ABOUT ORISHA COLLECTIVE
The experience
behind Orisha.
The experience
behind Orisha.
The experience
behind Orisha.
Orisha Collective may be new.
The experience behind it isn’t.
Orisha Collective may be new.
The experience behind it isn’t.
Our approach draws on experience across higher education, government, public health, international development, media, communication and leadership development.
Orisha Collective brings that experience together to help people and organisations strengthen their voice, build capability and create meaningful change.
Our approach draws on experience across higher education, government, public health, international development, media, communication and leadership development.
Orisha Collective brings that experience together to help people and organisations strengthen their voice, build capability and create meaningful change.
Experience.
Perspective.
Purpose.
The experience behind Orisha
The experience behind Orisha
The experience behind Orisha
Nidia Raya Martinez
Nidia Raya Martinez
Nidia Raya Martinez
Founder, Orisha Collective
Nidia’s work brings together experience across higher education, government, public health, international development, media and communication, and leadership development.
Her approach is grounded in practical learning, thoughtful facilitation and the belief that stronger communication can help people contribute with confidence, build meaningful relationships and create positive change.
Through facilitation, coaching and leadership development, Orisha Collective creates space for people and organisations to strengthen capability in ways that respond to their culture, context and goals.
Nidia’s work brings together experience across higher education, government, public health, international development, media and communication, and leadership development.
Her approach is grounded in practical learning, thoughtful facilitation and the belief that stronger communication can help people contribute with confidence, build meaningful relationships and create positive change.
Through facilitation, coaching and leadership development, Orisha Collective creates space for people and organisations to strengthen capability in ways that respond to their culture, context and goals.
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EXPERIENCE
Experience that spans sectors,
cultures and countries.
Experience that spans sectors,
cultures and countries.
Experience that spans sectors,
cultures and countries.
Education
Education
Teaching, learning and leadership development.
Teaching, learning and leadership development.
Government
Government
Communication across public-sector contexts.
Communication across public-sector contexts.
Public Health
Public Health
Clear communication around people and communities.
Clear communication around people and communities.
International Development
International Development
Working across cultures and complex contexts.
Working across cultures and complex contexts.
Experience across six countries
Experience across six countries
Multiple teaching awards
Multiple teaching awards
OUR APPROACH
Practical. Inclusive.
Human. Contextual.
Practical. Inclusive.
Human. Contextual.
Practical. Inclusive.
Human. Contextual.
Our programs combine internationally informed thinking with practical approaches that respond to the people, culture and context in which leadership takes place.
Our programs combine internationally informed thinking with practical approaches that respond to the people, culture and context in which leadership takes place.
PEOPLE-CENTRED
Real people.
Real challenges.
Practical learning.
GLOBALLY INFORMED
Experience across six countries and diverse professional contexts.
INCLUSIVE
Creating opportunities for different voices and perspectives.
FOCUSED ON IMPACT
Turning ideas into meaningful action.
Because there is no single way to lead.
And there shouldn’t be.
Because there is no single way to lead.
And there shouldn’t be.
Because there is no single way to lead.
And there shouldn’t be.
Our work in action
Our work in action
Our work in action
Experience becomes meaningful when it is applied to real people, organisations and communities.
Experience becomes meaningful when it is applied to real people, organisations and communities.
SOLOMON ISLANDS · LEADERSHIP
Women’s leadership
Women’s leadership
Leadership work shaped around listening, participation and the realities of local context. The focus is practical capability and space for different voices.
Leadership work shaped around listening, participation and the realities of local context. The focus is practical capability and space for different voices.
AUSTRALIA · ADVOCACY
Advocacy and standards
Advocacy and standards
Communication and facilitation applied to complex professional conversations, bringing perspectives together around shared standards and purpose.
Communication and facilitation applied to complex professional conversations, bringing perspectives together around shared standards and purpose.
PUBLIC HEALTH · MEDIA
Communication that connects
Communication that connects
Public-health communication and media experience inform an approach that values clarity, audience awareness and responsible engagement.
Public-health communication and media experience inform an approach that values clarity, audience awareness and responsible engagement.
WHY ORISHA
Where ideas find their voice.
Where ideas find their voice.
Where ideas find their voice.
The word Orisha has spiritual and cultural roots in Yoruba religion and across the African diaspora. The name is held with respect for those traditions and their living meaning.
For the founder, it also carries a personal connection with guidance, purpose and calling. Orisha Collective expresses that sense of purpose through work that helps people find, strengthen and use their voice.
The word Orisha has spiritual and cultural roots in Yoruba religion and across the African diaspora. The name is held with respect for those traditions and their living meaning.
For the founder, it also carries a personal connection with guidance, purpose and calling. Orisha Collective expresses that sense of purpose through work that helps people find, strengthen and use their voice.
VOICE · INFLUENCE · IMPACT
VOICE · INFLUENCE · IMPACT
Different perspectives.
Brighter futures.
Different perspectives.
Brighter futures.
Different perspectives.
Brighter futures.
Whether you’re developing your own leadership, investing in your people or exploring a new initiative, we’d like to hear what you’re working on.
Whether you’re developing your own leadership, investing in your people or exploring a new initiative, we’d like to hear what you’re working on.
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