Bonaventure N. Ezekwenna
International Business Facilitator/Consultant

Mr. Bonaventure N. Ezekwenna is a re-known International Business Facilitator and Consultant (African socio-economic and socio-cultural matters). An internationally re-known expert on African community matters; human rights, project development/implementation, grant-writer, socio-cultural, socio-economics, socio-political dynamics, international relations, globalization, pro-democracy, pro-reform, pro-transparency and other related matters.

Originally from Nigeria, Mr. Ezekwenna migrated to the United States in 1980s. He obtained a B.A. in Political Science (minor in Philosophy) from Herbert H. Lehman College of the City University of New York.

While in college, Mr. Ezekwenna was very active in students’ government: Research Planner and Vice-President of Student Government (CASA), Delegate to overall CUNY students’ body and National Students Association, member of the college Senate and Vice-President of African Students Association. He successfully organized and led students’ peaceful protests that persuaded the CUNY Board of Trustees to divest CUNY funds from companies doing business with Apartheid South Africa at that time. Senior leaders of then outlawed African National Congress (ANC) in exile including Mr. Thabo Mbeki honored students’ invitation and spoke at one of those events at the college campus.

Mr. Ezekwenna has extensive experience in the field of human/social services. He has experience both in government and private agencies, as well as knowledge of inter-agency interaction and dynamics. His work experience include, working with difficult teenagers at Non-Secure Detention Group Homes, New York City Dept. of Juvenile Justice. He investigated reported cases of child abuse/neglect, rendered services to families in need and conducted Court-ordered Investigation and Report (I & R) at the New York City Child Welfare Administration (CWA). He also had experience working with AIDS/HIV infected, ex-convicts, homeless, disabled, mentally ill and chemically addicted (M.I.C.A.) individuals at transitional housing residential programs.

In 1994 Mr. Ezekwenna went into private enterprise full-time.

Having observed gross abuse of the continental African victims of human trafficking by affluent, fellow continental African immigrants living in United States, and having also observed the immigrant African community’s nonchalant attitude towards the plights of the victims in their midst;

Having also observed how victims of human trafficking passed through the government bureaucracy in the United States without notice and without getting necessary help. Agencies’ knowledge of the issues were highly deficient at that time;

Having also observed that there was no organization in the United States that focuses exclusively on either human-trafficking related issues, nor rendering direct services to the African victims at that time, as well.

Mr. Ezekwenna became very active in speaking out against horrible practices whereby more economically advantaged/wealthy members of our Nigerian community in New York would bring poor young boys and girls, and sometimes elderly women from back home, have them perform household works such as: babysitting, cooking and cleaning and other menial household works without getting paid.

For speaking out against the practices which were hidden from public view in the 1980s, (and still hidden today), one particular New York-based Nigerian immigrant couple deeply involved in this practice (the family have couple of young underage girls doing live-in work for years without pay in their household), attempted to eliminate him through anonymous petitions to law enforcement agencies in United States alleging involvement in illegal activities. When that failed, they also plotted to assassinate him when he traveled to Nigeria, and plotted to make it appear as armed robbery attack.

Mr. Ezekwenna had assisted some of the trafficked and enslaved girls gain their freedom from their captivity and tell their stories to United States government. Some of the worst human traffickers were investigated, arrested, prosecuted, convicted in 2000 (US Federal Court in New York) and jailed for over 10 years in US federal prison.

In August 2001 Mr. Ezekwenna established Africans In America, Inc., an innovative non-profit organization addressing wide range of issues affecting African immigrants in United States. He made resounding and indelible marks in the battle against trafficking of poor children and adults from African countries into United States for purposes of exploitation. His accomplishments in the battle against human trafficking, violent abuse and exploitation of the poor Africans in United States are astounding.

With recently emerging stable African nation-states and vibrant markets, Mr. Ezekwenna at this moment, is lending and devoting his immense talents serving humanity through methodological development of international business programs, leveraging resources, networking, and facilitating international commerce by linking western businesses and investors to opportunities in the new African market economy.

Mr. Ezekwenna, indisputably results-oriented administrator is a sought-after speaker by the media, government agencies, institutions, civil society, community associations, corporations and other bodies.

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