Ruth De Vries Email & Phone Number

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Operational responsibility for the Programmes Department at Free Press Unlimited. The department develops and realises programmes and projects in the field of journalism, media and press freedom. Supervise and coach all programme teams and staff to execute all programmes in close collaboration with the Director of Programmes Development.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Managing a team of 7 professionals, working on media development and independent journalism throughout the world. Gender, Safety of Journalists and Accountability are cross cutting themes throughout all programmes and activities of Free Press Unlimited. Member of Management Team.

Worldcom is aimed at providing access to communication solutions for civil society organisations and media in Africa, Latin America

Nairobi

The Kenya Media Programme aims to strenghthen the media sector in Kenya through grantmaking, learning and encouraging debate. Responsible for overall implementation of the programme, managing a team of five, relations with donors, finance and planning and strategy.

Amsterdam

Senior Project Manager at the Education Department of World Press Photo, responsible for initiating, designing, organizing and facilitating projects aimed at training and capacity building of photojournalists, photo editors and training institutions, mainly in developing countries.Coordinator of the Joop Swart Masterclass (2008)General Coordinator of "Twenty Ten: African Media on the road to 2010", an initiative of 4 organizations (World Press Photo, Free Voice, Africa Media Online and lokaalmondiaal) aimed at training and capacity building of 120 African journalists (2009-2011)Coordinator of a 5-year program aimed at capacity building, financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFSII), within the Press Freedom Alliance (2011)

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Programme Media and Freedom of Expression was aimed to support media organisations in 11 countries in Southern Africa. Partnership were established with 30 organisations in the field of (community) radio, journlaism education, freedom of expression, media legislation, and coomunication NGO's in Africa.

Leiden

Manager for legal cooperation project between Netherlands and Mali

Hilversum

Managing funding relations with media organisations in West Africa

Ma, Cultural Anthropology And Non Western Sociology

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