Development & institutional communications
01What we deliver
Media that serves the mission.
Built for programme, communications, MEL and partnerships teams who need content that is accurate, compliant and genuinely moving.
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Programme & project documentation
Systematic photo, video and story capture across field sites, organised and captioned for reporting.
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Development impact films
Short and long-form films that explain complex programmes clearly and humanly.
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Donor visibility campaigns
Assets that meet donor branding and visibility guidelines, ready for reports and events.
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Human-interest storytelling
Consented first-person stories, photo essays and case studies.
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Public education campaigns
Radio, TV and social content for health, civic and behaviour-change objectives.
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Documentary production
Investigative and observational documentaries from treatment to festival or broadcast delivery.
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Knowledge & learning content
Explainers, e-learning narration and training video for staff and partners.
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Multilingual communications
English, Somali and Amharic delivery; translation, subtitles and localization.
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Photography & field documentation
Ethical field photography with consent and caption metadata.
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Conference & event coverage
Photography, video highlights and same-day social content.
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Digital advocacy & awareness
Platform-native content that carries evidence to the audiences that matter.
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02Responsible storytelling
Ethics are part of the craft.
The people in development stories often have the least power in the room. Our standards are designed to protect them — and to protect the credibility of the organizations we work with.
Ethical interviewing
Contributors are briefed in their own language on who the content is for, where it will appear and their right to stop at any time.
Safeguarding
We follow the commissioning organization's safeguarding policy, take extra care with children and vulnerable people, and default to anonymity when risk is unclear.
Informed consent
Consent is recorded separately from interviews, limits (no face, first name only, no location) travel with the footage into the edit, and withdrawal is honoured.
Accessibility
Captions, transcripts and plain-language versions so content reaches people with disabilities and low-literacy audiences.
Confidentiality
NDAs on request, secure file handling, and restricted access to sensitive footage and personal data.
Factual accuracy
Claims are checked against programme data and attributed to their source. We never overstate impact.
03Experience, stated plainly
What we've done. What we're building.
We separate the experience our founder has documented from the services Talantali is newly offering — so procurement teams can assess us accurately.
Grounded in founder experience
- Documentary & field production in East Africa
- Licensed aerial cinematography
- Voice-over & narration (English, Somali, Amharic)
- Scriptwriting & interview guides
- Translation, subtitling & localization
- Work with NGOs, media outlets and brands
Newly offered by Talantali
- Multi-site programme documentation packages
- Donor visibility campaign management
- Behaviour-change communication campaigns
- Knowledge & learning content series
- Large-scale conference & event coverage
- Digital advocacy campaign management
Delivered with specialist collaborators assembled per project.
04How we work with institutions
Clear deliverables. No surprises.
Work plans, budgets and timelines aligned to your TOR; review points built in; deliverables documented with consent records and caption sheets.
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Discover
We listen first: your audience, objectives, constraints, approvals and the story beneath the brief.
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Develop
Treatment, script, interview guides, shot lists, schedules and a clear budget — signed off before a camera rolls.
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Produce
Field and studio production with consent, safeguarding and permits handled. Crew, drone and audio, on location.
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Post & Localize
Edit, grade, sound, motion graphics, voice-over, subtitles and language versions — reviewed with you at every cut.
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Deliver & Amplify
Masters, cut-downs, captions and transcripts in every format you need, plus a plan to get the work seen.
Procurement
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