Hannah van Rooyen

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Digital comms | @AfricanCities_ @GlobalDevInst | All views my own

[African Cities Research Consortium @AfricanCities_]

That’s a wrap on #WUF12! 🌆

It’s been a brilliant week of discussions and engagements around driving urban reform in African cities through inclusive research and collaborative approaches.

We’re looking forward to continuing the conversations when we’re back from Cairo! 🙌

[African Cities Research Consortium @AfricanCities_]

Join us today at #WUF12 for an informal discussion around developing city reform coalitions, allyships and better partnerships!

🗓️ Thursday 7 November
🕞 15:30-16:30
📍 Habitat Village (Booth 7323, Hall 4)

[African Cities Research Consortium @AfricanCities_]

We’re at #WUF12!

Drop by our stand at the urban expo in Hall 4 for a chat about all things #AfricanCities 🌍

[Chris Jordan @chrisjords]

New year, new job? Come and work with me and the comms team @GlobalDevInst...

[African Cities Research Consortium @AfricanCities_]

✨ That's a wrap on 2023! Wishing our colleagues, collaborators and followers all the best for the New Year.

In keeping with the festive spirit, here's a recap of all our #AfricanCities podcast conversations from the last 12 months – listen at your leisure! 🎧

[Global Development Institute @GlobalDevInst]

We're looking for a Digital Comms Officer to join us!

You'll be responsible for the strategy and management of all our digital channels (including this one!) and will help propel GDI's research to a wider international audience.

Closes: 7th Jan

https://t.co/vjNnzdbLyc

[Hannah van Rooyen @Hannah_van]

@chrisjords @AfricanCities_ 😆

[Hannah van Rooyen @Hannah_van]

@chrisjords @AfricanCities_ Can you imagine if I'd somehow included a rhetorical question too? 🧀

[Hannah van Rooyen @Hannah_van]

You may not realise, but working in digital comms is a constant battle against inflicting bad puns/dad jokes, that friends just about tolerate, on a much wider audience. Exhausting.

[African Cities Research Consortium @AfricanCities_]

Behind the scenes in ACRC's comms team... 💻

📨 Sign up to the mailing list to find out what @Hannah_van thinks is a winning subject line – November newsletter out tomorrow! 👉 https://t.co/vBciTokgfU

(*Constructive* feedback welcome from all subscribers, not just @chrisjords!)

[African Cities Research Consortium @AfricanCities_]

🌆 According to @UNHABITAT, more than half of the world’s population lives in cities.

By 2050, this number is expected to increase to 70% 📈

Here's a little thread on #FinancingSustainableDevelopment in #AfricanCities for #WorldCitiesDay 🧵

[Global Development Institute @GlobalDevInst]

Come work with us!

[African Cities Research Consortium @AfricanCities_]

NEW | Can identifying “priority complex problems” catalyse urban reform?

🌆 #AfricanCities are dealing with a multitude of interconnected challenges – from rapid expansion, overstretched services and unpredictable climate events, to youth unemployment and precarious livelihoods.

[Hannah van Rooyen @Hannah_van]

@soph_root @chrisjords TikTok content creation is being added into my job description as we speak 😱😂

[Hannah van Rooyen @Hannah_van]

@chrisjords @soph_root I knew I should have sent this in a DM 😶 I'll let you pitch a viral dance routine to SMT..!

[Hannah van Rooyen @Hannah_van]

Great post on the value of #comms in driving impact 🗨️

[IIED @IIED]

BLOG: The importance of communication for NGOs --> https://t.co/WaMdk5VHEk

A month after completing IIED’s Communications Learning Week, Gathoni Mwai and Vivienne Wendo share some of their reflections on the importance of strategic communications to help raise local voices.

[Hannah van Rooyen @Hannah_van]

New book Friday, courtesy of @read_holmfirth 🙌📚

[Hannah van Rooyen @Hannah_van]

@soph_root I’ve rowed under that bridge! (In very similar weather 😂) Have fun!

[Hannah van Rooyen @Hannah_van]

"At the time of writing, the continent is facing outbreaks of dengue, Lassa fever, cholera, and measles... African countries don’t have the luxury of choosing which public health emergency to prioritise."

A must-read on vaccine inequity @Amref_UK @_ibt 👇
https://t.co/FWfwY9Qera

[African Cities Research Consortium @AfricanCities_]

📺 NEW | @DianaMitlin explains our approach to identifying and understanding the complex problems facing #AfricanCities, and how we're aiming to catalyse urban reform through our action research.

https://t.co/Zp5sfh1Mky