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# Beam: Strategic support grounded in research, analysis and behavioural design

## Sitemaps
[XML Sitemap](https://beam.org.za/sitemap_index.xml): Includes all crawlable and indexable pages.

## Posts
- [Hope in small actions for great change](https://beam.org.za/2025/10/28/hope-in-small-actions-for-great-change/): The key takeaway is that the sustainability conversation has shifted from why climate is changing and what can be done about this, to how and how soon this can be done. The conversation has therefore shifted to one emphasising urgent action.
- [Mind matters: A closer look at adolescent mental health](https://beam.org.za/2025/09/04/mind-matters-a-closer-look-at-adolescent-mental-health/): Today, we share just some quantitative data that illustrate why we should care about this topic, from both an international and local perspective. It demonstrates how it may have shifted over time, as well as the most severe outcomes associated with poor mental health.
- [Mind games to grow your savings: Finding the ‘fun’ in funds with clever money challenges](https://beam.org.za/2025/07/31/mind-games-to-grow-your-savings/): With July marking national savings month, there’s no better time to reflect on the rich journey of stokvels: where they started, where they’re going and why they offer far more than financial benefits to members and communities. An informal and truly flexible saving product that works for people from all walks of life.
- [Stokvels – Unsung heroes in building resilience: How small contributions can build big dreams](https://beam.org.za/2025/07/09/stokvels-unsung-heroes-in-building-resilience/): With July marking national savings month, there’s no better time to reflect on the rich journey of stokvels: where they started, where they’re going and why they offer far more than financial benefits to members and communities. An informal and truly flexible saving product that works for people from all walks of life.
- [The Early Childhood Development chapter: The small habit that builds childhood success](https://beam.org.za/2025/06/24/the-early-childhood-development-chapter/): From comprehensive programmes to TED Talks and research papers, the area of Early Childhood Development (ECD) is well-covered. But one of the most powerful ways parents and caregivers can support a child’s development is also one of the simplest: read them a story. It’s something children naturally crave and something parents and caregivers often neglect.
- [Reading between the lines: The science of storytelling](https://beam.org.za/2025/06/10/reading-between-the-lines/): This week we’re looking at how storytelling can breathe life into the world of science communication, and in communicating any complex data or ideas.
- [Ocean(s) matter: Deep impact through communication](https://beam.org.za/2025/05/27/oceans-matter/): Despite taking up most of the planet, the ocean probably doesn’t cross your mind much unless you live close to the coast, or you’re a regular beachgoer. For most of us, we only really think about it when we’re planning a holiday.
- [More than words: Cervical cancer and vaccine message framing](https://beam.org.za/2025/05/13/more-than-words/): The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) has been identified as the primary cause of cervical cancer. The development of the HPV vaccine provided one of the most cost-effective tools to prevent HPV, the main cause of cervical cancer, among whole generations of women. The HPV vaccine is most effective to prevent cervical cancer when administered to adolescent girls (9-14 years).
- [Strength in small doses: The radically life-altering wonder of vaccines](https://beam.org.za/2025/04/09/strength-in-small-doses/): Since 1974, vaccines are estimated to have prevented the deaths of 154 million people—146 million of them children under the age of five . Over the past 50 years, the World Health Organization’s Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) is estimated to be the single most impactful initiative for improving infant survival during the last 50 years .
- [Polar Opposites: Ice Then, Water Now](https://beam.org.za/2025/03/25/polar-opposites/): This year’s United Nations World Water Day theme is slightly atypical, taking us closer to more extreme climate change concerns. The theme is “Glacier Preservation”. And we should be worried about this in a period where one of the world’s largest glacier floods took place in Greenland.
- [Beaming with excitement!](https://beam.org.za/2025/03/10/beaming-with-excitement/): Beam is a consultancy on a mission to make complex data, findings and ideas clear, visually appealing, and downright compelling – all to spark impactful change. We do this through three key services: storytelling, visualisation, and research & analytics (with a special focus on the magic of applied behavioral science in communication).

## Pages
- [Home v3](https://beam.org.za/): We help you communicate complex data and ideas clearly, simply and compellingly to catalyse impactful change.
- [Our work](https://beam.org.za/our-work/): In our work, we help you communicate complex data and ideas clearly, simply and compellingly to catalyse impactful change.
- [Newsletters](https://beam.org.za/newsletters/): An archive of previous Beam newsletters
- [Our People](https://beam.org.za/our-people/): Why work with us
- [Contact](https://beam.org.za/contact/): Whether you have questions, feedback, or simply want to say hello, we're here to listen and assist you in any way we can. Feel free to reach out to us.
- [Privacy Policy](https://beam.org.za/privacy-policy/): Our website address is: https://beam.org.za.

# Beam — Information design and research communication for social impact

Beam is a South African information design studio that turns research, data, and complex evidence into clear, accessible stories for government, funders, and civil society.

Founded by development economists and a behavioural science specialist.

## Core services
- Data visualisation
- Digital communication strategy
- Editing and writing
- Graphic design and branding
- Video and animation
- Website development
- Audio and podcast production
- Media liaison
- Newsletters
- Public campaigns

## Sectors
- Public health
- Food security
- Economic development
- Behavioural science
- Social impact research

## Clients include
- Stellenbosch University
- DG Murray Trust (DGMT)
- Shoprite
- Cenfri
- Global Association of Applied Behavioural Scientists (GAABS)
- Government departments across sub-Saharan Africa

## Contact
- Email: [hello@beam.org.za](mailto:hello@beam.org.za)
- Website: [https://beam.org.za](https://beam.org.za)