Making WavesConsultancy
Making Waves
Advocacy strategy, grant development, governance advisory, and Wayana–Dutch–English language services — built on direct experience inside Wayana territorial authority in Suriname.
“We are not here to be a drop, a drip, to make a splash or be a ripple. We are here to make waves in an ocean of infinite possibilities.”
About
Suriname's Wayana territory carries outsized responsibility for keeping the Amazon intact, while facing growing pressure from illegal mining and unresolved land tenure. Making Waves works at the point where international policy, donor funding, and community governance intersect — helping partners engage Indigenous peoples as the territorial authorities they are, not as beneficiaries of someone else's plan.
Every engagement draws on direct experience in Wayana governance, biocultural monitoring, and cross-border advocacy — not general consulting theory applied from the outside.
Each engagement is scoped individually — from a single translation to a multi-month campaign strategy.
Digital advocacy design and execution, campaign integration across partner organisations, and reactive communications for territorial and environmental incidents.
Training for NGOs and government on engaging Indigenous communities, and leadership, project management, and legislative capacity-building for Indigenous groups.
Donor proposal writing, budget development, donor-portal submission support, and conflict-of-interest and compliance documentation.
Wayana–Dutch–English interpretation for community, government, and donor settings, and written translation.
Advisory on Free, Prior and Informed Consent processes, territorial governance liaison, and policy briefing on land rights and legal process.
Documentary and multimedia project coordination, community testimony production, and creative-project consultancy.
Panel participation, moderated dialogue, public speaking, and cross-cultural facilitation between community, government, and donor stakeholders.
