Joshua Konkankoh and Indigenous Wisdom
Joshua Konkankoh is a cameroonian indigenous elder and social entrepreneur who combines regenerative education, permaculture, and environmental leadership to reduce social inequalities.
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My story of hope is about Joshua or just as I know him as I met him a few weeks ago in Eco Village. He's well known in the, um, global eco Village network. Um, and he has a unique perspective on, um, self determination and supporting empowerment and young people by adopting what he calls African practical wisdom. Um, he's originally from Cameroon, and he did set up the Bao um, eco Village, um, with the purpose of supporting the young people who he saw had very little direction. And he does a great job in regenerative leadership of, um reminding people that indigenous knowledge and wisdom has always existed. And while it's important to embrace science and, um, permaculture and various Western practises, it's not at the expense of the existing wisdom. And when it's combined, it's very powerful.
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