Communications · Leadership · Development

Changing how organisations
communicate and lead.

Bukky Smith works at the intersection of strategic communications, ethical storytelling and international development.

Bukky Smith
8
Countries
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Board Roles
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Global Movement
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About

Communications as a force for change.

Communications is never just about telling stories. It is about power — whose voices are heard, whose experiences are valued, and how those stories influence decisions that affect people's lives.

As Communications Manager at Chance for Childhood, an international development organisation working alongside children with disabilities across East and West Africa, Bukky leads strategic communications that strengthen the organisation's voice and influence. She leads the #OverExposed campaign, challenging the international development sector to move beyond exploitative imagery towards communications rooted in dignity, agency and shared power.

Alongside leading campaigns, Bukky advises senior leaders on communications, develops high-performing teams and mentors emerging professionals. She is passionate about using communications not simply to raise awareness, but to shape culture, influence decision-making and strengthen trust between organisations and the communities they serve.

Bukky also contributes to the sector through governance, serving as a trustee of Word Online and her own charity, and as a founding woman of The Women's Collective. A Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, she is a regular advocate for ethical storytelling, shifting power and communications that reflect the dignity and agency of the people they represent.

Areas of Work

Where the work happens.

Five interconnected areas, each reinforcing the others — all oriented toward organisations that create lasting change alongside the communities they serve.

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Strategic Communications
Developing communications strategies that strengthen organisations, influence audiences and support long-term organisational goals.
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Ethical Storytelling
Helping the international development sector communicate with dignity, challenge harmful narratives and shift power through responsible storytelling.
03
Leadership
Developing people, building high-performing teams and advising leaders on communications that build trust and influence change.
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Governance
Bringing a communications and strategic lens to governance — helping organisations think clearly about their voice, influence and how they show up to communities they serve.
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Young and Mentored
Building a global youth leadership movement that equips young people with perspective, confidence and character to lead meaningful lives.

"Strengthening organisations that create lasting change alongside the communities they serve."

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Young and Mentored

Young people are not lacking ability. They are lacking perspective.

Young and Mentored is a global youth leadership movement built on the belief that every young person has the potential to lead well — they just need the right spaces, conversations and people around them to grow in confidence, character and purpose.

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Founding vision: young people are not the problem
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