Nancy Atieno Onyango
Founder & CEO
With years of experience in managing communications and managing PR campaigns for great organizations such as UNFPA, Arterial Network, and RNW Media, I founded Show Up Communications, a pan-African communications agency that has been privileged to deliver results for clients such as ONE Campaign, Alain Charles Publishing, Nutrition Connect, GAIN and FAO.
I am passionate about storytelling and bringing to the fore under-reported stories and complex topics.
Fun Facts:
- I speak English, Kiswahili, Dholuo and French (B1)
- I love travelling, I have so far travelled to 30 countries
- I am a Rotarian (District 9350&9221
- I love cooking and gardening
At Show Up Communications, we work together with consultants, creatives and like-minded agencies based in the continent and in the diaspora.
From providing strategic advice, communications support, and writing eye-catching copy, we will work with you to identify the right audience and draft key messages and identify the right channels for you to SHOW UP!
Writing samples
- An essential lifeline: Mitigating COVID-19’s effect on remittances
- Nairobi ICPD a commitment to end maternal deaths
- Six activists inspiring change towards better sexual and reproductive health
- Safi Organics Turns Farm Waste into Black Gold and Poor Farmers into Entrepreneurs – allAfrica.com
- Increasing Food Security Security With Natiira in Turkana, Kenya – allAfrica.com
- Africa Oil Week 2022
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- Using podcasts to deliver youth-friendly information about sexual and reproductive health and rights in Burundi (Series)
Event Moderation Services
Moderated a dialogue Session co-hosted by Africa Communications Week and the OECD DevCom Network
CNBC Africa explores how to protect this important economic lifeline with Serah Makka-Ugbabe: Nigeria Director, ONE Campaign, Stephen Karingi: Director, Regional Integration & Trade Division , Economic Commission for Africa and Nancy Onyango: Contributing Editor & Writer, All Africa.
Mashariki Summit Moderator
Media Appearences