Frequently Asked Questions

When a business expands it operations to many locations around the world in the form of branches, it eventually and predominantly choses its founding location as its headquarters. If the family is the business and the children both home and abroad are the branches, then the founding location headquarters is Igiogbe. Although there exist some variations in the choice of HQ, this is sometimes also the case with the Igiogbe.

The Igiogbe initiative provides access to cultural knowledgebase by offering access to counsellors, elders, records, panel discussions, academic researches, documentaries and other media publications, incentives to progressive families and general public orientation. This helps to bridge the knowledge gap in cultural practices, thereby promoting cultural education awareness.

The Igiogbe initiative promotes the unification of cultural identity and faith by acknowledging the role of ancestors, such as Enikaros, in preserving our cultural identity. It helps eliminate the stigma that cultural identity brings in the expression of faith, by emphasizing that our cultural identity needn't hinder our faith in God, this we through through panel discussions, academic researches, documentaries and other media publications, incentives to progressive families, general public orientation.

Family heads play a significant roles in family and community development as they serve as leaders and mediators within the family structure. They are responsible for making decisions that benefit the entire family vision, mediate for conflict resolution, as well as provide guidance and support to most family members.

The Ukhure is NOT A FETISH IDOL like many people misconstrue it to be, it is a staff of office, a symbol of authority, more like what the mase is to the members of the parliaments, essential to acknowledging the presence of family members and also spirits of departed family members present every time a family meeting is convened.

This is the norm. The Bible says one shouldnt remove the ancient landmark set by fathers. Believing in Christ shouldnt erase onces ancestry of family history, it simply changes one's spiritual and physical dispositions towards living, which is good. Thus a Benin man would always be Benin while born again but now with a mindset to be more chaste and moral.

The Igiogbe Information Center for Culture and Community Development is for the use of the general public interested in learning about the provisions of customs and general tradition. However, it is most suited for persons inclined to family leadership and unity, especially first born children wether male or female, individuals who have been out of touch with family woing to work travels and related absence, seeking to understand the necessary precepts for relating with family elders during marriages, funeral ceremonies, conflic resolutions and other related matters requiring family leadership.

There are numerous ways to partner with us, you can support the cause with resources you perceive can advance our work, refer people who you have identified to need these orientation, attend our programs, spread the word, make recommendations to help us work better. Send us a sponsorship proposal etc. We truly want to work together with amazing people all around the world.

To volunteer, an individual can visit our physical office, write us an email, place a phone call for the purpose of appointments to discuss the detailed requirements of working together.