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Adiang Afounga Thelma Therese

Buea

Summary

Strong communicator with excellent organizational and time management skills. Efficiently manages multiple projects simultaneously while adhering to strict deadlines. Possesses gender related experience with excellent problem-solving skills and ability to think and act quickly to find creative solutions.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Communication and Reporting Assistant

World Food Programme, United Nations
03.2021 - Current
  • Contributed to organization of more than 15 media events involving 20 media practitioners both the local and national press.
  • Constantly updated the Southwest region media data based and maintained good working relationship with over 20 media practitioners in the region.
  • Supported with consolidation of more than 10 factsheets and more than a 200 weekly situational reports, 50 monthly reports.
  • Guaranteed the field office participation in events , campaigns and initiatives such as the African Day of School Feeding, 16th Days of Activism Against GBV, World Humanitarian Day, World Engineering Day or World Food Day.
  • Worked closely with other UN nations like CERFAM, OCHA, FAO, UNFPA and WHO to ensure visibility is either given to their operations or initiatives.
  • Supported the communication unit in boosting social media engagement initiatives with the production of more that 100 tweets.
  • Successfully wrote and co-wrote 4 articles in 2025 about WFP interventions in Cameroon and in the Southwest region specifically.
  • Effectively ensured content collection during ECHO, BHA, CARGILL, visits in the Southwest region.
  • Executed the communication strategies linked to targeting operations, food diversion and PULCCA.
  • Built the capacity of cooperative or targeting partners as well as third party monitors on communication and photography.
  • Supported the graphic designer in designing visibility materials till production such as branded banners, roll-ups, signboard, flyers or brochures, t-shirts.
  • Effectively archived success stories, reports, pictures or reports prepared.
  • Supported the office with the preparation of a compendium of key messages to be disseminate to beneficiaries or used during various sensitization with the population.

Gender Focal Person

World Food Programme, United Nations
08.2019 - Current
  • Carried out of protection risk assessment under guidance from country office in November to December 2023.
  • Played a role in ensuring the field office features in the recently updated GBV referral pathway.
  • Led and co led with other UN agencies like UNFPA, partners the organization of the International Women Day's or the events linked to women's empowerment.
  • Supported the field office in the consolidation of about 52 monthly gender and protection report, 4 International Women's Day report, 4 16th of Activism against GBV report and 1 Rural Women's Day report.
  • I was instrumental in the building of staff, cooperative partners and food security clusters members' capacity on gender, protection and PSEA.
  • Successfully raised alerts followed up issues linked to GBV mainstreaming through the referral of cases.
  • Review and ensured all cooperative partners' project proposals mainstream gender, protection and PSEA.
  • Ensured all reports and project proposal have female and male disaggregated data.

Communication and Reporting Assistant - UNV

United Nations Development Programme - Undp
03.2019 - 03.2021
  • Ensured all communication products of WFP in the Southwest region are well presented, result focus, informative, clear, and concise.
  • Monitored and coordinated materials for special events through photography and radio projects.
  • Conducted clearly defined research, prepare reports, and provide data that enables informed decision making.
  • Distributed communications guidance for WFP staff to refer to when creating content.
  • Supported team to produce well-presented and effective publications and other knowledge products to communicate key lessons learnt and best practices.

· Research and identify media story, writes and edits media releases, and social media posts.

Education

Master of Arts - International Relations

Pan African Institute For Development West Africa
Buea
03-2019

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism And Mass Communication

CMR College Affiliated To Bangalore University
Bangalore University
08-2012

High School Diploma -

Royal Bilingual Highschool
Douala, Cameroon
08-2009

Skills

  • Excellent communication
  • Written communication
  • Computer skills
  • Documentation and recordkeeping
  • Team collaboration
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Relationship building
  • File and record keeping
  • Event planning
  • Schedule coordination
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Reporting and documentation
  • Editing and proofreading

hobbies

· HEARTFULNESS Meditation

· Reading and Writing

· Personal Development

· Travelling

· Arts and culture

· Peace Building

· Music (Jazz)

Timeline

Communication and Reporting Assistant

World Food Programme, United Nations
03.2021 - Current

Gender Focal Person

World Food Programme, United Nations
08.2019 - Current

Communication and Reporting Assistant - UNV

United Nations Development Programme - Undp
03.2019 - 03.2021

Master of Arts - International Relations

Pan African Institute For Development West Africa

Bachelor of Arts - Journalism And Mass Communication

CMR College Affiliated To Bangalore University

High School Diploma -

Royal Bilingual Highschool
Adiang Afounga Thelma Therese