Empowering young Africans to reclaim, reshape, and celebrate their narratives through storytelling, culture, and education.
— Ben Okri
Who We Are
SEDD Africa is a youth-focused sustainability organization empowering young Africans to reclaim, reshape, and celebrate their narratives. We believe in the power of authentic African storytelling to build confidence, dignity, and lasting identity.
Centering African voices in every narrative we publish and amplify.
Distributing culturally grounded materials in schools across Africa.
Documenting and digitising African cultural memory for generations to come.
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Stay informed about our latest storytelling initiatives, school engagements, publications, and upcoming programmes across Africa.
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In May, we launched a monthly community book club to foster deeper engagement with African literature and storytelling traditions.
Join the Book ClubGet Involved
Be part of the movement. Volunteer your time, skills, and passion to help young African storytellers find their voice.
Open Call
Are you a young African storyteller between 12 and 25? Share your voice, your history, and your imagination with the world.
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SEDD represents the values of Storytelling, Education, Documentation, and Development in Africa — guiding all our programmes and initiatives.
"Flipping the Script" means challenging harmful, incomplete, or external narratives about Africa by centring African voices, lived experiences, languages, and cultural memory.
We focus on stories rooted in African culture, history, values, imagination, and everyday lived experiences — told in ways that affirm dignity, identity, and creativity.
Young Africans — particularly students and emerging storytellers between the ages of 12 and 25 — are encouraged to participate in our submission programmes.
Submitted stories are reviewed and judged by our editorial panel. Selected works may be published, printed, digitised, or adapted into formats such as e-books, animations, or learning resources, and distributed freely.
Sign up through the volunteer form on our website. Opportunities include editorial support, community engagement, storytelling facilitation, research, and programme coordination.
You can support our work through donations or sponsorships via the Donate page. Contributions directly fund storytelling programmes, printing, distribution, and youth engagement activities.
With Gratitude
