The CIKS was established to be a strategic tool in social transformation through the advancement of a paradigm shift in knowledge production, utilisation, sharing and mitigating the disjuncture between learning and living in the education process. In this endeavour, the CIKS facilitates the building of an active citizenry through mobilization of community-based world views, epistemologies, participatory research methodologies, beliefs and value systems. In promoting community ownership and relevance there is active involvement of IK-holders and practitioners in knowledge production and sharing. This is a recognition of the impact of culture, ecosystems and the symbiotic relationship between humans and other forms of life, including spirituality in IKS.