Sectors

what we have done

ROTH partners with UN agencies, international development organisations, NGOs, funders, governments, foundations and corporates to deliver impactful communications strategies.
We create culturally sensitive content for humanitarian and development goals, support NGOs in advocacy and capacity-building, and help funders amplify the reach and impact of their programmes.

UN & International Organizations

We partner with UN agencies and international development organisations to create impactful, culturally sensitive communications that support humanitarian goals and foster global cooperation.

ROTH is proud to have worked for seven UN agencies, including four Regional Offices, plus the African Regional Offices of IUCN and FHI360, and the global headquarters of IFRC, Transparency International and the World Resources Institute (among others). In November 2025, ROTH signed a Long Term Agreement with UNDP South Africa to provide communications support, valid for three years.

Non-Governmental Organisations

Our work with NGOs is focused on branding, capacity building and storytelling that build awareness, mobilise supporters, and drive action.

We support advocacy, fundraising, and capacity-building efforts tailored to the unique needs of non-profit organisations.

From CSE campaign work for Save the Children to branding and strategy for Global Schools Forum and WACI Health, we work closely with clients to understand their needs within their specific contexts and constraints.

ROTH also provides communications trainings and facilitation to NGOs in multiple languages, in-person and online.

Funding Agencies

ROTH leverages our extensive networks, including government, media, UN, INGOs and CBOs, to raise awareness of funders’ programmes and projects in ways that invite participation from partners and communities.

We use local teams to conduct public participation workshops, awareness-building events and project launches, including all required communications support: thought leadership, media/PR and launch events.

In 2022, ROTH assisted the USAID, UNICEF and Zenex Foundation-funded Early Grade Research Series report-back conference for the Government of South Africa: Department of Basic Education: concept, copywriting, design, website, podcast production, live streaming, logistics, videography, social media, PR and media relations. Please visit the conference website (all design and build by ROTH).

And our work for USAID’s Resilient Waters Program in 2023 involved extensive stakeholder engagement and field work in Mozambique, followed by producing posters, a school children’s booklet, radio ads and a TV spot, in Portuguese and Shangaan.

Governments

ROTH has assisted local, provincial (state) and national government departments and ministries with research (MEL), training and programme communications.

From 2015 to 2017, we developed campaign strategy, stakeholder engagement and production of over thirty 2D explainer videos in five languages for the Government of South Africa: National Treasury on municipal finance and access to information.

In 2023, we helped the World Health Organisation – African Regional Office develop training materials on Surge Communications for several Ministries of Health.

In 2020, we provided crisis communications support to the Government of South Africa: Small Enterprises Development Agency during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ROTH has also worked for six departments of the Provincial Government of the Western Cape, including MEL on primary education, stakeholder engagement in climate change and story collecting on Entrepreneurship.

Foundations and Trusts

ROTH has worked for several foundations and trusts, assisting with storytelling content production, strategy, facilitation and grantee training and capacity building.

We have an excellent understanding of the unique nature of the roles played by foundations and trusts, and of their relationships with grantees.

Our facilitators have helped numerous funding organisations, including the Goethe Institute South Africa and Synergos, build capacity for their staff and grantees: from Brand Storytelling to Teamwork and Collaboration.

In 2023, we were honoured to help the Open Society Initiative of Southern Africa (part of the Open Society Foundation family) research, collect and share their 25-year journey of work and people, and design and create a website to showcase this work.

And over several years we have completed four contracts for the DG Murray Trust, including strategy consulting, workshop facilitation and website consulting.

Corporates

Corporate clients rely on ROTH to communicate their CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) and sustainability initiatives.

Our team develops strategies and content that strengthen brand reputation and demonstrate corporate accountability and community engagement.

ROTH strategists bring a deep understanding of partner relations, and the nexus between private, public and non-profit organisations, having worked with all three.

Our storytelling approach helps these institutions highlight their contributions to sustainable development in a way that resonates with global audiences.

We have provided communications strategy work for HSBC on their Climate Solutions Partnership with the World Resources Institute and our Team Leads have run partner engagement for the likes of Sony, Volvo, Coca-Cola and Tetra Pak for WWF-International. We have also helped companies like ABSA Bank with internal communications.