Culture
Culture Preservation and Promotion
The Vakoland (Fako Division, Cameroon) stretches from the Atlantic Ocean (to the south) to the Mount Cameroon (to the north). Vakolanders are therefore Coastal (Rzawa), Forest, and Mountain, peoples. They are therefore a people that embody a rich and diverse culture, difficult to completely grasp and too vast to completely comprehend.
As with other societies, the indigenous traditional cultures of the Vakolanders (the Wakpe) are fast disappearing and with the passing of all those very proud Vakolanders who were custodians of the Vako Culture, by virtue of age, position in the society, or just for the pure love of the Vako Culture, the need to do something to promote and preserve the Vako Culture, therefore becomes an imperative.
Vako Services seeks to preserve and promote the Vako Culture, in the following manner
Competitions:
- Organize group and individual competitions in all possible areas of this ancient culture: such as singing, dancing, short stories, poetry, language, oral/written history, and other socio-cultural aspects of the Vako people
Mokpe Schools:
- Organize school-like activities as evening/day classes in which the Mokpe language and other socio-cultural aspects of the Vakolanders will be taught by elders and experts in the respective domains.
Annual Events:
- Organize annual competitions/events of any aspect of the Vako Culture open to the public. Such events will also be meant to serve as entertainment and educational
Efforts to preserve and promote the Vako Culture will be emphasized in the United States, the Vako Diaspora, and the Ancestral Vakoland
