Programmatic Activities

Manifold Crown is committed
to the following programmatic activities:

 

  • Promoting evidence-based research on conflict causes and context-specific strategies for mediation and peacebuilding.
  • Providing practical training on conflict prevention, mediation and resolution for the purpose of equipping members of the public with the knowledge and skills for resolving intercultural conflicts.
  • Conducting capacity-building workshops on peace education and non-violent communication to enhance community cohesion.
  • Fostering inter-faith dialogue and cooperation among diverse communities.

 

  • Advancing research, dialogue and policy advocacy that will help to strengthen community cohesion and intercultural integration.
  • Publishing for public benefits, research reports on the causes of specific conflicts, as well as the recommended strategies and practical efforts made towards resolving them.
  • Seeking and fostering collaboration with similar not-for-profit charities for the purpose of promoting research, seminars, conferences, workshops, and publications in public interest, broadly in the area of conflict resolution and peacebuilding, including international conflicts.

Team

First Charity Trustees

Kenneth Omeje, PhD (Director, Manifold Crown)

Kenneth Omeje, PhD (Director, Manifold Crown)

Mato Kormoh, MA

Mato Kormoh, MA (Bradford), M.Sc. (Northumbria)

Felix Baah, HND

Christian Okonkwo, MSc. (Bradford)

Associate Fellows

Prof Anne Kubai, Associate, Professor of World Christianity

Prof Anne Kubai, Associate, Professor of World Christianity and Interreligious Studies at Södertörn University, Sweden and Extraordinary Professor at the Institute of Gender Studies, University of South Africa (UNISA).

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Prof Chris M. A. Kwaja, Country Director, United States Institute for Peace (USIP), Abuja, and Professor, Centre for Peace and Security Studies, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria.

Dr Denise Bentrovato, Research Fellow & Extraordinary Lecturer

Dr Denise Bentrovato, Research Fellow & Extraordinary Lecturer, Department of Humanities Education, University of Pretoria, South Africa

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Dr Yonas Adaye Adeto, Associate Professor, Institute for Peace and Security Studies, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.

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Dr Ibrahim Bangura, Associate Professor in Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sierra Leone, Fourah Bay College, Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Brigadier General Solomon Inuwa [Retd.] (PhD, mni)
Brigadier General Solomon Inuwa [Retd.] (PhD, mni) served in the Nigerian Army for over three decades and retired honorably in 2025. His academic qualifications include Master of Science in Sociology from the University of Jos, Master of Art in International Peace Studies from the United Nations-mandated University for Peace, San Jose, Costa Rica.

International Advisory Board

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Prof Abu Bah, Professor of Sociology, Northern Illinios University, and Editor-in-Chief African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review, USA.

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Dr Cyril Obi, Programme Director, African Peacebuilding Network (APN) of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), New York

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Prof Oshita O. Oshita, Executive Director, Ubuntu Centre for Peacebuilding and Development in Calabar, and ex-Director General, Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), Abuja, Nigeria.

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Prof Dauda Abubakar, Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan-Flint, USA

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Njeri Karuru, UN Women Programme Manager, Women, Peace and Security, Nigeria Country Office, Abuja

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Selamawit Alemayehu, Regional Programme Manager, Schools Programme, sub-Saharan Africa at British Council

advancement of research and provision of professional services

conflict mediation

reconciliation

peacebuilding

public benefits

Fostering Inter-Faith Dialogue