History

The story behind Make Impact Global Communications

Years of supporting young people in Sussex Beach showed our founder what can happen when community work goes undocumented. Others assumed little was being done. That experience helped shape the agency’s belief that people should be able to see and understand the work happening in their communities.

Getting started in 2014

During the Ebola crisis, our founder connected on Facebook with a UK-based lawyer and media expert who wanted to contribute to Sierra Leone. They used social media to raise awareness among young people. Working on the ground as a messenger introduced our founder to editors, government officials, artists and community leaders.

From Salone Messenger to Make Impact

Salone Messenger began as a blog that shared positive stories from Sierra Leone and grew into a public relations firm. Over six years, our founder took on roles from messenger and writer to CEO, working with artists, startups, companies and NGOs. After more than a decade in the field, he founded Make Impact Global Communications to help people doing valuable work tell their stories and gain recognition.

Visibility and reputation

Today, Make Impact helps people and organisations share their work, manage their public image and respond to cyberbullying and online attacks.