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 Ghana/USA
Samuel. N. O. Jacobs-Abbey
samabbey@icchra.org
Birthday: 29-12-1977
Education: International Humanitarian Law & Diplomacy
Occupation: Conflict Analyst
What is your vision of a world that works for everyone?
A place where everyone respects everyone else with emphasis focused on human
beings and not systems and processes to simply amass a fortune in material
goods. Where the values are based on principles and not greed. A place where all
men are brothers and all women sisters. A place where creative thinking is
valued as part of the culture. A place where no one goes hungry or unclothed or
without shelter and access to information.
What do you see as the most pressing problems facing the world today?
Appreciation of Religion and Spirituality and the deeper understanding of
the difference between Tolerance and Acceptance
How do you feel these problems could best be solved?
All religions began as a philosophy espoused by one of the Great Masters. I
believe there have been many such Masters throughout history, Jesus, Gautama
(Buddha) and Mohammed being the three foremost among them
What I believed happened is that men took these philosophies, applied lateral
thinking to them in order to establish organizations that would spread the
teachings and, at the same time, provide a medium of control.
Spirituality, on the other hand, is totally inclusive. Whereas a religion may
espouse tolerance, there is actually very little evidence of it when it comes to
dealing with people who are not willing to accept all tenets of their particular
belief system. Spirituality is not about tolerance. Tolerance means I accept you
in spite of our differences. Spirituality is about acceptance. I accept you
because of our differences. There is a huge difference. Spirituality embraces
differences and diversity, seeing the value of including other people's
perceptions in order that we may learn from each other's knowledge and
experiences, whereas religion seeks to eradicate difference and diversity.
Linear thinking always leads to eventual and inevitable conflict, whereas
spirituality, being non- linear, eliminates the need for conflict.
Profile
Samuel. N. O. Jacobs-Abbey is a Conflict Analyst and a Director at the
International Centre for Conflict and Human Rights Analysis (ICCHRA).
He has a background in International Humanitarian Law with indebt knowledge and
extensive study into Conflict Management and Peace building Processing. He
became involved in several international projects from which he learnt firsthand
that other cultures also struggle with how best to resolve differences and
conflict as a mutually beneficial way. After much experience in his career as a
conflict Analyst, He served with the United Nations mission as a volunteer to
several Countries and then worked with the West Africa Youth Network as a
volunteer liaison officer to Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
and then worked several years as a peace trainer, conflict analyst, human rights
activist, social entrepreneur and social change activist in Africa, Europe,
Asia, Middle East, Far East, North and South America
In August 2005 he was made an Honorary Peace Ambassador by the Apeadu Peace
Centre at a ceremony witnessed by Audrey Kitagawa, Special Representative of the
UN Secretary General on Children associated with armed conflict (www.children-of-the-earth.org)
Professionally he has academic background and training at both national and
international field. His background is on Conflict Management and Peace-building
from The Network University in The Netherlands, and also attended University of
Ghana where he obtain a bachelor of Arts in Political Science with Sociology and
Graduate School of Management where he attained various certifications in his
field of studies. He is a product and alumina of University of Connecticut
Institute of Comparative Human Rights Studies.
In 2007, He was awarded the International Human Rights Hero by Artist for Human
Rights at a ceremony held in Los Angeles, which was witness, by high profile
United Nations Staffs.
Mr. Jacobs-Abbey also doubles as the Programs Director for Sub-Saharan Africa
for Youth for Human Rights International; a California based International NGO
working to promote the Universal Declaration on Human Rights
He is married to a lovely Naa Kordee Jacobs-Abbey, (Mrs.)
Books Completed:
- As A Man Thinketh
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull
- The Magic of Thinking Big
- Change Your Mind And Change Your Life
- Success Through Positive Mental Attitude
- Real Magic by Wayne W. Dyer
- Giant Steps, By Anthony Robbins
- Love Is Letting Go of Fear
- Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
- Wisdom of The Heart: Inspiration For A Life Worth Living By Alan Cohen
- A Gift of Wings
- The Magic Of Thinking Success
- Pulling Your Own Strings
- Unconditional Life
- Awaken The Giant Within
- Pulling Your Own Strings
- Unconditional Life
- Long Walk to Freedom- The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
- The Story of My Experiment With Truth - The Autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi
- Non-Violent Communication: A Language Of Life
- Essential Steps To Conflict Resolution
- Getting To Resolution-Turning Conflict Into Collaboration
- The Mediator's Handbook
- Peace Is The Way
- Walking through Fire - The Life Of Nawal El Saadawi
- The God Code
- Getting To Resolution - Turning Conflict Into Collaboration
- The Mediator's Handbook By Jennifer E Beer With Eileen Stief
- Peace Is The Way- By Deepak Chopra
- Walking through Fire - The Life of Nawal El Saadawi
- The Leadership Pill - The Missing Ingredient In Motivating People Today
- The Power Of Failure - 27 Ways To Turn Life's Setbacks Into Success
- How To Make Collaboration Work By David Straus
- The Spirit of Intimacy
- Sitting In The Fire
- The Celestine Vision
- The Silence Of The Heart
- Conversations With God
- The Nine Steps To Financial Freedom
Student Writings by Sammy Jacobs Abby:
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