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 Anthony-Claret Onwutalobi |
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| Born | Anambra, Nigeria |
| Occupation | Software Engineer Community organizer Education Counselor Author |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | INTI International University College University of Wollongong (B.Sc.) University of Helsinki |
| Literary movement | Codewit Global Network |
| Notable award(s) | Marquis Awards |
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Anthony-Claret is an education counselor, author, poet and activist, from Anambra,Nigeria[1]. He is the founder and director of the Codewit Global network, an international organization which help communities and youth in Africa with educational development. He is the publisher and editor of Mind Opener Magazine published in 2005.
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Early life and Education
Claret was born in Otolo Nnewi in the part of Eastern Region that is known today as Anambra State, and was educated at Holy Ghost Juniorate, Ihiala. He later attended INTI College Sarawak in Association with University of Wollongong, Australia (UOW) and graduated with high Distinction from Internet, Science and Software Engineering[2]. Claret later worked at INTI International University College, Sarawak, Malaysia as an Education Counselor, and through his involvement in tutoring programmes and seminars in schools and university he was actively supporting future prominence of youths involvement in the society and youth empowerment program in Africa and beyond
Career and Activism
Claret has been extensively involved in student politics at both school and university. He has held leadership positions in number organizations. He was elected the president of African Students' Association; hitherto, he displayed admirable leadership skills, and won Best service award 2004. As president, he organized the First African convention 2005[3], in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia to discuss issues facing Africans today. Claret has organized a host of cultural and charity events and has fought for the rights of Africans citizens in Diaspora. His zeal for helping the underprivileged is commendable. He has dedicated himself to increasing the profile of young African men and women in the university.
Anthony-Claret relocated to Finland in 2007, where he founded Codewit Global network, an organization that promotes democracy and human rights in Africa. His works has led him increasingly to the conviction that the solution to African problem must be solved by Africans themselves. This idea has led to a development of philosophical thought attributed to him called “Codewism”, where he clarified that the solution to African problems lies in eight key principles. He is a student of Nnamdi Azikiwe, the proponent of zikism,philosophy
Claret continued his post graduate and doctoral education at University of Helsinki, Finland " He was nominated in Marquis Who's Who,as a candidate for inclusion in the 2010 edition of Who's who in the world, scheduled to be published in November 2009 in recognition of his achievement.
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