Books

Resilient African women

Africans are afraid to discuss the spirits that are assumed responsible for spiritual or mental disorders. They hold the truth that spirits travel any distance in seconds or at most in a few minutes. They can be angry when you speak negatively about them and this can cause more havoc than the one the victim is suffering. At the same time, they are afraid of the surrounding people who hear them mention the suffering inflicted by the spirit against them.

Where does this fear come from, and why is the fear strong and real? How can they be healed if they are not allowed to mention the source of their health problem?

In this book, I shed light on this complex situation.

The Tribunal of Diversity

Diversity Child takes drastic measures to intervene in his own family. This compelling family story is told as a reflection of the complex societal injustice at the macro level.

The story challenges every citizen to confront racism in society. The boundaries between perpetrator and victim are becoming blurred. Only by becoming aware of this can citizens work together for a humane society in which perpetrators and victims are freed from the negative dynamics of racism and injustice.

MIJN DROOMOp zoek naar een rechtvaardige en vreedzame samenleving

Godian Ejiogu droomt van Nederland als een gidsland in het omgaan met spanningen in de samenleving. Het gesprek aangaan over racisme en discriminatie is daarin belangrijk. In dat debat is het uitspreken van een 'goede wil' niet genoeg, want geen enkele ideologie laat zich zomaar uitwissen. Theologie en de kerken kunnen hierin een belangrijke rol spelen. Vanuit zijn eigen ervaringen schrijft Godian Ejiogu in 'Mijn droom' over actuele thema's als kolonialisme, rechtvaardigheid en de multiculturele samenleving in het licht van het evangelie.

Interculturele Samenwerking Op De Werkplek: Nederlandse zorginstellingen door de ogen van de geestelijk verzorger (English Edition)

Dit boek onderzoekt de praktijkervaringen van geestelijk verzorgers op multiculturele werkplekken in Nederlandse gezondheidszorginstellingen. Door veranderingen in de samenleving is Nederland multicultureel geworden. In de zorg groeit de erkenning dat kennis over andere culturen hard nodig is om cliënten goed te kunnen helpen, en ook zorgprofessionals zelf hebben steeds diversere achtergronden. Door de ogen van geestelijk verzorgers kijken wij mee hoe dit wordt ervaren in de huidige praktijk. Welke uitdagingen ervaren geestelijk verzorgers wanneer zij te maken krijgen met multiculturaliteit op hun werkplek? Wat is de impact daarvan op hun geestelijk welzijn en hoe gaan ze daarmee om? Lees en laat je inzicht verruimen!

Racism: Does it Really Exist

Nothing is new under the sun. What we call racism today has existed since the earliest humans. This book cuts through political labels and helps you see prejudice for what it truly is.

Racism: Does it Really Exist? is for anyone who believes racism exists, doubts it, or wants to understand their own reactions and patterns. It helps you clear confusion, regain independent thinking, and use your energy for purposeful living.

Godian Ejiogu, a pastor and spiritual caregiver with deep cross-cultural experience in West Africa and the Netherlands, guides readers toward clarity, healing, and practical understanding.

Mayor, Show Me My File: A Letter

For the first time in my life, I experienced myself as an asylum seeker. For my well-being, I had to flee Hoofddorp, the capital of Municipality Haarlemmermeer, and move to Amsterdam, where I am grateful to live. I hoped it would be temporary, but more than seven years have passed since I left.

My official file is held by administrators in Haarlemmermeer and by the tax authorities. For over seven years, neither has been transparent about the falsities it contains. I have paid taxes that are not mine because of incorrect information about me and even about my father, who has never been to the Netherlands. I do not know who added this information, since I cannot see the file, yet it remains my basic registration.

Meanwhile, my children and I are in great danger. With this letter, I call on the municipality of Haarlemmermeer to be transparent about my registration. Municipality of Haarlemmermeer, what do you know about me? I hold you responsible for our dangerous situation. Mayor, why won’t you Show Me My File?

Diversity United Tribunal: African And European Mixed Family Racism Confession (Diversity Tribunal) Paperback – May 16, 2024

An offender pursues the victim, convicting and punishing him, while remaining protected by her position in the country’s governing system. In this reversal of reality, the perpetrator transforms the victim into the supposed offender. Unprecedented injustice unfolds, and the victims have nowhere to turn for protection or truth.

The perpetrator herself has no idea where redemption can be found. In this crisis, Diversity United takes a drastic step: he intervenes in his own family and turns a simple family gathering into a tribunal. There, the hidden injustice inside the family is exposed. What secrets live in this household? What taboos shape their silence?

What would our world look like if adults learned from children? These children confront their parents in ways that challenge, unsettle, and reveal. They show adults what they can no longer see for themselves.

This micro family story mirrors the complex social injustice growing on a macro level. It shows how societal problems can take root inside a family and tear it apart from within.

Discover what Diversity United asks of teachers, families, politicians, and society. He carries an urgent message for all of us. Read this penetrating story and see it for yourself.

Mijn cultuur en de ander: Cultuursensitief denken en handelen in de zorg (Dutch Edition)

Ben jij zorgverlener en wil je je bekwamen in cultuursensitief handelen? Vraag je je soms af of je iets over het hoofd ziet of ervaar je wel eens ongemak in een gesprek met iemand uit een andere culturele achtergrond?

Zoals vissen water hebben, hebben mensen cultuur. Vissen zijn zich niet bewust van water totdat ze uit het water worden gehaald. Als je een andere cultuur ontmoet, word je je ook meer bewust van je eigen cultuur.

Dit boek geeft je meer inzicht in de rol van cultuur in de praktijk van zorgverlening. Cultuur heeft niet alleen betrekking op etniciteit. Mensen van verschillende leeftijden, leefstijlen, sociaal-maatschappelijke ervaringen en gender-identiteiten ontwikkelen eigen culturele normen en gebruiken.

Lees deze bijzondere publicatie, geschreven door cultuurcompetentie zorgprofessionals van verschillende religieuze en culturele achtergronden die de Nederlandse context goed kennen.

Stomach and Navel-Cord Culture

This book explores the experience of African people living in the Netherlands and how their pluralistic sharing culture is often in conflict with the Dutch autonomous individualistic private-owner culture. Godian Ejiogu’s revelatory research reveals why Black minds matter, not only in health care, where it is vital, but also in academic institutions, where the mind is groomed, developed, and formed, and how this directly impacts the work and success of spiritual caregivers. This book exposes what Black people feel and sense but often do not understand how or why they are unable to find balance in their family and community life for themselves, personally.

Do you know why, when you leave Africa, Africa never leaves you? This book provides insight into the true image, the soul of Africa, and its cultural foundation. Real growth in life comes through developing mutual dependence. Human beings are meant to flourish in relationship, with community lifestyle as the ultimate purpose of life.

You may be African: the new definition of culture and Africa provided in this book has nothing to do with skin color or physical characteristics. It connects to the content of your soul and mind. If Africa is born in you, you are an African. To know this, you need to read Stomach and Navel-Cord Culture and discover what can be born in you to become Africa.