Ọdúnìfẹ́ is an educational platform dedicated to amplifying African History, Languages, and Restorative Wellness Practices.
Ọdúnìfẹ́ means Year of Love in the Yoruba language of West Africa. ( Ọdún= Year, ìfẹ́ = Love)
At Ọdúnìfẹ́, we indigenize and amplify African history, languages, and wellness practices, connecting historical events with current realities. Inspired by the African proverb, “Until the lion learns to tell its own history, the hunter will always be the hero,” our mission is built on three foundational pillars:
Decolonizing + Amplifying African History: Through research and knowledge dissemination.
Preserving African Languages: Via language preservation and advocacy, cultural exchange, and connecting learners with qualified language tutors.
Amplifying Indigenous Wellness practices: Bringing wellness modalities into personal, professional, and collective domains through breathwork.
Contact us to customize a workshop, presentation, or experience for your organization’s needs.
Respect, Honor, and integrity in historical narration.
Our values are rooted in the principle of “Sankofa, "an indigenous philosophy of the Akan people of Ghana. (see Sankofa image above)
"Sankofa" means “Go back and get it"
It is represented as a bird and expresses the belief that the past is a true guide for understanding the present and creating the future.
Ways to engage with our work:
-Sign up for an African language session here
-Explore our E-Books and E-courses here
Buy "Osasu and the Great Wall of the Benin Empire" here
-Invite us to speak at your organization here
-Donate here
Tamkara Adun Irimagha is a seasoned global HR consultant, author, speaker, and researcher with over 20 years of experience. She is the founder and creative director of Ọdúnìfẹ́ Global, a platform dedicated to amplifying African history, preserving indigenous languages, and promoting wellness practices rooted in African traditions.
With deep expertise in HR and Global Mobility, Tamkara supports international assignments through:
Expatriate management
Relocation strategy
Cultural awareness training
Her passion also drives her work in cultural heritage and indigenous wellness, including:
Decolonizing African history
Preserving African languages like Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Twi, and KiSwahili
Integrating holistic wellness through breathwork and ancestral practices
Tamkara is a champion of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ), delivering cultural competency workshops and corporate wellness sessions that foster productivity and well-being.
A proud mother of two teenagers, she continues to balance family life with a global mission to celebrate and protect African culture.
Author: The invention of Women, Making an African sense of Western gender disocurses.
We run programs, free E-courses, and language training to provide access to quality education on African history and language to under-served communities.
Every donation made, increases our impact and amplifies our reach. Thank you for being a part of our community!
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