Experience

CFI, agence française de développement médias

• France
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trainer/Lecturer in Investigative Journalism (OSINT) & Environmental Journalism, fact-checking

  • 2012 - Present

  Algeria Armenia Benin Burkina Faso Congo Cote d'Ivoire France Guinea Niger Madagascar Switzerland Various clients: DWA (Deutsche Welle Akademie), CFI (French Media Development Agency), European Commission / ENSJSI, Sciences Po (Masters in Journalism, Toulouse), ENAC-ICT-ISJT-IUT (Toulouse), EFJ (Bordeaux), ESJ Pro (Montpellier), University of Geneva's Institute of Global Health • Trainer of investigative journalists in OSINT and using satellite imagery in environmental journalism (Armenia), DWA/European Commission/BBC Media Action • Guest lecturer / Series of Masterclasses on fake… Show more Various clients: DWA (Deutsche Welle Akademie), CFI (French Media Development Agency), European Commission / ENSJSI, Sciences Po (Masters in Journalism, Toulouse), ENAC-ICT-ISJT-IUT (Toulouse), EFJ (Bordeaux), ESJ Pro (Montpellier), University of Geneva's Institute of Global Health • Trainer of investigative journalists in OSINT and using satellite imagery in environmental journalism (Armenia), DWA/European Commission/BBC Media Action • Guest lecturer / Series of Masterclasses on fake news & advanced fact-checking skills (Montenegro, Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania), CFI Balkans Voices programme. • Trainer of trainers in investigative journalism (Armenia), CFI Ants'um programme. • Trainer of trainers in Environmental Investigative Journalism (Kenya, Uganda & Ethiopia), CFI Dunia programme. • Trainer of journalists in advanced fact-checking skills (Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso & Benin). CFI Verifox & Desinfox Africa programmes. • Trainer of journalists in fact-checking, investigative & data journalism, radio & tv editorial practices (Senegal, Madagascar, Niger, Congo, Burkina Faso & Benin), CFI Medias 360°, NAILA & Togo Media programmes. • Lecturer in fake news & fact-checking (on site & distance learning), ICT & ISJT (Toulouse), EFJ (Bordeaux), open source investigative techniques, MOJO (mobile journalism), writing for radio (ESJ Pro, Montpellier). • Trainer of trainers, ENSJSI, Algiers, Algeria. EC training in digital communications and online journalism for the academic staff of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Journalisme et des Sciences de l'Information. • Lecturer, 'Social networks and public health', Masters in Public Health, Institute of Global Health, 'Mastering information on global health in the digital era', Spring School of Global Health, Univ. of Geneva, Switzerland. Show less



Expertise France, TeAM, UNITAID, Aidspan, Swiss TPH, European Commission

• Senior Expert in Global Health Communications & Advocacy, Governance & Strategic Planning, Evaluator

  • Jun 2012 - Present

  Thailand Gambia Benin Burkina Faso Gabon Kenya Niger Mauritania Morocco Uganda Tanzania • Initiative 5% : Team Leader, Senior expert (governance, HSS, CSS, strategic planning) - Led a team of consultants to support Niger's CSW and MSM organizations to federate in a new structure for advocacy, fundraising and coordination in order to reduce barriers to HIV and TB prevention and treatment. - Supported non-profit AFRO-Benin to strengthen the organizational capacity and visibility of the LBTQ community in Benin (facilitated advocacy workshops on human rights and health needs of… Show more • Initiative 5% : Team Leader, Senior expert (governance, HSS, CSS, strategic planning) - Led a team of consultants to support Niger's CSW and MSM organizations to federate in a new structure for advocacy, fundraising and coordination in order to reduce barriers to HIV and TB prevention and treatment. - Supported non-profit AFRO-Benin to strengthen the organizational capacity and visibility of the LBTQ community in Benin (facilitated advocacy workshops on human rights and health needs of LBTQ+, developed AFRO-Benin's communications (including fundraising) and risk management plans, as well as its website. - Developed the communication strategy (including an M&E framework and a website), a consultation and feedback plan for the civil society and key populations constituencies (country dialogue) of the CCM of Gabon. - Developed the CCM comm. strategy and the consultation & feedback plan for the civil society (MSM, CSW) of Mauritania. - Developed the CCM comm. Strategy and the consultation & feedback plan for the civil society (MSM, CSW) of Burkina Faso. - Developed the communication plans of the CCM of Benin and its civil constituency, including a detailed consultation & feedback plan for key populations. • UNITAID - Conducted the in-depth review of external (online/offline) & internal communication strategies and plans. • Aidspan - Supported the expansion of Aidspan’s profile in Francophone countries: oversaw the preparation and production of the Global Fund Observer in French; coached and edited Africa-based regional correspondents; produced original stories and photo coverage on the inclusion of key populations (MSMs, CSWs, IDUs) in the Fund’s New Funding Model. - Completed the mid-term evaluation of the ‘Africa Health Watch’ program to build the capacity of local watchdogs (civil society and media representatives) to monitor Global Fund programs. • Swiss TPH - Developed a technical proposal for the in-depth review of Global Fund's support to fragile states. Show less



AidInfoPlus.org

• Founder - Development Aid Information and Data for Change

  • Jul 2015 - Jan 2019

  Geneva Area, Switzerland AidInfoPlus empowers aid workers from donor and recipient countries, journalists, civil society groups and coalitions to harness aid information and open data for change. It offers targeted training services (training of trainers, design of online curriculum, workshop development and facilitation, etc.) and supports the implementation in developing countries of open data initiatives through evaluations, high-level strategic advice and communications.



The Global Fund

• Switzerland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Online Communications / Senior Communication Specialist, Southern Outreach

  • Jan 2003 - May 2012

  Geneva Area, Switzerland • Developed and managed online communications in support of resource mobilization, positioning the Global Fund among international partners for its unprecedented level of transparency. • Pioneered an innovative multilingual (English, French, Spanish and Russian) social media platform for information and knowledge sharing among health professionals from all regions of the world. • Recruited and managed a team of Web developers, community managers and communication officers. • Initiated… Show more • Developed and managed online communications in support of resource mobilization, positioning the Global Fund among international partners for its unprecedented level of transparency. • Pioneered an innovative multilingual (English, French, Spanish and Russian) social media platform for information and knowledge sharing among health professionals from all regions of the world. • Recruited and managed a team of Web developers, community managers and communication officers. • Initiated a comprehensive program to build the capacity of grant implementers to proactively communicate their work through the national media and to manage reputational risks. • Successfully conceived and developed the communications strategy for Southern Outreach after extensive research and consultation with a wide range of internal and external partners • Documented and photographed stories for Global Fund publications and partners on the impact of aid against HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria in Namibia, Lesotho, Yemen, Eritrea, Mongolia, Morocco, Cuba, Guatemala, South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Cambodia and Thailand. Show less



Fondation Hirondelle - Media for peace and human dignity

• Belgium
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Professor, Lecturer & Trainer in Radio, Online & Investigative Journalism

  • Sep 1999 - Dec 2002

  Congo D.R.C., Benin, France, Belgium - Radio training coordinator, Radio Okapi, Fondation Hirondelle (Media for Peace and Human Dignity), Democratic Republic of Congo. 2002. Delivered a 3-month nation-wide radio training program in the Democratic Republic of Congo where 100 journalists in 10 different locations were upskilled in news and current affairs radio reporting and digital audio editing. - Professor, Online Journalism. Université de Montpellier 1, France. 1999-2002. Developed and delivered the online journalism… Show more - Radio training coordinator, Radio Okapi, Fondation Hirondelle (Media for Peace and Human Dignity), Democratic Republic of Congo. 2002. Delivered a 3-month nation-wide radio training program in the Democratic Republic of Congo where 100 journalists in 10 different locations were upskilled in news and current affairs radio reporting and digital audio editing. - Professor, Online Journalism. Université de Montpellier 1, France. 1999-2002. Developed and delivered the online journalism curriculum of the University of Montpellier’s Postgraduate Degree in Scientific Journalism: Advanced Web searching and business intelligence, Writing for the web, Web design, Html programming, Digital Image and Sound editing. - Lecturer, Online strategic communications. European Journalism Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands. 2002. Advised the European Commission’s senior leadership in Brussels on the future opportunities of the Internet in expanding the organization’s reach. - Lecturer, Online Investigative Journalism and Business Intelligence, Writing for the web. Centre de Formation et de Perfectionnement des Journalistes, Paris, France. 1999-2002. Delivered a series of workshops on advanced web searching methods and business intelligence tools and techniques for professional journalists and research librarians. - Lecturer and trainer in radio journalism, ESJ Médias International (Ecole supérieure de journalisme de Lille), Benin. 2001-2002. Weeklong trainings on current affairs radio reporting, analog and digital sound editing for Beninese journalists in Cotonou. Show less



La Presse, La Cinquième (Phaestos Productions), Le Monde

• Journalist (Middle-East & France)

  • Jan 1988 - Dec 2002

  Yemen, Lebanon, Pakistan, France - Free-lance assignments in Yemen during the first Gulf crisis (Radio-Canada, 1989), investigative work in Lebanon (on wartime migrations ) and in the tribal areas of the North West Frontier province in Pakistan on arms trade and smuggling for the Afghan war (La Presse, 1989). - France: production of a 60-minute documentary film on migration flows in the South of France for 'La Cinquième' national TV network (Phaestos Productions, 2002), local stringer for the French daily Le Monde (2002)… Show more - Free-lance assignments in Yemen during the first Gulf crisis (Radio-Canada, 1989), investigative work in Lebanon (on wartime migrations ) and in the tribal areas of the North West Frontier province in Pakistan on arms trade and smuggling for the Afghan war (La Presse, 1989). - France: production of a 60-minute documentary film on migration flows in the South of France for 'La Cinquième' national TV network (Phaestos Productions, 2002), local stringer for the French daily Le Monde (2002), online journalist for the French regional daily Midi Libre (2001-2002). Show less



International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) & Periscoop Multimedia

• Radio Producer, TV Interviewer, Print Journalist, Trainer

  • Jan 1994 - May 2000

  Numerous African countries & France • Wrote, produced and edited five hour-long radio programs for the International Committee of the Red Cross on humanitarian issues (refugees, IDPs & returnees, women & war, landmines, child soldiers, international humanitarian law) facing 5 African countries (Rwanda, Angola, Kwazulu-Natal, Somalia & Liberia). They were aired on French & Canadian national radio stations, BBC world service, and by African radio broadcasters. • Researched and wrote numerous in-depth stories on topics of concern… Show more • Wrote, produced and edited five hour-long radio programs for the International Committee of the Red Cross on humanitarian issues (refugees, IDPs & returnees, women & war, landmines, child soldiers, international humanitarian law) facing 5 African countries (Rwanda, Angola, Kwazulu-Natal, Somalia & Liberia). They were aired on French & Canadian national radio stations, BBC world service, and by African radio broadcasters. • Researched and wrote numerous in-depth stories on topics of concern to Africa (women’s rights, democracy and traditional power, obstacles to African free trade, press freedom, etc.). Wide range of international publications (some available on author’s website). • Recruited and trained a network of African journalists, developed eLearning modules (radio journalism and digital audio editing) and used ICTs innovatively to follow up on their development via distance learning. • Co-produced award-winning “Fréquence Verte”, a monthly radio magazine promoting the work of African journalists on agricultural, livestock farming and environmental issues, broadcast by 100 rural radio stations. Show less



Radio-Canada

• Canada
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Broadcast Journalist (Radio & TV)

  • Jul 1985 - Dec 1993

  Montreal, Edmonton, Calgary, Quebec City, Ottawa. • Broadcast Journalist, Montreal, Edmonton, Calgary, Quebec City & Ottawa. Covered numerous news and current affairs stories on immigration, refugees, ethnic-religious minorities & human rights issues in Canada. • TV Journalist, in Africa, Asia, North and South America. Canadian representative in an international television journalism contest (France, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland & Monaco) and weekly TV show, Le Grand Raid - Le Cap / Terre de Feu. 30 documentary films produced in 21… Show more • Broadcast Journalist, Montreal, Edmonton, Calgary, Quebec City & Ottawa. Covered numerous news and current affairs stories on immigration, refugees, ethnic-religious minorities & human rights issues in Canada. • TV Journalist, in Africa, Asia, North and South America. Canadian representative in an international television journalism contest (France, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland & Monaco) and weekly TV show, Le Grand Raid - Le Cap / Terre de Feu. 30 documentary films produced in 21 countries (South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti, Qatar, India, Nepal, Hong Kong, China, Canada, USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile).

• TV Journalist

  • Oct 1984 - Jun 1985

  20 countries in Africa, Asia, North & South America Canadian representative in an international television journalism contest (France, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland & Monaco) and weekly TV show, Le Grand Raid - Le Cap / Terre de Feu, 1984-1985. 30 documentary films produced in 21 countries (South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti, Qatar, India, Nepal, Hong Kong, China, Canada, USA, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chili).