NONTOKOZO C. SABIC - FOUNDer & Executive director

Nontokozo C. Sabic is the Executive Director of Ubuntu Co-Create, leading strategic organizational development and network building. As an organizer, activist, educator, and researcher, she is passionate about empowering people to create a just and regenerative society.
With a background in Business and Events Management and over 10 years of international experience, She has coordinated projects, campaigns, and trainings for civil society groups advocating social and environmental justice. Her work combines indigenous wisdom with Western transformational methods, grounded in the South African Ubuntu philosophy—“I am because we are”—focusing on creating safe, inclusive spaces for healing, anti-oppression, and belonging.
A pioneer in systemic change, decolonizing curricula, and promoting inclusion and equity across sectors, she is dedicated to supporting communities and organizations in co-creating a more active, solidaristic, and equitable world.

ADVISORY BOARD 

THE UBUNTU CO-CREATE ADVISORY BOARD IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE VISION AND MISSION OF THE ORGANISATION WITH LOVE AND CARE AND MAKING SURE THERE IS ACCOUNTABILITY.

Amaia Mtz. de Lahidalga Ibarrola - president

Amaia is a consultant, coach and facilitator specializing in personal, group, and organizational transformation. She holds a PhD in Process Oriented Psychology (Process Work). With over a decade of experience in social and solidarity economy and community development, she supports individuals, teams, and communities in building more just, democratic, and sustainable organizations. Her approach combines personal work, feminist perspectives, and social justice, working across diverse settings from tech to grassroots activism. Joining the UBUNTU initiative aligns with her commitment to decoloniality, global justice, and collective healing within the Basque Country.

 DR Malika Virah-Sawmy - consultant

As a child, I dreamed of communicating with animals and trees. I worked for years as a park ranger in Mauritius, Seychelles, New Zealand, and Madagascar. After completing a PhD at Oxford on human-nature conflict, I worked globally as a sustainability practitioner, focusing on agriculture, climate adaptation, and resource management. Realizing that existing ways of thinking perpetuate control and separation, I founded Sensemakers Collective to serve life through deep listening to nature. Now, I serve as a facilitator, activist, storyteller, and community weaver, dedicated to nature connection, social justice, community living, and healing, using somatic and ancestral wisdom practices to nurture transformation.

 
 Gina Cortés Viarnés - consultant

A dedicated social worker and facilitator with extensive experience in restorative justice, community mediation, and social activism.  She co-founded Medusa, focusing on gender-based violence prevention through training and social intervention. Her background includes managing community mediation services in intercultural settings, supporting victims of violence, and working with youth and marginalized groups across various organizations in Barcelona and Figueres. She holds postgraduate qualifications in restorative justice and social and cultural anthropology from the University of Barcelona, complemented by specialized training in mediation, gender diversity, and institutional violence. Active in volunteer initiatives supporting her Roma community "la comunidad Gitanas" and  women survivors of gender violence and promoting social justice, she combines a strong commitment to feminist perspectives, human rights, and community empowerment.​

CLARA RUIZ DE GAUNA - treasurer

Group facilitator with over ten years of experience in social transformation, citizen participation, and community project management. She holds a degree in Economics and Journalism (UC3M) and a Master's in Philosophy for Peace and Conflict Transformation (UJI – Innsbruck). She is trained in group facilitation (IIFACe), Process Work (Barcelona), and Conflict Transformation with Ana Rhodes (CTCH).She has been part of the Lakabe community project for eight years, where she coordinated several editions of the certified facilitation training (IIFACE) and supported group processes.Currently living in Asturias, she works as a facilitator, offering support in organizational change processes, conflict management, and team strengthening from an integrative approach committed to social change.

NAHIA UXUA ESPARZA - secretary

Nahia Uxua Esparza Barasoain has been the coach and coordinator of the Lakabe ecovillage educational project since 2015 and  living there for over ten years. She studied alternative pedagogies and is a process facilitator at the Center for the Transformation of Human Conflict. She holds a biologist degree from the  University of the Basque Country,  and  a master's in Marine Ecology from the University of the Balearic Islands. She's experienced in environmental research and education.
From a young age, she was introduced to Guinea Afro-contemporary dance , and since 2009, she has been collaborating with women from this communities, including Senegal.
All these experiences have given her an open perspective committed to social and environmental justice.

Sasha Daucus - consultant

I have dedicated my life to supporting women as a midwife, doula, and healer through my work at Golden Light Center, blending traditional wisdom and holistic practices to promote individual and collective wellbeing. As a cofounder of the Diversity & Decolonising Circle within the Deep Adaptation movement, I focus on addressing systemic oppression in climate advocacy, emphasizing justice in environmental responses. My experience with the Ozark Area Community Congress and Ozark Vitality’s ‘My Ozarks’ series has helped me build bridges across diverse communities. I also facilitate Loretta J. Ross’s ‘Calling In’ training, fostering compassionate change. Through this work, I continue to explore how we can build movements that truly embody the justice and care we seek to create in the world.

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