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UNESCO-IFCD-UNIOSUN PROJECT SURVEY INSTRUMENT, SEPT-NOV., 2025
Empowering Women and Youth Entrepreneurship through Yoruba Oral Arts in Southwest Nigeria

About the study: The UNESCO-IFCD-UNIOSUN project, titled "Youth Empowerment, Gender Mainstreaming, and Entrepreneurising Yoruba Oral Arts for Sustainable Development in Southwest Nigeria," focuses on the preservation and promotion of Yoruba cultural heritage. The project aims to train young people, particularly female Yoruba oral artists, to ensure the continuation of these traditions. A key component involves digitization of Yoruba cultural stories and moral tales through various methods like animation, caricatures and cartooning technology. The project encompasses research on Yoruba oral genres, the promotion of sustainable cultural policies, the international mobility of artists and the socio-economic empowerment of budding Yoruba oral artists. The project is funded by UNESCO-IFCD, TOFAC2025 and local cultural stakeholders.

Expected Impact: The UNESCO-UNIOSUN project has the potential to revitalize and preserve Yoruba cultural heritage, empower youth and women, and contribute to sustainable development within the Southwest Nigeria region.

Ethical Clearance and Compliance with Fair Processing of Data: This research instrument has been presented to Osun State University for ethical clearance and it was approved. Thus, the information given to us will only be used for the purpose of research. By participating in this survey, it is assumed that you have confirmed that your participation is voluntary. We thank you for your willingness to participate in this survey. Your participation will definitely contribute significantly to the success of the project and the cultural development of Yorubaland.

For further clarifications, please feel free to contact any of the following:
1. Principal Investigator, Professor Olukoya Ogen, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria. Tel: +2348057420702, Email: koyaogen@uniosun.edu.ng
2. Co-Investigator, Dr Toyese Najeem Dahunsi, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria
Tel: +234 8026808055, Email: toyese.dahunsi@uniosun.edu.ng
3. Field Investigator, Opeyemi Busari, Tel: +2347032694733, Email: busariopeyemirafiat@gmail.com
4. Field Investigator, Mary Arowolo, Tel: +2348106807640, Email: maryarowolo69@gmail.com
Kindly visit the project website for details of our activities: https://unescouniosun.org/



SURVEY QUESTIONS
1.What is your gender identity?
2.Which of the following age groups do you belong to?
3.Do you identify with any of the following religions? (Please select all that apply.)
4.What is your highest educational qualification?
5.What is your current employment/occupational status?
6.Which of the following categories best describe your economic status?
7.What is your state of origin?
8.Yoruba oral chants can be used to attract good fortunes to people
9.Yoruba oral chants can be used to abuse or curse perceived enemies.
10.Yoruba oral chants can be used to praise, commend or bless recognized friends
11.Yoruba chants have global appeal, as it is engaged in different parts of the world
12.Many youths enjoy Yoruba oral performances
13.Yoruba oral arts have always been very popular among the Yoruba
14.Social media platforms are useful outlets for show-casing Yoruba oral arts
15.Social functions such as naming ceremonies and funerals among the Yoruba people are considered incomplete without Yoruba traditional chants/oral arts
16.From the list below, which is the best agency for the exposure of Yoruba children to Yoruba language and Yoruba oral forms?
17.Digital platforms and AI can be used to showcase Yoruba oral arts
18.Yoruba oral art forms can provide job opportunities for Yoruba youths irrespective of gender
19.Yoruba Oral Arts practitioners are self-reliant. They also create employment opportunities for themselves and others
20.Government institutions, corporate organisations and agencies should play significant roles in the development of Yoruba oral art forms
21.Cultural hubs should be established in major Yoruba towns for the exhibition of Yoruba oral arts to promote cultural tourism and the creative industry
22.How would you rate the popularity of Yoruba oral art forms in your community?
23.Generally, how familiar are you with Yoruba oral art forms?
24.How familiar are you with Obìtun dance?
25.How familiar are you with Oríkì and Ewì oral poetries?
26.How familiar are you with Bírípo music?
27.How familiar are you with Ìjálá hunters' chants?
28.Are you familiar with Aṣíkò musical genre?
29.Are you familiar with Sákárà musical genre?
30.Are you familiar with Ajábùẹ́-Lághálogho Traditional Dance?
31.Are you familiar with Bàtá dance?
32.Are you familiar with Ẹkún Ìyàwó (Bridal chants)?
33.In your own estimation which of the following is the major reason behind the erosion of some aspects of Yoruba oral arts?
34.Are you a Yoruba oral arts practitioner? If yes, which of the Yoruba oral arts do you practice?
35.Are you aware that some Yoruba oral arts have gone or are going into extinction? If yes, kindly identify one or more of these endangered oral arts
36.Have you ever participated in any Yoruba oral arts training or workshop?
37.Would you be willing to participate in a training workshop for Yoruba oral artists?
38.If your answer is YES to Question 37 above and you are willing to participate in the proposed UNESCO-sponsored training workshop at UNIOSUN, kindly provide your name, email address and WhatsApp number in the spaces below:
39.How would you prefer to receive training in Yoruba oral arts?
40.What do you consider as the major advantage of the digitization of Yoruba oral arts?
41.Which of the following social media platforms do you consider the most useful for show-casing Yoruba oral art forms?
42.Kindly share any additional thoughts or views (if any) on Yoruba oral arts