Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Youth Entrepreneurship: Recentering the Voices of Marginalized Communities in Africa analyzes the limitations of top-down intervention programs designed by the state to address the problem of unemployment among marginalized communities in Africa and foregrounds the centrality of IKS in fostering entrepreneurship. Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba, Innocent Moyo, and Lethiwe Zondo examine the solutions to these problems within the ongoing debate on decolonization of knowledge and epistemic justice. The contributors argue that when the voices of the marginalized communities are taken into consideration in the design of employment and entrepreneurship policies, there are possibilities that such policies could be more effective, affirming the agency and rights within these communities. Using case studies and theoretical research, this book investigates how a better engagement with marginalized communities and indigenous knowledges in the design of entrepreneurship and employment policies could foster more positive outcomes? This book enriches the conversation on how recentering the voices of indigenous youths in the design of entrepreneurship programs can be done in due regard to the interests, priorities, and challenges of the communities.
Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba is assistant professor and principal investigator of the intercontinental research project on Indigenous Knowledge and Youth Empowerment in Africa. Inocent Moyo is associate professor and deputy dean faculty of humanities and social sciences at the University of Zululand. Lethiwe Zondo is doctoral student in the Department of Development Studies at the University of South Africa.
Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction: Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Youth Entrepreneurship: Recentering the Voices of Marginalized Communities in Africa Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba, Innocent Moyo and Lethiwe Zondo Part I: Theoretical Foundations of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Africa Chapter 1: Decolonizing Knowledge on Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship in Africa: Why the Voices of Indigenous Youth Matter? Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba Chapter 2: Afrocentrism: A Post-Colonial Approach to Researching Indigenous Knowledge in Africa Endurance Uzobo Chapter 3: Involving African Indigenous Communities as Co-Researchers: Generating Indigenous Knowledge through Participatory Research Yakubu Abubakar Part II: Selected Case Studies of Application of Indigenous Knowledge and Entrepreneurship in Africa Chapter 4: Governance Institutions in Indigenous Communities: The Case of Maasai Communities in Arusha, Tanzania Ambrose Kessy Chapter 5: Reforming Governance Mechanisms for Advancement of Batwa Indigenous Youth Entrepreneurship Opportunities John Mary Kanyamurwa Chapter 6: Milk Safety Indigenous Knowledge Practices of Small Holder Banyankole Farmers in Sanga Sub County, Kiruhura District Uganda: A Gendered-Centered Assessment. Judith Irene Nagasha, Elizabeth Kyazike, Florence MunyonyoAsiimwe.and Sofia Boqvist Chapter 7: Natural Resources Governance and Sustainable Development in Southern Africa: the case of Youth Entrepreneurship development in iNanda Tribal Land surrounding iNanda Dam. Lethiwe Zondo, Khayelihle Sibisia and Wandile Zondo Chapter 8 Exploring the Role of Cultural and Knowledge Practices in Small-Scale Fisheries in South Africa Samantha Williams Chapter 9: Indigenous Communities and Access to Natural Resources: Unlocking the Entrepreneurial Potential Innocent Moyo and Jabulile Happyness Mzimela Chapter 10: Youths' Perspective on Entrepreneurship in Indigenous Communities in Africa: Vincent Eoghere Efebeh Chapter 11: Youth Perspectives on Entrepreneurship and Employment in Indigenous Communities among the Ijaws in Nigeria Philips Obololi-owei Okolo Chapter 12: Indigenous Youth and Government Entrepreneurship Programmes in Ogoni, Nigeria Kialee Nyiayaana About the Editors and Contributors
