The Ahaki Institute is guided by Africentric ideologies. These focus on amplifying positive African narratives, emphasizing the role and value of engaging African institutions, tapping into that expertise and enhancing the capacities of individuals and organisations. This philosophy is grounded in the conviction that by amplifying positive African narratives, we uplift communities, drive innovation and foster transformation in the areas of health and social justice.

Africentrism places Africa and its people at the center of academic and practical scholarship. It is drawn from an African world view with a recognition of the diversities in form and practice across the continent. The theories, methodologies, research and implementation practices that emerge from this paradigm are rooted in values informed by the day-to-day living, ethics, systems of knowledge production and realities of the continent’s peoples.