Ejiogbe Voices – Preserving Ancestral Wisdom in the Digital Age.
A multilingual audio library of prayers, teachings, and guidance from living elders — available anytime, anywhere.

Ejiogbe Voices is a cultural technology initiative from Ejiogbe Institute. We work with elders, spiritual leaders, and community knowledge-keepers to record, translate, and share oral wisdom across generations. Using advanced AI voice tools and traditional ethics, we make authentic guidance accessible to the diaspora — in your language, on your schedule.

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Our Vision & Mission
Preserving ancestral voices, protecting cultural heritage, and connecting generations through the power of storytelling and technology.

Vision:

To create a living digital archive where the voices of elders and cultural knowledge-keepers can be heard, understood, and celebrated across generations — preserving endangered traditions and inspiring cultural pride worldwide.

Mission:

Ejiogbe Voices bridges ancient oral traditions with modern technology to safeguard wisdom that might otherwise be lost. We collaborate with elders to record their teachings, prayers, and guidance; preserve them through translation and cultural context; and share them through an accessible, multilingual digital platform. In doing so, we protect heritage, support elder livelihoods, and reconnect communities to their cultural roots, wherever they live.

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The Spiritual Guidance Market Today

Protecting Elders’ Knowledge While Serving a Global Audience

Market Potential & Reach
African Traditional Religions and their diasporic expressions (Ifá, Vodun, Santería, Candomblé, Palo, Haitian Vodou, etc.) are practiced by over 100 million people globally, spanning West and Central Africa, the Caribbean, Brazil, the United States, and Europe. In addition, there are millions more in the diaspora seeking to reconnect with ancestral heritage or learn the spiritual languages and rituals of their lineage.

Ejiogbe Institute already reaches an international audience across North America, South America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Africa, and my artwork — rooted in these traditions — has been copied, adopted, and circulated worldwide by festivals, educators, artists, and content creators, proving both the demand and cultural impact of my work.

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Impact at a Glance
Measuring our reach, preserving traditions, and empowering cultural voices worldwide.

Ejiogbe Voices directly addresses the urgent need to preserve and transmit endangered cultural knowledge. Within its first three years, the platform will:

  • Record and preserve over 500 hours of oral traditions from diverse African and diasporic communities.
  • Provide multilingual access in English, Yoruba, Haitian Kreyòl, Portuguese, and more, reaching listeners across at least 30 countries.
  • Generate sustainable income streams for 50+ elders and cultural practitioners through honoraria and revenue sharing.
  • Create a publicly accessible, searchable archive with transcripts and cultural notes for educators, researchers, and community members.
    By combining heritage preservation with cutting-edge technology, Ejiogbe Voices empowers communities to keep their wisdom alive while making it globally accessible for generations to come.
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How It Works
From the voices of elders to a global digital archive — preserving, protecting, and sharing cultural wisdom.

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Record – Capturing Endangered Wisdom

Partner elders record teachings, prayers, or guidance in their own voice.

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Preserve – Translating and Contextualizing for Global Access

Audio is transcribed, translated, and culturally tagged for context.

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Share – An Accessible, Searchable Heritage Library

Listeners access the library via web or mobile app, with search by topic, tradition, or language.

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Key Features That Preserve, Protect, and Connect

Every feature of Ejiogbe Voices is designed to safeguard ancestral wisdom, honor the voices of elders, and make cultural knowledge accessible to the people who need it most — across languages, traditions, and borders.

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    Breaks down language barriers so communities and researchers worldwide can hear and understand wisdom in its original voice and meaning.

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    Goes beyond literal translation to preserve the symbolism, history, and nuance that give traditions their true depth.

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    Delivers timely blessings, teachings, and guidance in sync with cultural calendars, keeping traditions alive in the daily lives of listeners.

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    Creates a permanent, accessible record for students, educators, and cultural practitioners to learn from and build upon for generations.

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    Protects the rights and dignity of knowledge-keepers while ensuring their voices are heard and honored in ways they approve.

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Founder & Cultural Lead

Merging Enterprise AI Expertise with Ancestral Wisdom

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    Monroe Rodriguez Johnson
    Founder & Cultural Lead

    Monroe Rodriguez blends two worlds—enterprise AI innovation and ancestral wisdom—to lead Ejiogbe Voices. As a global tech architect and cultural tradition-bearer, he builds platforms that honor elders’ voices, preserve sacred knowledge, and connect communities across generations.

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Elders & Knowledge Keepers

Lineage-based teachings, safeguarded intellectual property, and community accountability.

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    Beatrice Daleus Mambo Selide
    Elder Haitian Vodou, African Vodun

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Fueling Our Journey

Recognizing the companies whose startup programs have fueled our vision with AI credits and complimentary services.

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