Every week, an elder passes with stories that can never be retold. Nnenna bridges that gap by connecting Igbo elders with the next generation before it's too late.
"I walked through the entire museum — and found nothing of my people. No Igbo mask, no proverb, no memory. It was as if we didn't exist."— The moment Nnenna was born, Oxford, 2025
At the Oxford Museum, surrounded by thousands of artifacts from cultures around the world, one young Nigerian student searched room after room for anything Igbo. He found nothing. No masks. No textiles. No oral histories. Nothing to say that 45 million Igbo people had a civilization worth remembering.
That absence became a question: if the world's greatest museums won't preserve our heritage, who will? The answer is us. Nnenna, meaning "father's mother or grandmother" in Igbo, is the digital home our ancestors never had. Built by the community, verified by elders, accessible to every Igbo person on earth.
Every passing elder takes with them irreplaceable oral histories, governance systems, proverbs, and customs that no textbook has captured.
Nnenna isn't a static archive. It's a living, breathing bridge between generations — verified by elders, powered by community.
A founding story passed down through generations in the Izzi community, now verified by three community elders.
Every piece of cultural content is reviewed and approved by designated community verifiers before publication. No unverified claims. No social media distortion. Just authentic heritage.
Diaspora youth and curious learners can submit questions to verified elders. Responses, often as voice notes and video become permanent cultural records.
Ebonyi State · 847 members · 234 stories
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Igbo culture isn't monolithic. Each of the 100+ communities: Umuahia, Izzi, Nsukka, Onitsha, Owerri, and beyond gets its own dedicated space with its own stories, dialects, and traditions.
Contributors and Community Scribes record oral histories, proverbs, and traditions from elders
Designated community elders review and approve every submission for cultural accuracy
Verified content receives the Culturally Verified badge and is permanently archived
Diaspora communities access their heritage, ask elders questions, and pass it to their children
Nnenna is built by the community, for the community. Every role matters.
Discover the richness of Igbo heritage. Browse verified oral histories, proverbs, and traditions from 100+ communities.
Share the cultural knowledge you carry. Submit stories, proverbs, and traditions for elder verification and permanent preservation.
Bridge the digital divide. Record elders who won't use apps directly — you capture their voice, they receive the credit.
You are the authority. Review submissions for cultural accuracy, respond to heritage questions, and guide the next generation.
Nnenna is launching soon. Join the waitlist and choose how you want to contribute to preserving Igbo heritage.
