I am a British/Italian bilingual dual National who spent the last 5 years working full time as a Communications Officer and Editor for a Non-Governmental Organization that specializes in the right to health and education in Africa. During my long stay in Kenya, I have focused on writing and editing official documents and content both for the web site of the NGO and its institutional partners within the framework of a European Union co-funded programme and the Nairobi Child-Protection Network, including other International Organizations, the EU Delegation to Kenya and the Italian Cooperation Office. I have been directly responsible for every communication and visibility output and ensured that the quality of every submission met the very high standards of the organization as well as its donors and partners, in compliance with the country of operations procedures and the international requirements. Out of my substantial experience as a Communications Officer and editor, I have an excellent working knowledge of the editing cycle coupled with a strong understanding of developing countries contexts, as well as post-graduate academic skills enhanced by dealing with internationally relevant topics during my studies and further on the job training ('Analysis of International Relations' with Equilibri srl, 'Results-based Management' with the Italian Cooperation, 'How to Write Successful Press Releases' with UNHCR). As the contact person with the press, I have particularly dealt with: the creation and management of a directory with the contacts of the main local media (theStandard, Daily Nation, Citizen TV etc…); liaisons with international correspondents (RAI TV, la Repubblica etc…); collaboration and support of local bottom-up initiatives, such as Ghetto Radio to fight against poverty and for the promotion of the right to health in Nairobi slums; the production of written content, personal interest stories and informative material including video production with the parti