Marian Markelo

was born in Suriname (Moengo). She is Okomfo, alias Winti priestess Nana Efua. She performs the libation on 1 July at the yearly commemoration ceremony for the abolition of slavery in Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean held in Amsterdam's Oosterpark. She is the founder of NIRASE, the Dutch Winti institute for the rehabilitation and profile-raising of Winti. She is also a director of various African-Surinamese organizations, sich as NINSEE. As an expert in historical, spiritual and social African-Surinamese heritage, she works together with various art and cultural institutions and organizes heritage trips to West Africa, South America and the Caribbean.