{"id":871,"date":"2026-03-10T22:21:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T22:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=871"},"modified":"2026-03-10T22:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T22:36:12","slug":"babel-initiative-begins-120-day-walk-across-ghana-to-preserve-seeds-and-languages","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/acalanau.org\/fr\/news\/babel-initiative-begins-120-day-walk-across-ghana-to-preserve-seeds-and-languages\/","title":{"rendered":"Babel Initiative Begins 120-Day Walk Across Ghana to Preserve Seeds, Languages and Indigenous Knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mawutor Adzato<\/strong>, Founder of the <strong>Mawutor Project<\/strong> and Director of <strong>Babel AI<\/strong>, has launched a 120-day walk across Ghana. The initiative promotes the preservation of indigenous seeds, African languages and traditional knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adzato and his team started the journey on 6 March 2026 from <strong>Paga<\/strong> in the Upper East Region. They will walk through major towns and cities before ending in <strong>Aflao<\/strong> in the Volta Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the first days of the walk, the team met the District Chief Executive of <strong>Kassena-Nankana West District<\/strong>. They presented the initiative and explained its goals. The team also visited traditional leaders in <strong>Paga<\/strong>. The chiefs welcomed the delegation and praised the initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Babel Initiative promotes the creation of <strong>community seed banks<\/strong>. Farmers will use these banks to preserve and exchange indigenous crop varieties. Organisers say the seed banks will support food security and protect agricultural biodiversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team is also documenting African languages and oral traditions. Elders and community knowledge keepers share stories in their own voices. The project records these stories for preservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The initiative will store the recordings in <strong>community data centres<\/strong>. These centres will serve as digital archives for languages, oral histories and cultural knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The collected data will support the development of the <strong>Babel AI model<\/strong>. This technology will make translation between African languages easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The walk from Paga to Aflao continues to attract attention and support from communities across Ghana. 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