Marabi · run by Mara
Building bridges, enabling transformation.
Marabi helps people, projects and communities navigate the seasons of change and steward meaningful work into reality
Why Marabi?
A connective force
my·ce·li·um /maɪˈsiːliəm/ n.
A connective force that strengthens relationships, distributes resources where they are needed, and helps life move through the cycles of growth, decay and renewal.
Like mycelium connecting different parts of a forest, I work between people, ideas and systems. I have spent my adult life moving between opposing worlds: corporate and grassroots, structure and emergence, strategy and care. Along the way, I learned that meaningful work moves through seasons. In pursuit of real, root-deep answers to the pressing questions of our time, I cultivated the ability to sit in the (sometimes uncomfortable) gap between vision and reality. My role is to bring stewardship to what is ready to emerge, grow, transform or renew.
Who I work with
Three kinds of builders
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Visionary founders
People carrying impactful ideas who need a trusted sparring partner, coordinator or right hand to help bring vision into reality.
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Retreats, communities & cultural initiatives
Facilitators, programme makers and culture builders creating spaces for connection and transformation, who need behind-the-scenes and on-site support.
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Social innovation & public initiatives
Municipalities, NGOs and networks creating more connected, resilient and regenerative communities through collective action and education.
View details →What I do
Part coordinator.
Part community builder.
Part sparring partner.
Part Mädchen-für-Alles.
Every project needs different things at different times. What I bring is not so much a single service as it is capacity to support what is needed most in the moment. I work in Dutch, Frisian, English and German, and feel at home across borders, cultures and sectors.
Ways to work together- Stewardship. Helping people, projects and communities mature with integrity.
- Facilitation. Creating spaces that build clarity, alignment and trust.
- Coordination. Turning ideas into plans, and plans into action.
- Communications. Shaping brand, voice and visuals, so that what matters is understood.
- Structure & momentum. Creating rhythm, accountability and follow-through so things keep moving.
Now growing
Initiatives under Marabi
Community Doulas
Supporting the birth of a Culture of Community
November online Grief Circles
Sunday 1/15/29 November, 16:00 to 19:30 CET
A quarterly zine of essays, reflections, poems, interviews and art.
My first self-published, quarterly zine will be available (digital + analog) by the end of winter.
Working with Marabi
The future emerges from how we choose to face challenges.
How we navigate complexity and bridge opposites shapes what comes next. As a thoughtful collaborator and right hand, I support you in building a future of integrity.
Or directly
mara@marabi.nl
+49 174 4859 577
Friesland, Netherlands
Dutch · Frisian · English · German
With love,Mara