Nia Nyong'o

Legal Director

Blackwell Governance Law

Nia Nyong'o leads impact-focused work at Blackwell Governance Law, specializing in theory of change design and social bonds. Based in Nigeria, they bring over a decade of experience bridging capital and social outcomes.

Geography

Nigeria

Actor Type

Legal Specialist

Years in Impact Space

Preferred Contact

Development Stage

Mature

Year Founded

2016

Website

blackwellgovernancelaw.global

Expertise Areas

Theory of Change DesignSocial BondsWater & Sanitation InvestmentYouth Employment Programs

Intervention Points

Full-Cost Accounting, Reporting & Regulation

Measurement & Understanding — Implementing full-cost accounting, integrated reporting, and regulation that captures externalities.

leading

Alternative Ownership Models

Community & Enterprise — Advancing steward ownership, cooperatives, and other models that prioritize purpose over extraction.

leading

Network

Theory of Change

Our theory centers on catalytic capital as the missing ingredient — small, risk-tolerant investments can unlock orders of magnitude more conventional capital by proving new models work.

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