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Godswill Uchenna Agbagwa

Founder/Executive Director, CSAAE

Godswill Agbagwa is an accomplished priest, ethicist and development professional. His triple career was inspired by his experience with underdevelopment in Nigeria. With a master’s degree in legal ethics from the University of Baltimore, a licentiate in theology from Sacred Heart Detroit and doctorate in moral theology from the Catholic University of America, Washington D.C, Godswill combines academic work and ministry with hands-on integral development work. 

He is the Founder of CSAAE, a multinational integral development nonprofit that equips young people with the skills, resources and ethics necessary to facilitate development, transform communities and build better societies where all can find support and encouragement to work hard, live in dignity and feel proud to belong. 

A key part of his development work is in IT, digital skilling and connecting the unconnected in underserved communities. Recently, Godswill and his team at CSAAE trained over 130,000 young people in underserved African communities in over 21 core digital skills, linked many of them to global digital jobs gave them access to laptops and connected them to the internet, thanks to generous funding from the Coca Cola Foundation. Dr. Agbagwa and his team at CSAAE are also pursuing ambitious SMART Primary Healthcare and Education projects aimed at connecting primary healthcare centers and schools in underserved communities to the internet for quality primary education and healthcare delivery, a mission they launched after a two-year study of the quality of primary education and healthcare delivery in Nigeria funded by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) 

His integral development work has earned him and his organization international recognition including serving as the representative of African CSOs at the World Bank and IMF Civil Society Working Group, speaking engagements at Harvard University’s African Development Conference, special consultative status at the United Nation’s ECOSOC and board membership of international development organizations including the Catholic Charities of Southern Mississippi. 

In Nigeria, Dr. Agbagwa has been engaged by local, state and federal governments to support IT and digital skilling. He was approached by the Chief Economic Adviser to Imo state government to develop a proposal for the training of Imo youths in digital skills and connecting them to the internet. The proposal was approved by the state executive council and was implemented as SkillUpImo project by the ministry of digital economy. Recently, Dr. Agbagwa and his team at CSAAE were engaged by the Nigerian National Assembly to train a delegation of Federal Lawmakers including the deputy senate president and the deputy speaker of the house in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy and Best Practices in Financial Lawmaking

Dr. Agbagwa has appeared on several local and international mainstream media and was recently interviewed as a person of interest by IDEA TV. He is the author and editor of several books including: “Career Path: Capacities, Competencies and Character; “A Handbook on Media Ethics”; “A Handbook on Medical Ethics”; etc.

Godswill Uchenna Agbagwa

Father Agbagwa hails from Umueze Amaimo, Imo State, Nigeria. He excelled academically from primary to secondary education, graduating with distinction. He pursued his undergraduate studies at Seat of Wisdom Major Seminary Owerri, where he graduated at the top of his class in philosophy, theology, and religion. He furthered his education with a master’s degree in legal and ethical studies from the University of Baltimore and obtained a licentiate in theology from Sacred Heart Seminary Detroit. He completed his doctoral studies in moral theology & ethics at the Catholic University of America, focusing on Catholic social teaching.

Father Agbagwa's personal encounter with poverty during his youth inspired his commitment to social and human development. Ordained in 2003, he served in various pastoral roles in Nigeria before pursuing postgraduate studies in the United States. While studying, he continued his social development work as a chaplain at Catholic Charities of Baltimore, engaging in research and teaching at various institutions. He founded CSAAE and CASTINA, organizations dedicated to promoting good governance, education, entrepreneurship, and effective leadership.

Father Agbagwa's expertise in social and human development has garnered international recognition. He represented African Civil Societies at the World Bank and IMF and spoke at prestigious events such as the Harvard University African Development Conference. His organizations have received special consultative status at the United Nations’ Economic and Social Commission (ECOSOC). He is a prolific writer and speaker on social development issues and has authored several books and articles. He has received numerous awards, including the most achieving alumnus award from Seat of Wisdom Major Seminary.