STORIES · CONVERSATIONS · IDEAS · POLICY
Our past holds wisdom for what comes next.
Sankofa is a space for field notes, conversations and ideas about the people, institutions and forces shaping our world. Rooted in the Caribbean and attentive to the wider Global South, we explore what we have inherited, what we might question and what we can carry forward as we imagine different futures.
Sankofa
Carrying Wisdom Forward
WHY SANKOFA
To look back is to move forward
Sankofa begins with a simple belief: the past is not somewhere we leave behind. It lives in the stories we inherit, the systems we build, the choices we make and the futures we imagine.
Here, we pay attention to the knowledge held within our communities and everyday lives. We ask what deserves to be remembered, what needs to be questioned and what can help us build differently. Sankofa is an invitation to recognise the wisdom already among us and carry what matters into the future.
THE JOURNEY
Three ways to explore Sankofa
Different ways of understanding where we have come from, where we are, and what might come next.
FIELD NOTES
Read the Field Notes
Observations, encounters and lessons gathered along the way. From everyday experiences to unfamiliar places, these reflections explore the details that stay with us and the questions they leave behind.
TECHNOLOGY · POLICY · DEVELOPMENT
Policy & Futures
Conversations Across Borders
Exploring the ideas, technologies, policies and institutions shaping our societies. With particular attention to small states and the Global South, this space brings together emerging research, critical questions and reflections on the futures we are building.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
Conversations Across Borders
Thoughtful exchanges with people whose experiences, ideas and ways of seeing the world offer something worth carrying forward. Different places, different perspectives, and questions we might explore together.
What Are We Keeping Alive?
On institutions, inheritance, and the courage to let things change An institution can remain open long after it has begun to lose its life.…
What If the Capacity Is Already There?
There is a particular way the Global South is often spoken about. Institutions need capacity. Governments need capacity. Small businesses need capacity. Communities need…
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Explore more stories, questions and reflections in the Journal. New entries will be added as Sankofa continues to grow.
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Sankofa grows through people willing to share what they know, ask thoughtful questions and make new connections. If something here resonates with you, if you have a story to share or if you see a way we might work together, I would be glad to hear from you.
Based in Grenada · Connecting across the Global South