PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Our work in the area of migration, displacement, and mobility has focused on rights-based, inclusive, and participatory communication approaches for people on the move. We have delivered assignments for organisations including UNICEF, Winrock International, Footage Foundation, and UNHCR in contexts of forced displacement, conflict, and cross-border crisis. We have a particular focus on digital engagement, interpersonal communication, and strengthening community-led approaches to accountability and inclusion.
Services
Strategy: We offer support in the development of communication strategies for safe migration, refugee inclusion, and community engagement, including social and behaviour change (SBC) and risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) approaches.
Research: We deliver field-based and desk reviews to inform refugee response communication, planning, and interpersonal engagement practices.
Evaluation: We contribute to learning-focused reviews of communication and engagement activities in displacement and crisis contexts.
Capacity: We provide Training of Trainers and tailored workshops for youth, frontline workers, and partners working with people on the move.
Knowledge Management: We package learning and case-based documentation to support cross-border knowledge exchange and peer learning.
Creative Production: We support the development of digital platforms, SMS content, interpersonal guides, and multilingual, low-literacy materials for refugee and host community contexts.
Our Experience
We are experienced in supporting communication with and for people on the move in displacement, crisis, and resettlement contexts. Our work spans participatory media, safe migration messaging, refugee digital engagement, and frontline communication support. We can demonstrate capacity to co-develop communication tools, deliver interpersonal and digital content, and support programme learning through practical, field-tested documentation and facilitation.
Projects & Consultancies
Our past work in the People on the Move area includes:
Strategic Collaboration Framework – Interagency Communication Strategy, UNICEF, UNHCR, and WFP (Global Interagency – 2024–2025): Delivery of the communication strategy for the Strategic Collaboration Framework (SCF), a joint initiative of UNICEF, UNHCR, and WFP to enhance interagency collaboration in support of refugee children. The consultancy included coordination support, strategic writing, and facilitation of interagency content development across regions.
Development of the ‘Kindweb’ Portal for Ukrainian Refugees, UNICEF East and Central Asia Regional Office (ECARO) (2023): Design and creation of this major regional web portal providing information and support to refugees entering the EU, in collaboration with UNICEF Country Offices across the region. The work included researching and curating multilingual content across thematic areas such as parenting, disability, education, psychosocial wellbeing, and adolescent engagement. The platform was produced in Russian, Ukrainian, and English and designed to serve refugee children and families through accessible, inclusive, and compassionate content.
Support for the Development of the FemSMS Response Project, Footage Foundation (2022): Advisory support to this text-based initiative for Ukrainian women, providing trusted and compassionate messaging to reduce information poverty and increase resilience. The work included engagement with technical service providers and planning of the SMS system.
Safe Migration SBC Training, Winrock International – Central Asia (2023): Delivery of tailored training for NGO partners across Central Asia who are part of the Safe Migration in Central Asia (SMICA) Programme. The training, conducted in Russian and English, covered social and behaviour change communication approaches for safe migration, trafficking prevention, and protection from exploitation. Activities included needs assessment, curriculum development, sourcing of trainers, and delivery of a remote 5-day course.
Social Media Skills for Youth Participation and Entrepreneurship, UNICEF Syria (2017): Training of trainers followed by national delivery of a youth participation and entrepreneurship programme across Syria. The initiative focused on strengthening the social media and communication skills of young people in post-conflict contexts, supporting their civic engagement and future opportunities.
Back to School Campaign – Interpersonal Communication and Community Mobilisation Training, UNICEF Lebanon (2017): Delivery of extensive workshop-based training for frontline workers in refugee and host communities. The training equipped participants to conduct community engagement with caregivers and promote school enrolment through interpersonal communication. Arabic-language training materials and fieldworker guides were produced and delivered.
