Gregory Mwendwa

Communications, Learning & Innovation for Development

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregg-mwendwa-a87a4614/

Profile

Greetings! I’m Gregory Mwendwa Kiio.

I am a strategist, communicator, and educator dedicated to using arts, culture, and communication as tools for social transformation. My work focuses on shifting mindsets, amplifying voices, mobilizing communities, and building movements that challenge oppression and drive systems change.

For over 15 years, I have worked at the intersection of communications, learning/capacity building, and advocacy, designing participatory, justice-driven programs that empower youth, strengthen organisations and movements to reimagine possibilities.

Today, I have a stronger conviction that stories shape societies; they determine who is heard, who is seen, and who leads change.
✅ By reclaiming narratives, we restore agency.
✅ By shifting narratives, we challenge power.
✅ By amplifying narratives, we mobilize action.

📌 Explore my portfolio of projects and programs. If you’re looking for a strategic thinker and social innovator to co-create and deliver development programs, let’s connect.

📩 Karibu! [welcome]

Where do I make a difference?

Strategy Development

I specialize in conceptualizing and deploying strategic blueprints for organizations, programs, and projects. Additionally, I offer strategy coaching to ensure effective design & implementation.

  • Distribution Strategy
  • New Product Development
  • Commercialization

Strategic Communications

I specialize in communications for development, skillfully engaging and influencing narratives, policies, stakeholders, and audiences to drive development outcomes

  • Distribution Strategy
  • New Product Development
  • Commercialization

Community Organizing & Advocacy

I offer community organizing, leadership, and advocacy services, specializing in crafting strategies, mobilizing support, and leading campaigns to address critical social issues

  • Distribution Strategy
  • New Product Development
  • Commercialization

Learning & Development

I specialize in providing both digital and in-person training solutions that focus on enhancing knowledge, skills, and attitudes through expert facilitation and innovative learning transfer methods.

  • Distribution Strategy
  • New Product Development
  • Commercialization

Storytelling

I offer services in storytelling and hope-based communications, utilizing public narrative and oral literature to craft inspiring narratives that foster optimism and drive positive change in communities and organizations.

  • Distribution Strategy
  • New Product Development
  • Commercialization

Youth Engagement & Empowerment

I facilitate participatory processes that integrate young people's ideas, expertise, experiences, and perspectives into programmatic, policy, and institutional decision-making structures to inform and enhance outcomes.

  • Distribution Strategy
  • New Product Development
  • Commercialization

My Journey & Purpose

At 12, I led my first community project—using music, dance, and drama to combat malnutrition in my village. I watched my mother solve problems with ingenuity and resilience, and I learned that real change begins with trying. This was my first lesson in the power of creativity, community, and strategic thinking—a lesson that has shaped my life’s work.

For nearly 20 years, I have worked across Africa, Europe, the Americas, Latin America, and Asia, applying knowledge, skills, and networks to tackle urgent social challenges—from civic engagement and free speech to youth empowerment, reproductive health, and movement-building.

I believe creativity is a tool for transformation. When harnessed with purpose, it can challenge oppression, ignite change, and build more just societies.

My Mission => To integrate knowledge, advocacy, and creativity, equipping individuals, organizations, and movements with the tools they need to amplify voices, reclaim narratives, and shift power.

My Approach => Through a collaborative, justice-driven, and hope-based lens, I co-create and implement programs rooted in:

🔹 Human-Centered Design – Listening deeply, understanding needs, and designing solutions that are practical and lasting.

🔹 Participatory Action & Indigenous Knowledge – Honoring lived wisdom and empowering communities to lead their own change.

🔹 Design Thinking & Narrative Strategy – Crafting scalable, impactful solutions that challenge dominant systems and reimagine possibilities.

I work across sectors and borders, bridging organizations, communities, creatives, funders, media, technology, governments, and grassroots movements—challenging the status quo, shifting narratives, and mobilizing action.

If you are looking for a strategic thinker and social innovator who understands how to challenge systems and reimagine new possibilities, let’s connect and co-create the world we need.

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