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Staff - Country Representatives
Ethiopia
Dr. Negussie Teffera
Population Media Center’s Country Representative in Ethiopia. In that capacity, he oversees production of radio serial dramas and training of media practitioners using the Sabido methodology. These programs have greatly increased contraceptive use and HIV/AIDS avoidance behaviors in Ethiopia. He was the former Director of the Ethiopian National Office of Population. In that role, he played a leading role in the writing of the country’s population policy and oversaw its adoption and implementation. He was also the Chairman of the National Task Force responsible for developing the National Population and Reproductive Health Communication and Advocacy Strategy for Ethiopia. Dr. Negussie holds a Ph.D. in Communications from the University of Wales, Cardiff and has extensive experience in media communication strategy development and radio production.
P.O. Box 672
Mekane Yesus Church Building, 7th Floor
Jomo Kenyata Avenue, Near Ministry of Justice – Before Bambis Dept. Store
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: +251-11-552-0662 or 11-552-0990
Fax: +251-11-552-0777
negussie@populationmedia.net
Kenya
Tom Kazungu
As Director of Radio Production Training for PMC, Tom Kazungu has provided training and technical assistance to radio producers and writers from twelve African and six Asian countries in application of the Sabido methodology to promote reproductive health. Previously, he provided similar training and technical assistance to production and writing teams in Madagascar, Namibia, St. Lucia and Tanzania. As Director of Apex Productions of Nairobi, Mr. Kazungu has produced three radio serial dramas using the Sabido methodology.
Apex Productions Limited
P.O. Box 7034
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254-20-71-5273
Fax: +254-20-71-5274
kazungu@populationmedia.net
Mali
El Moucktar Haidara
Almoucktar Haidara is PMC’s representative in Mali. Mr. Haidara has a masters’ in Economic and Social Administration and a diploma in advanced studies, specializing in social work. He has numerous years of professional experience in the conception, implementation and evaluation of community development and social policy programs at the local, regional, national and international levels. He also has experience in the development, implementation and evaluation of information, education and communication strategies, and in community integration of disabled persons. Haidara is skilled in the management of national and international NGOs, having served as Technical and Administrative Assistant to PMC’s radio serial drama project in West Africa, Cesiri Tono, The Rewards of Perseverance. Prior to that, he was project coordinator for a project to rehabilitate disabled people, and served as project coordinator for a community development project with Africare in Dioro, Mali.
Hamdallaye ACI 2000
Pres du LABOREX
B.P. 1678
Bamako, Mali
Email: haidara@populationmedia.net
Nigeria
Ephraim Victor Okon
(Assistant to the Country Representative)
c/o Multi Sector Projects
Road B, Plot 2
Opposite Police Station, Oluyole Estate, G.P.O. Box 18662, Dugbe
Ibadan, Nigeria
Tel: +234-2-2318783
ephraim@populationmedia.net
Rwanda
Kakule Jean Sebatakane
Population Media Center’s Country Representative in Rwanda. He received a diploma in Bible Studies from the International School of the Ministry (International Curriculum, California, USA). Prior to PMC, he served on the board of directors for Zion Temple International Church. Mr. Sebatakane He has several years experience in finance, management and administration.
P.O. Box 7094
Kigali, Rwanda
Tel: +250-55102965
kakule@populationmedia.org
Senegal
Farah Diaw
Country Representative in Senegal, Fara Diaw is a journalist by training and specializes in health issues. He was in turn a reporter, a senior reporter and desk editor for health and population at the largest national daily newspaper in Senegal Le Soleil (The Sun) from 1980 to 2006. From 1996 to 2002, he served as a press advisor to the Ministry of Health of the government of Senegal. In 2006, he co-founded a Senegalese non-governmental organization (NGO) called “Le Réseau Africain de l’Education pour la Santé (RAES)” (African Network for Health Education), of which he was the national coordinator. In 2007, he was named as PMC’s representative in Senegal.
Liberte 6 Sicap Sacre-Coeur 3
Villa 8897
Dakar, Senegal
Tel/Fax: +221-33-8674515
farah@populationmedia.net
Tanzania
Rose Haji
Ms. Haji serves as a radio production trainer for PMC. In addition, she is the National Director of the Media Institute for Southern Africa, Tanzania Chapter. Previously she was a producer for Radio Tanzania and oversaw production of the serialized radio drama, Twende na Wakati, which, from 1993 to 1997, was successful in changing behavior with regard to HIV/AIDS prevention and reproductive health on a population-wide level in Tanzania.
Media Inst. for Southern Africa, Tanzania Chapter
Clocktower Shopping Centre Radio Production Trainer
Nkrumah Road, Fourth Floor – Room 2
PO Box 78172
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tel: +255-22-213-7457 or 22-213-7458
Fax: +255-22-213-7548 or 22-211-5278
haji@populationmdia.net
India
Shashi Kant Kapoor
PMC’s Country Representative in India. He is the former Director General of both Indian Television (Doordarshan) and All India Radio. He was also president of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association. He has extensive experience in both radio and television production and 40 years of experience in the field of mass media.
shashikapoor@populationmedia.net
Bhaskar Ghose
PMC’s Senior Country Adviser in India. He was formerly Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, after having headed the Indian state television network, Doordarshan, for some years. He has since set up and been Chief Executive of the 24 hour Parliamentary television channel in India.
Brazil
Marcio R. Schiavo
PMC’s Country Representative in Brazil. He is also director of Comunicarte Social Marketing of Brazil, which together with PMC, works to influence the content of prime time entertainment programming on the most popular programs on television with regard to population and reproductive health issues.
Comunicarte Marketing Social
Av. Das Americas, 3434 / bl.4 / 301-302
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, 22640-020
Tel: +55-212-431-3935 Ext. 13
+55-212-494-6766
+55-212-439-9096
+55-212-431-3934
Fax: +55-212-431-3934
schiavo@populationmedia.net
Eastern Caribbean
Alleyne V. Regis
Caribbean Regional Director with Population Media Center, Alleyne V. Regis has spent the past 17 years of his life promoting conservation and reproductive health in the Caribbean and Western Pacific. Before joining PMC he worked as Technical Director with US-based conservation organization Rare where he spearheaded efforts in producing and broadcasting more than 800 episodes of “entertainment-education” based radio soap operas.
P.O. Box GM755
Gablewoods Mall
Castries, St. Lucia
Tel: 758-452-0864
Fax: 758-452-8913
Email: aregis@populationmedia.net
Mexico
Dra. Anameli Monroy
Population Media Center’s Country Representative in Mexico. She received her Ph.D. in Psychology from Intercontinental University, Mexico City. Ms. Monroy has over 20 years of experience in family planning, sexuality education, adolescent reproductive health and fundraising. In addition to working for PMC, Ms. Monroy is the Executive Director for Centro de Orientacion para Adolescentes (CORA).
c/o CORA
Angel Urraza 1122
Col. del Valle, Mexico D.F. 03100, Mexico
Tel: +52 55-575-8264
Fax: +52-555-575-8264
monroy@populationmedia.net
Central America
Leopoldo Peralta
Leopoldo Peralta represents PMC in Central America. He is working to develop projects in Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras. He is the former Mayor of San Juan del Río and the former State Representative for Queretaro state. Currently he is president of la Asociación Amigos del Rio San Juan (The Association of Friends of the San Juan River), which is working to restore the river walk and create one that is similar to the river walk in San Antonio, Texas.
Fulton 14, Col. Valle de Oro
San Juan del Rio, Queretaro, Mexico
Tel: +52-427-272-4243
peralta@populationmedia.net
