Tell the story. Reach the right people.
Good work does not automatically get noticed.

Oileán helps island organisations and communities turn their work, ideas and experiences into clear stories that can reach policymakers, partners, funders, media and the wider public.

We can support individual pieces of communications work or act as a communications partner around a larger project, campaign or event.

We can support you with:

• Communications strategy

• Social media content

• Photography and video

• Short documentary production

• Interviews and community storytelling

• Press releases and media outreach

• Media relations

• Event communications

• Speaker and interview preparation

• Messaging and narrative development

• Content from international conferences and events

Our approach is particularly suited to organisations that are doing strong work locally but do not have a dedicated communications team or need additional capacity around a major project or moment.

Make international spaces useful.

International conferences can create opportunities for partnerships, funding, visibility and policy influence, but they can also be difficult environments to navigate.

Oileán supports organisations and representatives before, during and after major international events.

Our experience includes engagement across UN climate, ocean and biodiversity processes as well as international forums and Climate Weeks.

Before an event

We can help with:

• Identifying relevant events and opportunities

• Conference and policy briefings

• Developing key messages

• Speaker preparation

• Meeting and stakeholder mapping

• Side-event development

• Communications planning

• Media preparation

At the event

We can provide:

• On-the-ground communications support

• Photography and video

• Interviews and social media content

• Media coordination

• Meeting and event support

• Speaking notes and briefing materials

• Stakeholder engagement support

After the event

We can help turn participation into something useful through:

• Event reports

• Follow-up communications

• Stakeholder follow-up

• Articles and interviews

• Photo and video packages

• Community briefings

• Lessons-learned sessions

Our role is to help turn participation into relationships, visibility and practical next steps.

Planning for an international event? Talk to us.

Create space for better conversations.

Oileán designs and facilitates workshops for governments, organisations, young people and communities working on climate issues.

Rather than relying heavily on presentations, we design sessions around participation, discussion and practical problem-solving.

Sessions can be developed specifically around an organisation's needs or adapted from existing Oileán workshop formats.

Areas we can support include:

• Island development

• Climate and development finance

• Biodiversity finance

• Policy development

• Futures and scenario planning

• International engagement

• Communications and storytelling

• Youth participation

• Stakeholder engagement

Development Finance Workshop

An interactive workshop exploring how public and private finance moves between communities, governments and investors.

Participants work through a facilitated simulation involving real-world trade-offs, negotiations and funding decisions.

The workshop is designed to make a complicated subject understandable and practical.

Policy & Impact Design

A facilitated process helping organisations move from an idea or challenge towards a clearer plan.

Participants identify the problem they are addressing, the people involved, possible interventions and the steps required to move from discussion to implementation.

Tell us what you are trying to achieve and we can develop the session around it.

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Document what is happening on islands.

Some of the most important knowledge about islands exists within communities rather than reports.

Oileán works to document those experiences and connect them with wider conversations about climate, biodiversity, development and the future of island communities.

We can develop:

• Interviews

• Articles and profiles

• Community stories

• Photography

• Short films

• Documentary content

• Event reports

• Case studies

• Policy-facing publications

• Digital campaigns

This work can stand alone or form part of a larger research, communications or engagement project.

Where possible, we work directly with people within island communities and prioritise their own experiences, perspectives and words.