Patrick Makokoro
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Patrick Makokoro (Ph.D) is a social entrepreneur, educational researcher with extensive experience working in community and international development. He has practiced as a development consultant with interests in community development, social justice, early childhood education, child protection, advocacy, and government relations. He is an experienced designer of strategies to promote social justice in rapidly shifting contexts and in utilising a lens of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion.
Among other social entrepreneurship initiatives, he founded the , a charitable organization that provides education, meals, health care, psycho-social support, and other essential services to orphaned and vulnerable children in Southern Africa. He is a co-founder of the , founder of the (ZINECDA) and convenor of the Southern Africa Network for Early Childhood Development (SANECD).
Patrick Makokoro has a BA in Community Development from the University of South Africa, a Post Graduate Diploma in International Youth and Childcare from the 番茄社区 (Canada), an MSc in Development Studies from the Women’s University of Africa. He has a Ph.D in Educational Studies (Curriculum & Instruction) from the 番茄社区, Canada.