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I am a multilingual, multifaceted  communication, media and journalism expert & lecturer with eleven years of professional experience in Africa and in Europe.

Career History

• November 2013 – Lecturer in Media, Journalism & International Communication Management | the Hague University of Applied Sciences

• April 2012 –September 2016: Lecturer in New Media and Online Journalism | Erasmus University Rotterdam

Lecturing (1) New Media Production, (2) Web Journalism & News Media Convergence, and (3) ICT and International Development. Tasks also include supervising students’ theses.
Personal webpage:http://www.eshcc.eur.nl/english/personal/nyirubugara/

• March 2012–April 2013: Country Manager – Burkina Faso |  International Institute for Communication and Development

Supervising 5 ICT4D projects aiming to help rural populations in Burkina Faso to generate revenues. Tasks also include fund raising, project conceptions, project formulations, project evaluation and other related tasks

• September 2008 – January 2012: PhD researcher & Junior Lecturer | University of Amsterdam

Conducting academic research into digital media with a particular focus on their uses and impact on education. The tasks also included teaching.

• March 2007 – August 2008: Content Coordinator | Africa Interactive BV

Assigning reporters all over Africa and editing articles and video reports for online publication. The tasks also included managing theme-based reporting (business reports for instance) for third-party partners.

• July 2002 – July 2006: Independent journalist for the UN humanitarian news and analysis agency (IRIN), among others, in the Central African Republic and in The Netherlands.

Monitoring, gathering information and writing news articles for the UN’s Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN). The topics related mostly but not exclusively to humanitarian issues.

Consultancy Experience

• 2007– present: Coordinator & Senior Trainer/Coach | Voices of Africa Media Foundation (The Netherlands)

Training reporters and communication professional in community reporting using mobile phones. The tasks involve preparing and designing pedagogical materials, conducting workshops and online coaching.
Relevant sites: www.voicesofafrica.com & www.voamf.org

• June – August 2012: Member of the WASH Media Awards international jury for the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council

My task consisted in judging and then marking all entries from French speaking countries.

• October 2011 – January 2012: Monitoring and Evaluating a Citizen Journalism project in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, for Free Press Unlimited

My task consisted in moderating and discussions that included senior government officials from several countries

• October 2011: Panel Moderator at the Global Forum on Sanitation and Hygiene in Mumbai, India, for the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council

My task consisted in moderating and discussions that included senior government officials from several countries

 

Education

• 2008 – 2012: PhD Media Studies | University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
• 2005 – 2006: M.A. Digital Media Studies | University of Leiden (The Netherlands
• 1998 – 2002: M.A. English Université de Bangui (Central African Republic)

 

Languages

• English
• French
• Dutch
• Kiswahili
• Sangho (CAR)
• Lingala (DR Congo & Rep of Congo)
• Kinyarwanda

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