DAREN OKAFO

Originally hailing from Dublin, Ireland, Daren has spent his entire 30 years career working in community development and engagement, learning alongside communities throughout Canada, Europe and Africa.

A veteran community adult educator, for 16 years Daren honed his popular education and facilitation skills at The Coady International Institute, drawing directly from the storied Antigonish Movement. He founded and led The Coady’s Innovations and Technology work and has pioneered a number of critical methodologies for community-led technology education and co-design. More recently, Daren has been championing social innovation and collective impact as a senior nonprofit consultant for the last decade. He has evolved his critical pedagogy around a community-centric, collective leadership practice that centers dialogue and participation, with a crucial focus on collective futures, power, race and coloniality. A research associate at University of Bristol’s noted Centre for Sociodigital Futures, he’s excited about the potential to deploy the inspiring Futures toolbox to enhance work in the sector.

Daren is the Consulting Director, Collective Leadership at Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement. View his LinkedIn Page here.

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