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School of Child and Youth Care

Patrick Makokoro

Patrick Makokoro smiling at the camera in front of a black background.

Assistant Professor

School of Child and Youth Care

Status:
Starting in January 2026

Accepting graduate students

Contact:
Credentials:
PhD (UVic), MSc Dev (WUA), BA (UNISA)
Area(s) of expertise:
Eco-cultural leadership and decolonized contexts in early childhood education, care and development (ECD); Community and International development; Graduate level ECD leadership development; Early Childhood Development in sub-Saharan Africa; Early Childhood Development policy planning, advocacy, network development and coalition building
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Biography

Patrick is an educational researcher and social entrepreneur specializing in community development, social justice, decolonization, and early childhood education leadership capacity development. With extensive international experience, he enjoys working with communities to use strength-based approaches to co-create and develop innovative programs for young children and their families. He has worked to establish and strengthen early childhood development advocacy networks in Africa and globally, while creating opportunities for leadership capacity development in the early childhood development sector.

Selected publications

Books

  • Makokoro. P. (2025) HuUbuntu – I Am Because We Are – Community Resilience. HuUbuntu Books.
  • Makokoro. P. (2024) Nhaka Yenyu, Your Inheritance. A Memoir. Tellwell Publishers.
  • Makokoro. (2024) Letting A Thousand Flowers Bloom. Early Childhood Development Networks in Africa. Exchange Press.
  • Makokoro. P. (2024) HuUbuntu – I Am Because We Are. HuUbuntu Children’s Book Series. Tellwell Publishers.
  • Pence, AR., Makokoro, P., Barry, O & Ebrahim, HB. (2023). Sankofa in time of COVID: Reflections on Early Childhood Education, Care and Development in Africa – Past, Present & Future. UNESCO
Chapters in Books
  • Makokoro, P., & Misana, L. (2024) Educational inequality and community-based intervention strategies. In C, Okeke, Mncanca M, Koen M, Ebrahim H. (2024) Early Childhood Professional Development: An African Perspective. Juta & Company Publishers.
  • Makokoro, P. (2023) The Rise of ECD Networks in Africa. In Pence, AR., Makokoro, P., Barry, O & Ebrahim, HB. (Eds.) Sankofa in time of COVID: Reflections on Early Childhood Education, Care and Development in Africa – Past, Present & Future
  • Myers, R., Evans, J., & Makokoro, P. (2023) The Consultative Group and the Twelve Who Survived. In Pence, AR., Makokoro, P., Barry, O & Ebrahim, HB. (Eds.) Sankofa in time of COVID: Reflections on Early Childhood Education, Care and Development in Africa – Past, Present & Future
  • Makokoro, P & Tchombe, TM. (2023) African Perspectives and Afrocentrism. In Pence, AR., Makokoro, P., Barry, O & Ebrahim, HB. (Eds.) Sankofa in time of COVID: Reflections on Early Childhood Education, Care and Development in Africa – Past, Present & Future
  • Makokoro, P & Diawara, R. (2023) African ECD Networks: From Two to One. In Pence, AR., Makokoro, P., Barry, O & Ebrahim, HB. (Eds.) Sankofa in time of COVID: Reflections on Early Childhood Education, Care and Development in Africa – Past, Present & Future
  • Eming, M. & Makokoro, P. (2023) Key Influencers, seen and not seen. In Pence, AR., Makokoro, P., Barry, O & Ebrahim, HB. (Eds.) Sankofa in time of COVID: Reflections on Early Childhood Education, Care and Development in Africa – Past, Present & Future 

Select Journal Articles

  • Christenson, L. A., & Makokoro, P. (2023). Teacher Professional Development in Zimbabwe: Bridging Resources to Serve Young Children. Educational Research and Reviews, 18(12), 425435. 
  • Makokoro, P. (2019). Emerging ECD Networks in Sub-Saharan Africa: More is better. Childhood Education, 95(4), 41-46.
  •  Makokoro, P. (2019). What does Africa’s young leadership mean for the continent’s early childhood development future? And what stands in its way? Global Studies of Childhood. https://doi.org/10.1177/2043610619857218