David Monk, PhD
Lecturer Gulu University, Centre Coordinator
David Monk is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Education and Humanities at Gulu University (Uganda), and honorary Associate Professor in the school of Education at the University of Nottingham (UK). His PhD is from the University of Victoria (Canada), and related to informal learning in grassroots activism for social and environmental justice. David is a special advisor to the UNESCO Chair in Lifelong Learning Youth and Work and coordinator of the Gulu K4C Hub. He also sits on the board of several NGOs based in Gulu which are oriented in social impact and empowerment in Northern Uganda. David’s research and community work revolve around inclusive lifelong learning, developing healthy community university relationships, university transformation, environmental sustainability and innovation, participatory community economics and social entrepreneurship, and understanding the vibrant social learning ecosystem in northern Uganda. Informality, gender, peace, and epistemic justice are cross cutting. Recent publications can be found here.