MARIAN .C. NWAOKOLO
Principal NgọọConsultants
Marian is a Doctor of Optometry (OD) who abandoned clinic practice to face her dream of full-time activism. She is a radical feminist and activist junkie working at the intersections of Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights and minority rights. She loves knowledge, very passionate about community, and has worked in rural, remote and urban regions to support change initiatives. She dives into projects with a curious mindset, building connections to learn from and with community members. Marian has worked full time at local and regional organizations as a gender expert and has volunteered at several organizations as well. She is a GWU Fellow, a fellowship program that provided the toolkits and frameworks for social entrepreneurship and intersectional justice. Currently, she is an advisor and regional facilitator for the West, East, Southern, and Central Africa (WESCA) region at FRIDA, a young feminist fund focused on supporting young feminist organizing worldwide. She also sits on the Activist Grantmaking Panel at ISDAO, an activist-led feminist fund supporting minority rights organizing in West Africa. She has championed social causes throughout her life; feminism was simply putting a name to an innate idea, and she is so proud to align her consultancy with her deep-rooted values around social justice.
Our Company
Ngọọ Consultants is a consulting firm guided by core feminist principles with the central aim of delivering ‘on-time, every time’ knowledge and skills in group facilitation, organizational consulting, self-leading teams, multi-stakeholder collaboration and research. We work with small and mid-sized nonprofit organizations and foundations to strengthen their communication, fundraising, and data management. We also collaborate to develop and evaluate new or existing programs. We exist to narrow knowledge gaps and enhance adaptive capacity for the advancement and transformation of society.
Our Mission
To help organizations increase their social impact and create sustainable societies.
Our Vision
To be the firm of choice in delivering integrated, sustainable solutions, and in creating
thriving, equitable, and interconnected communities.
Our Core Values
Ngọọ’s core values represent our highest priorities and deepest-held beliefs. They lie at the
heart of what we stand for and the foundation on which we perform work and conduct
ourselves.
Integrity: The health and reputation of our company depends and thrives on trust, integrity,
openness and fairness at all times. We Stand up for others/give back.
Respect: Working in a respectful environment is very important to us. We treat everyone
with utmost respect and dignity.
Transparency: We say sorry if we make a mistake and we refer other service providers as
well.
Excellence: We pursue excellence in all we do, harnessing time, talent and resources to
drive continuous improvement, repeatable innovation and exceptional quality.
Mutual success: We holds our Clients interests and needs paramount, building long-
term relationships that enrich, enhance and deepen mutual trust, respect, value and
success.
Commitment and Accountability: We are committed to achieving, recognizing and
celebrating success, with full authority and accountability for doing the right thing in the
right way, every time.
Have fun: We wholeheartedly believe in the well-known Confucius quote, “Choose a job
you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” We are passionate about what
we do every day. While we love what we do, it’s important to get away from our desks and
just have fun (because problem no dey finish)