Msurshima Comfort Chenge

Evangelist (Mrs.) Msurshima Comfort Chenge is a distinguished Nigerian author, publisher, evangelist, marriage counsellor, and social advocate whose influence spans education, family life, women empowerment, and spiritual transformation. She currently serves as the Vice President of the Network of Book Clubs and Reading Promoters of Nigeria (NBRP), an organisation dedicated to nurturing a sustainable reading culture nationwide.

She is the Founder and Managing Director of Fortham Publishers Limited, a dynamic publishing company renowned for producing high-quality educational and general books. Under her visionary leadership, Fortham Publishers has become a recognised member of the Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA), where she also serves as an Executive Council Member. Several of her company's titles, including the acclaimed Fortham Computer Book Series for Primary Schools, are approved by the Federal Ministry of Education and widely adopted by schools across Nigeria.

A prolific author with over twenty published books, Mrs. Chenge has dedicated her career to promoting literacy, knowledge dissemination, and value-based education. Through her representation of Nigeria at international literary platforms — including the Frankfurt Book Fair (Germany), Beijing International Book Fair (China), and London International Book Fair (UK) — she has become a strong ambassador for Nigerian publishing excellence and global literary collaboration.

Beyond publishing, Mrs. Chenge is a licensed social worker and counsellor with deep expertise in advocacy, women's development, and community transformation. She is also a trained marriage counsellor who provides guidance and emotional support to couples and families, helping them build godly, healthy, and enduring relationships.

She is the Founder and President of the Prudent Women Advancement and Advocacy Foundation, a movement established in February 2020 that has grown into a global platform for financial empowerment, spiritual growth, and social change. Together, its four arms have empowered over 7,000 women across Nigeria and in the diaspora — including the USA, UK, Germany, Australia, Kenya, Ghana, and Canada — through microfinance support, leadership training, food relief, and mentorship.

In 2024, under the PWAA Foundation, she coordinated a major outreach to the Benue State Teaching Hospital, providing food and medical support to families in need. She also spearheads the Prudent Women Fish Cluster, a partnership that empowers women through sustainable aquaculture ventures.

Spiritually, Evangelist Msurshima Chenge is a passionate minister of the Gospel, known for her humility, godly convictions, and obedience to divine instruction. She has hosted and ministered in empowerment programmes and Christian crusades across Nigeria and internationally, including a remarkable crusade in Tanzania that recorded numerous testimonies of salvation, healing, and restoration. In 2023, she expressed her ministry through music with the release of her first gospel song “Don't Leave Me”, featuring her husband, Engr. Robert Ahen Chenge, and their children.

As a seasoned leader in Nigeria's literary space, she has contributed to the growth of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Abuja Chapter, where she previously served as Treasurer. She is also the Founder of Fortham Multi-Business Limited, an enterprise that extends her entrepreneurial impact into computer solutions, media production, event management, and digital services, leveraging her academic background in Statistics and Computer Science.

A multiple award winner, Mrs. Chenge has received several national and international honours, including the African Women Award, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to education, women's empowerment, and social development.

At her core, Msurshima Comfort Chenge is a devout Christian, a virtuous wife to Engr. Robert Ahen Chenge, and a dedicated mother raising her biological and spiritual children in the knowledge and fear of God. Her philosophy is rooted in the belief that investing in the godly upbringing of children is the surest path to securing a godly world for generations to come.