BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.6.4.4//EN TZID:Europe/Brussels X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Brussels BEGIN:VEVENT UID:158@clubofrome.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20261014T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20261014T170000 DTSTAMP:20261015T110923Z URL:https://www.clubofrome.org/events/communicating-change-community-level -comms-and-campaigns/ SUMMARY:Communicating change: community-level comms and campaigns DESCRIPTION:In this session\, we hear from our community of communications practitioners about how they are bringing systems change\, public health i nfo or climate action to different groups they have worked with. We will h ear the insights of Asee Abaver Joseph from Nigeria\, Reem Abou Assi from Iraq and Kemi Faith Odesola from Nigeria.\n\nThese speakers bring distinc t perspectives from their practical communications experiences in Iraq and Nigeria - across different communities\, from academic to a neighbourhood or regional level. Please join us to hear from and engage with them on th eir work and how we can learn from these experiences in our own communicat ions contexts. The presentations will be followed by a highly interactive discussion where we invite reflections and questions for our speakers and everyone in the online room.\n\nThis is the fourth edition of the Communic ating Change series\, curated for the Systems Change Communications Networ k. It is a space for early career communications professionals to learn fr om and engage with each other\, on practical solutions\, insights and expe riences while communicating across a range of complex topics\, including b ut not limited to climate change\, scientific research\, conservation\, re shaping economics\, public health\, policy\, systems analysis and climate action. Hosted by the communications team at the Club of Rome\, this is a platform for mutual learning on communicating complexity.\nAbout the speak ers\nAsee Abaver Joseph\nAsee Abaver Joseph is a humanitarian and communi ty development professional with nine years of experience supporting progr ammes in fragile\, conflict-affected and vulnerable communities in Nigeria . Joseph is experienced in climate change and resilience\, women and youth empowerment\, livelihoods\, community development\, peacebuilding\, prote ction\, gender equality\, WASH\, humanitarian response\, research\, monito ring and evaluation. She currently serves as Executive Director/Programme Lead of Lilian’s Humanitarian Empowerment Right Advocacy Development Ini tiative (LHERADI)\, providing leadership for programmes addressing climate resilience\, environmental sustainability\, women's and youth empowerment \, livelihoods\, protection\, WASH\, gender equality\, disability inclusio n and community resilience.\nReem Abou Assi\nReem Abou Assi\, PhD\, is a p harmaceutical scientist\, academic and science communicator based in Iraq\ , working at the intersection of health\, higher education\, sustainabilit y and science-policy. She is a Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Technology at Al -Qabas Private College and an elected Executive Committee member of the Gl obal Young Academy. She also serves on the International Advisory Board of the Rhine-Main Universities in Germany and has contributed as an intergov ernmental reviewer to UNEP’s Global Environment Outlook 7. Her work comb ines scientific research with innovative approaches to education and publi c engagement\, including experiential and game-based learning\, digital ed ucational tools\, sustainability initiatives and student-led communication . Her teaching innovations and research have received multiple internation al awards\, and she has contributed to scientific and educational initiati ves across the Middle East\, Asia and Europe. She is particularly interest ed in translating complex scientific and public-health issues into approac hes that engage young people and support meaningful behavioural and societ al change.\n\nKemi Faith Odesola\nKemi Faith Odesola is a media and commun ications specialist committed to amplifying the impact of development init iatives across Africa through strategic storytelling and multimedia produc tion. Her work at the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSE A)\, includes driving research communications for the Tobacco Control Data Initiative (TCDI) across seven African countries where she helps organisa tions translate evidence  into engaging media formats that help to inform public health policy and advocacy for impact.\n\nShe also serves as the C ommunications Lead at the Alabiamo Maternal &\; Child Wellbeing Foundat ion (AMCWF)\, where she has contributed to digital advocacy and fundraisin g since its launch in 2016 to support the achievement of United Nations Su stainable Development Goal 3 (Good Health and Wellbeing).\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clubofrome.org/wp-content/uploads/20 26/09/14-October-Communicating-change-community-level-comms-and-campaigns. png CATEGORIES:Cultural transformations END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Brussels X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Brussels BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR