A Salford-based African cultural centre has been granted £47,980 to fund a new heritage project.
The Ngamaba Community Path, based in Lower Broughton plans to use the grant to create a ‘Boys to Men’ story, focussing on the experiences of African men, childhood, moving to the UK, rites of passage and adulthood.
Supported through The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the intergenerational project plans to encourage over 50 African men from Salford to get involved and share their oral history.
Ngamaba Community Path is an organisation that works with African men and boys, to develop knowledge of their cultural heritage.
By sharing experiences, the project hopes to offer a voice to African men and boys, and aims to reduce feelings of isolation and improve emotional wellbeing.
Working with archive professionals from Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Education Trust and Manchester Centre for Public History & Heritage, ‘Boys to Men’ will also enhance skills in reminiscence, oral history, and archiving.
Patrick Bokako, Chair of Ngamaba Community Path said: “We are thrilled to have received this support thanks to National Lottery players and are confident the project will support the participants to be active, enthusiastic, and focused on this exciting project.”
For more information on Ngamaba Community Path, visit their website.
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