Clement Njoroge's Page

What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?

Because I would like to promote peace and conflict resolution by mparting media skills to my community so that they can use the media to address and solve tehir problems.

Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)

Clement Njoroge, the founder and former Managing Editor of The Big Issue Kenya. Mr. Njoroge holds a BA in Philosophy and Religious studies and a Post graduate Diploma in Development Planning and Management from the Catholic University. He is currently an MA researcher on Information Communication Technologies (ICT) and the media at the University of Nairobi School of Journalism. Mr. Njoroge has extensive experience in a range of media initiatives, including work with a multimedia centre called New People Media, Nairobi and an online publication called www.Newsfromafrica.org. He helped to establish the Big Issue Multi Media Centre, which will include a community radio station funded by UNESCO. He is a part-time media lecturer at Jomo Kenya University of Technology. Mr. Njoroge was voted on to the Executive Board of INSP in June 2007, where he uses his unique capacity as a leader and consultant on media-related issues to support street paper development in other African countries. He is currently the director of Citizen Media Development Institute founded in 2008.

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise

Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burndi

What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?

Kenya

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?

MA, Media Studies, C.E.O. Citizen Media Development Institite, Jomo Kenyatta University, Lecturer,

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?

Civil Society, Education, Information and Communication Technology, Media

Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?

Advocacy, Capacity Building, Communication, Fundraising

What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?

Community media and use of ICTs