Welcome to CommsConsult

CommsConsult is an international organisation that makes communication work for development. It helps a wide range of organisations realise their potential by helping them develop and apply sound, sensible and strategic communications in all aspects of their work. With more than 12 years’ experience of working with a wide range of clients across the world including researchers and their institutions; Non-Government Organisations, bilateral agencies and the media, CommsConsult is well placed to take on the most difficult communications challenges...

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What we do

Media for Development
At CommsConsult, we know that media plays a crucial role in development.

Strategic Communication
Helping organisations develop communications strategies and plans is at the core of what we do.

Facilitation of Workshops and Conferences
CommsConsult has expertise in managing conferences and facilitating workshops...

Journalists Training and Mentorship
Through our work and engagement with media, we understand that journalists confront complex...

Making the most of your Information
Does your organisation produce lots of information, but you find it difficult to disseminate it?

Story Telling
CommsConsult has a passion for what we like to call “story telling”...
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Leading Thinking

CommsConsult is a collection of individuals who believe passionately in the potential of communications to make development more effective. We follow global and local debate and thinking, as well as trends to better inform and advise our clients . We also lead cutting edge thinking on development and research communications. Here are some key issues currently on our minds, and resources which shed light on the issues.

Our Latest Thinking:

MDGs - a Gift to Journalists?

Communicating Research

Academic research makes a crucial contribution to alleviating global poverty, particularly in the areas of health, agriculture, growth, environment and governance.

Developing a Communications Strategy

Communication and dialogue does not just happen. In order to get messages across and build a strong narrative around organisations and projects there is a need for a clear and focused communications strategy.

Monitoring and Evaluation

Within the development field there is an increasingly strong onus on development programmes and organisations, particularly by donors, to show what impact their work has had.

Web 2.0 for Development

There is an ever increasing chance you belong to social networks like Facebook or LinkedIn. It’s also likely that you follow a blog, post on Twitter and share bookmarks on Delicious.