The Village for Afrovisionaries
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A growth sanctum for Black leaders and builders.
Membership in Ijeruka is not another professional network. It is a holistic growth system for those shaping the future who need a space to secure their own foundation. Gain perspective, relationships and continuous support to expand your capacity to hold the life, leadership and legacy you're cultivating.
Never navigate your next level alone.
Membership is $997 annually or $299 quarterly (12-month commitment)
A Sanctuary for Growth
THE library
Access our growing collection of courses, tools and learning experiences. Every item is uniquely designed for Black leaders and professionals, to catalyse inner development, leadership evolution, and the translation of insight into real-world practice.
quarterly dilemma labs
Bring your toughest challenge to our private dilemma Labs. These are confidential, facilitated peer dialogues where we process real, live polarities and decisions that don't fit into standard playbooks.
Field Notes live
Join our close-door horizon-scanning conversations with respected luminaries and industry shapers. Understand and anticipate the systemic shifts defining the future, and their implications for your path.
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A Space for Connection
the virtual campus
A distraction-free, algorithm-free ecosystem. Connect with a vetted network of fellow founders, directors, purpose-driven professionals and pioneers across the diaspora who are intentionally transforming themselves and the world.
global sanctuaries
From pop-up sanctuaries at major events to intimate dinners in key cities worldwide, we create third spaces and electrifying learning experiences where you can drop the armour, grow with others, and form life-changing connections.
Access to the Village Circle
priority access
As a member, you get first right of refusal and preferred pricing on our high-demand Learning Journeys, retreats and 1:1 coaching slots before they are released to the public.
Explore our 2026 Programmes Guide
Architect your year. Find out what to expect from Ijeruka and how to decide what's best for you.
Who is this for?
Membership is by application to curate a relevant, high-trust network of people who are sincerely committed to their own development and the collective ethos of the Village.
Membership is for Black leaders and professionals who are no longer looking for insight alone, but for structured reinforcement, generative conversations, and real, integrated change over time.
With the relational depth, perspective and opportunities the village provides, our members move from adaptation to deliberate authorship — thinking and acting with greater clarity, steadiness, and range.
This membership is for you if:
You value signal over noise
You are looking for curated, high-value resources that respect your time, your intellect, and your cultural reality.
You seek a Base of Operations
You want a safe harbour where you can drop the armour and performance and focus on genuine formation.
You value intentional connection
You are not just looking to exchange business cards. Your are looking for a community of peers you can grow and engage with in a spirit of generosity.
Want your company to sponsor your seat?
Download our guide and pre-written 'Request for Sponsorship' template.
Our villagers have come from:
An incredible intentional space to navigate uncertainty with the support and love of a community that you can relate to.
The Ijeruka Space and platform felt like coming home. The sessions were well organised, the online platform was very interactive, and they provided multiple modes of learning.
It’s been a long while since I’ve joyfully anticipated showing up for collective study, eager to listen and reflect with others. Each session felt like a communal gathering, which takes skill and trusted intuition to facilitate through virtual spaces. I’m continually grateful for the many resources, questions and frameworks woven throughout that I know I will return to again and again.
The best part of the Ijeruka for me was being in community with people across the Diaspora, hearing their perspectives, and understanding our shared and stratified histories. I will always carry this particular experience with me.
Anwulika and Gabby were excellent facilitators, and brought so much space and life to the exploratory discourse. I enjoyed and learned so much from every rockstar presenter, and everyone's contributions to the resources that underpin their work.
The organisation, as well as the speakers that were invited were varied, interesting and enlightening in thematic scope. For me, the course opened up a new world of ways of living, doing, and understanding that is so necessary for these transition times we live in. Thank you so much, Anwulika, and your team.
I wish this existed years ago! I feel so happy for the younger black generation. I really do!
The course was perfectly tailored and the often interactive teaching framework was great. The teachers were incredibly well versed in their subjects and a joy to engage with and learn from. This course literally changed the trajectory of my life in terms of how I plan to approach projects and relate to my immediate environment. I now have a list of books and resources that’ll take me a while to get through but I couldn’t be happier. Thank you so much for creating this very much needed platform. It is a blessing.
I am grateful for the gifts of knowledge, conversation and connection I now have from the time I dedicated to this brilliant course. Thank you to my fellow participants and major gratitude to Anwulika Okonjo for creating this space.
I highly encourage anyone curious about what Ijeruka has to offer and I promise you will not regret it! There was a great deal of engagement among like-minded individuals from different backgrounds. It was a wonderful experience to learn together, reminisce together and be awestruck by the lessons.
I cannot recommend Ijeruka highly enough! From the incredibly accomplished and knowledgeable speakers to the capacity of the facilitators to create the right environment for discussion, Ijeruka met all of my expectations. I could totally do it all over again!
Through Ijeruka I was able to challenge myself into new ways of thinking that have been very useful for the navigating some of the challenges in my professional life.
Thank you so much for a beautiful course! I was able to enrich my learning and appreciated that we heard from people based across the globe. I look forward to more courses in the future.
Ijeruka has been a joy. I came to the course seeking purposeful alignment in my work, and an alternative path to fulfillment that is not trauma-based. Through Ijeruka, I had the experience to visit different timelines, imagine and discuss alternative futures, and deepen my appreciation for Diasporic intellect, community and consciousness. I would recommend Ijeruka to anyone who is seeking futures where they exist in wholeness.
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Commonly Asked Questions
How is Ijeruka different from other leadership or professional development platforms?
Ijeruka is a learning ecosystem for people who care about their inner growth and outward impact. We don’t focus on surface-level skills or motivational content. We focus on who you are becoming, how you make meaning, and how you handle complexity, because that determines how you lead, build, relate and shape the future.
What makes Ijeruka different is that we work holistically and developmentally. We integrate evidence-based research on adult (vertical) development, leadership, and systems change with a rigorous attentiveness to African and Afro-diasporic contexts and traditions.
Who is Ijeruka for, and who is it not for?
Ijeruka is for African and Afro-diasporic professionals who are actively growing into their next level—personally, professionally, or both—and want to expand their capacity to hold the life, leadership and impact they’re called to.
Our participants are usually already capable, driven, and in motion. What brings them to Ijeruka is the sense that their outer responsibilities, ambitions and influence now requires inward expansion to be elevated or sustained: e.g. clearer internal authority, stronger coherence, cultural confidence and better decision-making under complexity.
If you’re looking for quick fixes or credentials without inner work, this won’t be the right place. If you’re ready to engage meaningfully with yourself, others and the world, you’ll feel at home.
How do programmes and learning experiences work? What level of commitment is expected?
Our offerings range from self-paced, short-form learning and live conversations to multi-session programmes, retreats, and longer developmental journeys.
You can expect a mix of frameworks, guided inquiry, and practical application. This is not “watch and forget” content. The value comes from engaging with the material and, where relevant, with other participants.
Time commitments are always stated clearly upfront. We design experiences to be deep enough to be effective, but realistic for people with full lives and responsibilities.
Do I need to be a member to participate in Ijeruka programmes?
Some experiences will be open to the public, while others will be reserved for members or offered first to our community. Membership is designed for people who want ongoing access to learning, dialogue, and a values-aligned peer village.
Becoming a member signals a deeper level of commitment to your own development and to being in community with others on a similar path. Membership details, benefits, and pricing will always be transparent before you’re asked to join.
You can engage with Ijeruka without becoming a member, but membership is where the full ecosystem comes alive.
How do you handle safety, confidentiality, and trust in group spaces?
Psychological and cultural safety are non-negotiable for us. While Ijeruka is not a therapeutic service, our spaces often involve honest reflection and meaningful personal insight. We set clear community agreements around confidentiality, respect, and responsible participation. What’s shared in closed sessions stays in the room unless explicit permission is given. We curate group experiences intentionally and design them to support depth without exposure for its own sake.
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