Field Network · Volunteer Programme
Join the volunteers documenting Nigeria's food heritage before it disappears — the same way a young delegate joins an international programme: for the skills, the network, and a body of work that outlasts the internship.
"Most cuisines the world celebrates were documented deliberately, by someone who took the trouble. Nigeria's has mostly lived in memory — and memory doesn't back itself up."
What you actually get
This runs like a youth delegate programme, not an unpaid gig — built for the exposure and credential you take with you after.
A certificate backing real documentation work, not attendance.
Direct exposure to the government, NGO and sponsor partners behind the archive.
Work alongside people from completely different fields toward one archive.
Your name, permanently credited on what you helped preserve.
Open roster · All disciplines welcome
Every dish we preserve needs more than someone who can cook it. Here's where each track fits in.
Food & Nutrition
Verify recipes, tribe and state provenance, ingredient accuracy, and nutritional detail.
Computer Science & Data
Help structure the archive, build tooling, and shape the data layer everything else runs on.
Design & Media
Photography, video, and storytelling that make each dish's history worth returning to.
Field & Community Outreach
Local surveys, sensitization, and building trust with the culture-bearers we're documenting.
Business & Partnerships
Help us reach the sponsors, ministries and institutions this archive needs to survive.
The process
Apply
Tell us your discipline and which state or tribe you have real access to.
Onboard
Short orientation on documentation standards, so what you submit holds up.
Fieldwork
Survey, document, verify, or build — depending on your track.
Certify & connect
Get credited, certified, and introduced into the network behind the archive.
Campaign
Save The Boy Chef
Volunteers help run community sessions encouraging boys to embrace kitchen life.
Roadshow
Boys Can Cook
A touring food-show format — outreach volunteers help bring it to new communities.
Join the field network
Applications are reviewed directly by the team for now — tell us your discipline, your state or tribe access, and why this matters to you.
Apply by EmailOr reach us on X — @Ubongabasi_ae