About me
EMMANUEL ANDE IVORGBA is the Executive Director of New Era Educational and Charitable Support Foundation. He serves as Global Study Circle Coordinator for The Dalai Lama Foundation, Africa Program Director for Project Happiness, West Africa Liaison for United Religions Initiative (URI), Council Ambassador to the Parliament of the World’s Religions and presenter of “Projecting the Real You Workshops” and Counselling Sessions tailored to help people achieve their dreams and purpose. He has made several contributions in the fields of Philosophy and Religion, Education for Liberation, Youth Empowerment, Interfaith Dialogue and Peace Education, especially in Nigeria.

Emmanuel had his primary, secondary and early tertiary education in Nigeria and later earned a Ph.D in Philosophy and Religion, specializing in Metaphysics and Comparative Religion at the University of Sedona. Emmanuel also studied and obtained a Certificate in Principles and Guidelines for UN Peacekeeping Operations from the Peace Operations Training Institute (POTI) as well a Certificate in Conflict Analysis at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Washington DC., in addition to several other professional trainings. Emmanuel is Convener/Director of the Annual International Conference on Youth and Interfaith Dialogue which holds every October in Nigeria. Emmanuel is a scholar, entrepreneur, social innovator, peacebuilder and author of several books. He has travelled widely and presented papers at conferences, seminars and workshops in Nigeria and abroad. He currently lives in Nigeria where he coordinates several other projects, including Creative Minds International Academy, a Jos-based Government –approved Nursery, Primary and Secondary School facilitating values-based education, academic excellence, creative self-expression and positive character development. Emmanuel is also the Chairman/CEO of Solutions and Innovations Technologies, a strategic marketing, consulting, training and human resource management firm he established in June 2012.


Emmanuel has written and published several articles, including “The Impact of HIV/AIDS on National Development” and “The Role of Private Educational Institutions in Contemporary Nigeria”, which appeared in the INSIDE NIGERIA MAGAZINE in 2005. He also presented a paper titled “Christian Religious Education for a Culture of Peace in Nigeria” at the April 2006 National Days of Interfaith Youth Program in Nigeria. Among his most recent books are:Anatomy of Religious Violence and An Appraisal of the Significance of Meditation to Human Development EMMANUEL ANDE IVORGBA is the Executive Director of New Era Educational and Charitable Support Foundation. He serves as Global Study Circle Coordinator for The Dalai Lama Foundation, Africa Program Director for Project Happiness, West Africa... (more)