We document, preserve, and share Africa's histories, traditions, identities, and lived experiences through photography, film, archives, research, technology, education, and open knowledge.
Open Media Foundation (OMF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to cultural heritage preservation, open knowledge, community storytelling, creative education, and digital inclusion.
To become Africa's leading institution for cultural preservation, open knowledge, community storytelling, and creative empowerment.
To preserve cultural heritage, expand access to knowledge, empower communities through storytelling, and train the next generation of creators, documentarians, and knowledge contributors.
We believe that every community has stories worth preserving, every culture deserves documentation, and every citizen should have access to reliable knowledge.
Through photography, film, archives, research, technology, and open knowledge platforms, we document, preserve, and share Africa's histories, traditions, identities, and lived experiences.
OMF serves as a bridge between heritage preservation, media innovation, civic documentation, and public access to knowledge.
By empowering communities to tell their own stories and contribute to the world's knowledge, we help preserve cultural memory while creating opportunities for learning, participation, and development.
Access. Visibility. Transformation. Communication. Opportunity.
Protecting and preserving cultural memory for future generations.
Promoting access to reliable, inclusive, and freely available information.
Ensuring communities are represented in documenting their own histories and identities.
Using storytelling, media, and innovation to inspire positive change.
Operating with transparency, accountability, and ethical responsibility.
Building partnerships that strengthen impact and sustainability.
Our programs connect heritage preservation with open knowledge, media development, education, digital inclusion, and public memory.
Documenting and safeguarding tangible and intangible heritage through photography, film, oral history, research, and digital archiving.
Supporting free knowledge initiatives that improve public access to information through Wikimedia projects and other open platforms.
Empowering communities and emerging storytellers through photography, filmmaking, journalism, and digital media.
Providing training, mentorship, fellowships, and learning opportunities for creatives and knowledge contributors.
Using technology and media to create opportunities for participation, innovation, and social development.
Preserving the visual and historical records of public leadership and governance institutions for civic education and historical reference.
From annual heritage celebrations to Wikimedia programs and youth digital inclusion, OMF combines media, education, research, and community participation.
Our flagship annual event brings together photographers, filmmakers, archivists, historians, researchers, cultural institutions, Wikimedia contributors, and creative professionals.
A community-led initiative documenting history, traditions, architecture, monuments, festivals, languages, and cultural practices through Wikimedia platforms and partnerships.
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A flagship initiative focused on documenting public leadership and strengthening visual representation on open knowledge platforms.
A long-term initiative creating visual and digital archives of endangered heritage sites, cultural practices, traditional institutions, and historical narratives.
A learning platform equipping photographers, filmmakers, journalists, researchers, and cultural documentarians with practical skills and mentorship.
A program dedicated to expanding access to free and reliable knowledge through Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata, and related platforms.
A community development initiative helping young people acquire digital, creative, and leadership skills.
Preserving the history, cultural significance, and legacy of King Jaja and the Opobo Kingdom.
Photographing significant architectural and historical landmarks across Nigeria and Africa.
Creating permanent visual archives of traditional festivals and cultural celebrations.
Documenting the lives and contributions of women driving local economies.
Recording and preserving community memories, traditions, and lived experiences.
Free educational resources for creators, researchers, educators, students, and community organizations.
Films focused on culture, identity, heritage, governance, and social development.
Curated visual archives documenting people, places, cultures, and traditions.
Documentation reports, heritage assessments, findings, and educational resources.
Accessible repositories of photographs, interviews, and historical materials.
Strategic oversight, governance, and accountability.
Experts in heritage, media, technology, education, governance, and community development.
Implementing OMF's mission, programs, partnerships, and long-term strategy.
Ethical management, responsible stewardship, annual reporting, and institutional transparency.
Whether you contribute your skills, build a partnership, sponsor a program, or donate, you can help communities preserve and share their own histories.
Join our network of photographers, filmmakers, researchers, archivists, historians, and Wikimedia contributors.
Collaborate to preserve heritage, strengthen public knowledge, and empower communities.
Support documentation, training, education, and preservation initiatives.
Help ensure Africa's stories, cultures, and histories are preserved for future generations.
For partnerships, programs, volunteering, documentation projects, media inquiries, or general questions, reach out to us.