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Marie Ecoue is invested in local educational outreach, especially for young people. Her primary interests are cultural education, heritage and memorialization particularly within West Afrika and with reference to French legacies of enslavement, while her approach is pan-Afrikanist. She is currently studying for a Masters in International Tourism Management that will support her interests in cultural heritage development and her existing expertise in hospitality management and tourism policy planning. She would like to contribute to building memorials as symbols to strengthen the legacies of Afrikan heritage. Her final dissertation will focus on tourist attraction to slavery cultural heritage sites, with an emphasis on Afrikan topics and contexts. Her objectives are to:
- Develop educational cultural heritage trails or routes in West Afrika;
- Educate young audiences;
- Contribute to the development and the return of the Afrikan Diaspora to the Afrikan continent.
- Marie Ecoue is undertaking a Masters in International Tourism Management with a particular focus on tourist attraction to slavery cultural heritage sites within West Afrika.
Violations and damages to someone's or to a nation’s rights or integrity require compensations and restitutions from the harm done. The Afrikan people suffered from enslavement and deportation centuries ago, but the stigma persists today due to the fact that reparations have not been obtained. Therefore, it is crucial that the interest group (Afrikans and Caribbeans) and scholars organize and coordinate efficiently the historical facts related to the crime committed with a view to addressing legal claims for reparations. The objectives of reparations would serve to relieve the interest group of continuing psychological torments.