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Training, events, digitization and courses: how the UNESCO-IFCD-UNIOSUN Project works to keep Yoruba oral arts alive and open new opportunities for women and young people.
Training
The Proficiency Certificate Course in Digitising Yoruba Oral Arts (DYOA) is an empowerment course for Yoruba oral artists, fully funded by the UNESCO International Fund for Cultural Diversity. It prepares cultural practitioners to work in the digital economy.
- Delivered online through the project’s learning platform, the Yorùbá Oral Arts LMS.
- Documented in the DYOA Technical Report (February 2026), prepared by Charis EdSolutions.
- Celebrated at the DYOA 1.0 Grand Finale briefing, UNIOSUN Cultural Carnival, 22 May 2026.
Workshops & conferences
Festivals, conferences and workshops that bring oral artists, scholars, traditional rulers and international partners together.
- UNIOSUN Cultural CarnivalYoruba Heritage in the Digital Age: Bridging Tradition and Technology.
- UNESCO World Poetry Day awardsPrizes for Yoruba poets and oral artists.
- TOFAC 2025Theme: African Cultural Creativity and Innovations. Keynote: Prof. Nemata Blyden, University of Virginia.
- Safeguarding Intangible Cultural HeritageUNIOSUN, the Federal Government and UNESCO, Osogbo.
- International workshop: social identities in inter-religious dialogueWith the University of Münster and the University of Birmingham, University of Lagos.
- Annual Òríkì (Praise Poetry) Yoruba FestivalÌbà, Osun State. Keynote by Prof. Olukoya Ogen.
Digitization & animation
Recording, documenting and animating Yoruba oral arts (òríkì, poetry, drumming and storytelling) so they can be preserved and reach new audiences online.
- Digital skills for oral artists through the DYOA course.
- Publishing online: participants’ work shared across the project’s social media channels, reviewed in the Social Media Engagement Report (Feb–Mar 2026).
Yoruba language & culture courses
Courses that keep Yoruba language and cultural knowledge in everyday use, offered online through the project’s learning platform, the Yorùbá Oral Arts LMS at training.unescouniosun.org.