Family memory is a science.
Family memory is not a nostalgic subject. It is a political, cultural and human issue of our time. HERITA Institute is the academic and scientific arm of the HERITA mission — a research, publication and action center dedicated to global diasporic family memory.
Pillar 01
Annual report
"State of Diasporic Family Memory Worldwide." Annual publication. Data. Analysis. Recommendations. First report: January 2027.
Pillar 02
Mémoire Vive podcast
True stories. Real families. In French, in English, and in African languages — Wolof, Igbo, Haitian Creole. One episode every two weeks. Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Deezer and YouTube.
Pillar 03
Academic partnerships
HERITA Institute develops research partnerships with leading academic institutions. Current and prospective partners: UQAM · Université de Montréal · Sciences Po · Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar · Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF).
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The HERITA Encyclopedia
A living library organized around the diaspora and its origins. Three access levels: cultural (public), professional genealogical (Guardians), family medical (Guardian Family). Continuously enriched by academic partners and HERITA-certified Professional Guardians.
Pillar 05
World Guardian Day
Every year, in October. The world remembers. Physical and digital event, worldwide. The Guardian Prize, in partnership with UNESCO and the OIF. World Guardian Day honors families who have preserved their memory and individuals who have dedicated their life to transmission.
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Professional Guardians
HERITA certifies family memory professionals — biographers, archivists, genealogists, translators, oral historians. A marketplace of specialists accessible directly from the platform. Have a complex story to reconstruct? A Professional Guardian guides you.
Family memory is not a subject of the past. It is the most urgent subject of our time.