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Civic Life International is an organization dedicated to using dialogue,deliberation and media strategies to uncover emerging issues facing people and communities and strengthening the competencies of citizen, institutions and governments to respond to these challenges. We work in local communities in Africa and United States. We believe that an educated, engaged and deliberative citizenry is not only vital to a healthy democracy but also to a peaceful, healthy and vibrant community. We know a bit about convening dialogue and deliberation events. Rather than use one method, we weave multiple Indigenous and contemporary approaches into more holistic programs that meet a variety of needs, serve many community-building functions, and feed into each other in creative and useful ways.
Mission
Our Mission is to work for the establishment of a credible, democratic, multi
stakeholder decision making and conflict management mechanism through the use deliberative techniques, inquiry, reflection and group-inclusive interventions.
Vision
We are driven by the vision of, and the possibilities for, using media, education, dialogue and deliberation to sufficiently uncover emerging issues facing people and communities and strengthen the competencies of citizen, institutions and governments to respond to these challenges.
Values
- Collaboration
- Accountability
- Democracy
- Equity
- Inclusiveness
Founder/Executive director: Tokunbo Awoshakin
Tokunbo (Tokz) Awoshakin is a policy researcher and public engagement expert. Tokunbo has worked in the United Nations and in Washington D.C as a journalist. Tokunbo is deeply steeped in blending indigenous African methods with contemporary deliberative approaches for strategic planning, community organizing and collaborative problem solving. As the executive director of Civic Life International (www.civiclifeint.org) Tokunbo has a proven track record of initiating and managing to completion projects and its dissemination to target audiences He has strong organizational and project management skills and understanding of conceptual and strategic thinking. Tokz has worked extensively with the Kettering Foundation in Dayton, Ohio as both a Democracy fellow, trainer and a consultant. Tokz brings to the field a range of tools, methodologies and civic engagement experience. He has successfully used dialogue and deliberative methods to engage diverse people and democracy and policy issues, including the use of oil revenue in the restive Nigerian Delta; HIV-AIDS among Youth in Africa; Race relations and Violence in United States. Tokz holds B.A in English and Educational Psychology, M.A in Int.l Development, Security &Conflict resolution and he is a PhD candidate in Antioch University’s distinctive doctoral program in Leadership & Change.
ASSOCIATES
- Carolyn Hendrix
- Amy E. Jones
- Harry Awolayeofori Macmorrison
- Damilola Isaac
WEBMASTER
Telephone: 937-558-5622
Fax: 937-259-9889
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