About us
Our vision
To provide an environment for learners from all over the world to discover Africa using authentic curriculum units which showcase a true picture of Africa and it’s past; to provide an inclusive, diverse and equitable curriculum that recognizes Africa as a contributor to the world’s economy.
Our mission
To provide a rich, diverse, informative and learning platform for Discovering Africa.
Our Core values
- Cultural Appreciation .Community Engagement
- We encourage Global Citizenship .We are inclusive
- We offer a safe environment . Ubuntu is our philosophy
Our amazing team
Odilia Anyachi Okonga- Founder
Is a passionate advocate for educational reform in Africa. She believes that education is the most potent catalyst for change on the continent. Odilia strongly supports an African-centered curriculum and emphasizes the importance of amplifying African voices and images in educational settings.
Based in the Netherlands, she is an educator who created the Discovering Africa Program for primary and secondary school classrooms. Through storytelling, she effectively incorporates African folktales into social studies lessons.
Dr. Rahab Njeri
Studied British and North American History, African Studies, and English Studies at the University of Cologne. She holds a Ph.D. in the International Research Group “IRTG 1864 Diversity” at the University of Trier, with a focus on the construction and representation of Blackness in Canadian cities from 1960 to 1990. Her academic interests span Black Feminism, Africana Womanist, Postcolonial Studies, and Critical whiteness.
Njeri is actively engaged in anti-racism efforts and serves on the University of Köln’s Referat for Gender and Diversity Management and is also a Board member of Klima Freunde in Germany.
Liesbeth Simone Peroti
Born in Suriname, Caribbean/South America, she pursued her academic journey in music pedagogy, performing arts, and musicology across the Netherlands, Jamaica, and Ghana. Her extensive education forms the foundation of her artistic and cultural contributions.
She also serves as a Producer, contributing to both national and international organizations like Naks (National African Culture Suriname), IHIB (Online Institute for Hebrew Israelite Awareness), CS (Suriname Conservatory of Music), and LMPA (Lisibeti Music Performing Arts)
Dr. Otieno Ong’ayo (Antony)
Holds a Ph.D. in Development Studies from Tilburg University and his master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Political Science from Stockholm University. His research interests encompass development politics, migration, Diaspora transnationalism, civil society-state relations, digital citizenship, and decoloniality.
He has been a member of the Commission on Development Cooperation (COS) of the Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs (AIV) for the Dutch Government.
