can reconnect with the knowledge that has always belonged to them.

Meet the team
A group learning together

Join Our Work

Every action
matters.

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Donate

Contribute to our programmes, workshops, and community initiatives.

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Support workshops, community events, research, and cultural programmes.

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