Ancestral Wisdom

Restoring ecosystems through ancestral knowledge

We center the ecological expertise of South Sudanese women to protect critical biodiversity, applying generations of oral history and seed-saving to vulnerable wetlands and forests.

Macro shot of a South Sudanese woman's hands carefully holding a handful of dark, rich soil mixed with native acacia seeds, warm golden-hour light casting long shadows.
Macro shot of a South Sudanese woman's hands carefully holding a handful of dark, rich soil mixed with native acacia seeds, warm golden-hour light casting long shadows.
Generational Stewardship

Preserving Our Baseline Climate Science

Ancestral seed-saving

For generations, indigenous and rural women across South Sudan have served as the primary caretakers of biodiversity. Through this deep, daily connection to the land, they have accumulated an invaluable repository of traditional ecological knowledge—ranging from tracking subtle ecosystem shifts and identifying climate-resilient plant varieties to managing fragile soils.

However, due to rapid climate displacement, shifting generational dynamics, and top-down conservation approaches that disregard indigenous voices, this baseline wisdom is at risk of being lost forever. MOVE’s Traditional Ecological Knowledge Preservation program treats this generational insight as a vital scientific asset. We work to honor, document, and scale these time-tested, women-led ecological practices, transforming traditional wisdom into a cornerstone for modern climate adaptation.