isimbi-samia/umurage

# UMURAGE HUB > **Preserve. Connect. Celebrate.** Umurage Hub is a digital cultural heritage ecosystem designed to preserve, document, educate, and promote Rwanda's cultural heritage through technology. The platform brings cultural stories, oral history, educational resources, community contributions, cultural events, heritage archives, marketplaces, and digital cultural experiences into one connected digital space. --- ## 🌍 About Umurage Hub Cultural heritage is carried through stories, language, traditions, music, art, historical knowledge, places, objects, ceremonies, and the memories of generations. Umurage Hub was created to help ensure that this heritage can be preserved and accessed by present and future generations. The platform is designed to connect: - Cultural researchers - Students and educators - Elders and knowledge keepers - Creators and storytellers - Cultural organizations - Artisans and businesses - Young people - Communities interested in Rwandan heritage The goal is not simply to store cultural information, but to create a living digital ecosystem where people can **learn, contribute, discover, connect, and preserve culture together.** --- # ✨ Core Features ## 🏠 Home The Home page provides a central cultural discovery experience where users can: - Discover cultural posts - Explore trending cultural content - View featured contributors - Discover upcoming cultural events - Explore stories and community contributions - Navigate to other cultural sections of the platform --- ## 📚 Cultural Library The Library provides a digital space for cultural resources such as: - Books - Articles - Historical resources - Educational materials - Cultural documents - Audio resources - Other digital heritage materials --- ## 🎥 Stories Users can share cultural stories through media. Stories are designed to provide a temporary, social-media-style way of sharing cultural moments and experiences. The system supports: - Image stories - Video stor …