At Bakau Consulting, our mandate guides our work. While we’re willing to shake up pretty much every structure, our values are unshakeable.

 
 
 

Our Mandate

 
 

ANTI-OPPRESSION

is the driving force behind our work. We name, deconstruct and re-imagine unjust systems. Then, we strategize for the revolution - and invite you to join.

 
 

ANTI-RACISM

is not only a core value for us but an active, ongoing journey towards race-forward liberation. As a Black-led, diverse team, we use an anti-racist lens to drive all forms of equity.

 
 

INTERSECTIONALITY

is a lens through which we view the world: we see that all systems of oppression are interconnected. Inspired by the words of Kimberlé Crenshaw and the actions of intersectional feminists, we believe in a nuanced and holistic approach to social justice work.

 
 

equity

is about the redistribution of power and resources. It’s a process we see as crucial to fair and just workplaces. 

 
 

non-linear growth

acknowledges that we are all learning. We are deeply open to new knowledge - in fact, we actively seek it out - that we can share with our clients.

 
 

lived experience

is just as important as professional and educational experience… maybe even more so. You will see us speaking from our own lived experience; knowing that this expertise lives within each of us, and that all folks deserve the right to share from their own experience on their own terms.

 
 

radical hope

means that we believe (most) organizations have the capacity for change - with the guidance we’re happy to provide!

 
 

liberation

is the end goal. We may not reach it in our lifetimes but we work to help turn the cogs of change set into motion by our activist ancestors.