Building influence through storytelling

The stories we carry within us have the power to make the world a better place. Let Distory tell your story in an emotive and intelligent way.

Awarded by World Health Organization (WHO): Regional AMR Champion Media House Award

Winner: Best Media House in Africa 2023 for reporting, storytelling, and advocacy on Antimicrobial Resistance. Distory's documentary excelled in production and reflected Africa's policy stand, current challenges, and aspirations in the fight against AMR.

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What we have done

Our Projects

Global Health Security

Healthcare Access in Remote Rwanda

This film follows how Society for Family Health (SFH) Rwanda, Takeda and the Rwandas Ministry of Health are expanding access to essential healthcare in remote and hard-to-reach communities.

Jackline’s Rebirth

 After living with obstetric fistula for 17 years, Jackline finally gets a chance to reclaim the life she lost. A story of treatment, dignity and a new beginning.

 

Uzazi Salama

In coastal Kenya, Community Health Promoters are using Uzazi Salama, a digital pregnancy tool, to track antenatal care, flag danger signs and connect expectant mothers to timely support. The film also follows roving labs bringing essential tests closer to rural communities.

When fire pushed Somaliland to the brink of destruction.

Elizabeth Wathuti's love Affair with nature. Ep.1

Habari Ghushi Ep.1

Horticulture Fellow Leah Mwaura

Climate Justice

DeCOALonize : Kenya’s People-Powered Movement for a Clean Future

In this powerful documentary, we follow the journey of the deCOALonize campaign, a grassroots movement committed to creating a clean and sustainable energy future in Kenya and the wider region. Commissioned by Natural Justice, the film showcases the inspiring work of environmental and social justice advocates who came together to fight against the development of coal and coal-related industries in Kenya. 

Team Lioness – All Female Ranger Unit

In Amboseli National Park, Team Lioness, a group of Maasai women rangers, are leading community-based conservation efforts. Using tools such as GPS monitors and binoculars, they help combat poaching, wildlife trafficking, and environmental degradation while protecting resources vital to local communities. Their work demonstrates how indigenous women are driving conservation, climate resilience, community empowerment, and peace-building.

 

Eyes in the Sky

The Ruaha-Katavi landscape is one of eastern Africa’s most important wilderness areas vast, remote and home to extraordinary wildlife. Eyes in the Sky follows aerial conservation work across this landscape, showing how teams use aircraft, cameras and field surveys to monitor wildlife populations, understand movement patterns and identify threats across areas that are difficult to reach from the ground.

Education

Empowering Education for All: ActionAid's Education for Life Project in Kenya

Turning heartache to Inspiration

Unlocking the Power of Code with Kodris Africa

Thought Leadership

Trainings and Workshops

Distory Communications designs and delivers practical trainings and workshops for journalists, communicators and organisations across Africa. Our sessions combine real-world experience, discussion and hands-on exercises to strengthen skills in storytelling, media, strategic communication and reporting. We tailor each engagement to the audience and context, creating space for participants to learn, exchange ideas and apply new approaches to their work.

Training of Trainers

Distory Communications developed a Training of Trainers curriculum and delivered a week-long programme for programme officers and communication professionals working under the Women in Security organisation across East Africa. The training focused on strengthening practical communication skills from strategic communications and identifying strong stories to message development, interviewing and hands-on mobile journalism (MoJo).

Sisters Without Boarders Regional Workshop

In a world where extremism posses a grave threat to our societies, it is crucial to recognize the unique role that women play in countering violent extremism. Distory Communications worked with Sisters Without Boarders documented the first regional workshop that sort to create networking, amplify the voices of women participating in peace initiatives

Events

Rhino Charge

This is a behind-the-scene look at how Distory Communications captured the 37th Rhino Charge.

Behind The Stories

What does it take to bring an annual report to life through storytelling? This behind-the-scenes film follows the Distory team as we worked with Safaricom to capture the people, moments and stories behind its 2026 financial year report.

Behind the Summit|Connected Africa

What does it take to tell the story of a major summit as it unfolds? Behind the Summit follows the Distory team at the Connected Africa Summit 2026, capturing the energy, key conversations, people, and defining moments that shape the event. 

 

Breathe Podcast

BREATHE is a podcast series looking to have illuminating discussions around conservation by highlighting the work of individuals and organizations across Africa who are changing the planet for the better one day at a time. This Podcast Series has been made possible through the support of the Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group, ABCG. ABCG is a coalition of seven international conservation NGOs with extensive field programming in sub-Saharan Africa.

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