2^nd March 2021, London: The Royal Academy of Engineering has appointed Gong Communications to support its sub-Saharan Africa grants programmes: Higher Education Partnerships in sub-Saharan Africa (HEP SSA) and Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Africa Catalyst.

Following a public request for proposals and a competitive tender, Gong was awarded the brief to increase visibility and awareness of the Academy’s grants programmes across sub-Saharan Africa and to amplify its role in helping to build sustainable societies and inclusive economies.

Gong will deliver the work from its offices in London and Nairobi, working with its partners in other countries in Africa where required.

Meredith Ettridge, Head of Sustainable Development at the Royal Academy of Engineering, said, “As an international programme working in sub-Saharan Africa, it was important to us that the team we engaged with had strong local expertise and knowledge. We were also impressed by Gong’s experience in diversity and inclusion, a key pillar of our 2020-2025 strategy, and its commitment to diversity in its own team.”

Commenting on the appointment, Gong’s Director, Nikki Francis-Jones said, “The Royal Academy of Engineering’s brief combined everything we are passionate about. Its mission to build sustainable societies and inclusive economies that work for everyone spoke to our B Corp values and we are incredibly proud to have been appointed to work on the project. We are looking forward to telling the stories of these fantastic sub-Saharan African programmes.”

After a successful project in which we helped announce its commercial launch and global rollout, carbon marketplace Puro.earth has extended its brief with Gong.

Puro aims to scale carbon transformation by matching companies looking to achieve NetZero, such as SwissRe and Shopify, with innovative climate tech businesses that capture and store carbon for the long term, effectively removing carbon from the atmosphere.

Gong is working with Puro to increase brand awareness by building on coverage already achieved in international business press (such as Forbes) and sustainability trades (such as Greenbiz), as well as through a targeted social media campaign.

Visionable, the rapidly expanding British health technology company, has extended its contract with Gong on a corp comms brief.

The company is experiencing increased demand from the public and private sector for its advisory services on health system design and for its own technology, which includes a video collaboration platform designed specifically for clinicians and patients.

Gong will be providing counsel and support to increase Visionable’s profile amongst key audiences. We’re delighted to be working with a company making great strides in improving health equity, more on which you can read in this recent coverage we secured in Forbes and Maddyness.

www.visionable.com