The Congress does not sell love. We do the older thing — one community introducing its own to its own, with elders present when asked, and Regions vouching for who walks through the door.
Full name, Region, age, languages spoken at home. Your Congress membership vouches for the basics — we don't re-audit what your Region already knows.
2 min · privateWhat matters at home — faith practice, proximity to elders, children, hosting family, tongue preserved. No frivolous questions; only what makes a partnership work.
8 min · consideredWhat a Saturday looks like. Work, study, travel, craft, service. Not a résumé — a portrait of an ordinary week.
6 min · honestTwo photos minimum — a clear face, and one that shows how you carry yourself at home. We never publish without your review.
3 min · reviewedAccess is gated at the Region level. Every profile is tied to a dues-paid membership, double-checked against your Region secretary's roster each month.
Your Regional president and at least one additional elder confirm you stand in good standing. This is not a dating app — it is a Congress introduction.
If you prefer, an elder from your Region walks the first introductions — the old way, with the Congress present. For those who want it; never required.
We are not optimizing for novelty. We are optimizing for the kind of marriage that holds a household together through a funeral in Warri, a layoff in Houston, and a grandchild in Oakland. That takes a particular kind of partner — and we know where to find them.
Tongue preserved. Elders present. Family assumed. These are the defaults of the Congress. NextGen does not ask you to abandon them — it asks who you want to keep them with.
“We both thought no one in the diaspora would still speak Itsekiri at home. The Congress introduced us at a Warri fundraiser — seven months later we did the Temotsi in Atlanta, and my grandmother wept for the right reasons.”
“We were introduced by two elders — his uncle and my mother's childhood friend. It was quiet, it was slow, and the Congress held the first three conversations. We've never felt hurried since.”
“I didn't want an app. I wanted to meet someone whose grandmother knew mine's. The Congress found her in a Region I'd never visited. We met at Convention and haven't been apart since.”
Full access to intake, matches, and first-introduction facilitation. If it isn't for you, walk away — nothing is billed.
Full platform access for verified Region members in good standing. Pause or cancel anytime — the Congress never holds your profile hostage.
Scholars aged 21–30 currently enrolled in Iwere Academy or Scholarships receive a full waiver. Your Region covers your seat until you graduate.
Eight Regions are already watching. Forty-two people are already waiting. Start the intake; elders will take it from there.