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Activities of Onima Institute
Consistent with our Vision, Mission
and Goals, as stated above, Onima Institute for Tradition
and Development USA, Inc has a planed program of activities
to assist in the stabilization of democratic governance in
Africa. To this end are two Themes on the agenda. They are
“Leadership and Human Development,” and “Strengthening the
African Family.”
Onima Institute believes that
bringing some African members of the ruling class in the
various levels of human endeavors to the US, to acquire some
knowledge and skills including exposing them to see what the
human mind is capable of doing, will enhance their ability
to do the right things upon their return to Africa.
Therefore, in the Leadership and Human Development agenda,
we have designed programs for the three arms of government
including the media, law enforcement, African women,
educators, business leaders, and financial analysts, etc.,
for those in these professions/avocations to come to our one
week intensive training in the US and return to Africa to
apply the knowledge and skills gained from our programs.
 | In an attempt
to meet local need for African language experts Onima
Institute will run languages classes on 11 indigenous
African languages. |
| There is a
prepared Proposal to write up the text books on the
eleven languages to enhance the teaching and research
here in the US and Africa where some of the languages
are dying. |
| Conduct
workshops for the elderly as a way to assist their
alertness and health. |
| Assisting
needy and indigent high school students locally, and in
Africa where we have some on scholarships. |
| Onima
Institute conducts a sixteen week Study Abroad Program ©
in Africa. Courses covered include Contemporary
Political History of Africa, African Culture and
Society, African History and Folklore/Oral Story
Telling, African Arts and Culture, History of African
Arts, Arts since 1900, and African Music and Literature.
A Student is expected to take only five classes to earn
15 units of credit upon return to his/her school in the
United States, from Africa. Interested participants are
to send for more details of this program. |
| We run a
guided two weeks tour of African interior. This is the
“Etsako Guided Tour” ©. Participants will be guided to
visit some of the most mystical Traditional Grounds and
Sacred Places in traditional Africa. They include Ogba
Inekeze, Mystical Ise, and Akazi Shrines; Usomorika,
listen to ghosts beat their drums at Eda e gba Ake,
Ogumogu Wonders, Ebemanwu Masquerades, Igboba and Agbi
ancient dances performers. |
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Igue
Festival is over a hundred years old and it is
celebrated every year by the Ogitso of Benin, Oba, and
his high ranking traditional rulers and chiefs in the
last two weeks of each year. Each day of the two weeks
has its own activities performed in turns by each
traditional ruler or chief at the Ogitso’s Sacred Ground
and Palace. By special privilege Onima Institute has
front role of seats for its guests. This is an alluring
and healing festival in which foreigners look forward to
see when they visit Africa each time. |
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Onima Institute for
Tradition and Development USA, Inc is a non-profit
organization whose aims and objectives are
education, research and to foster African traditions
and development. |
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..“Africa
and Africans in The Diaspora: An Evaluation of the Impact
They Have on Each Other,” is a book in which, in 1996, Dr. Ojior
x-rayed the relationship between the people of Africa and those of the Diaspora.
The book is an analysis of the psychological impact of the African experience
worldwide"
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