Npong Francis

Npong Baliakwu Francis is a professional multi-media journalist, editor, writer, rapporteur, photographer, expert in digital photo story, videographer, and script writer with experience in international reporting or journalism. He has written, edited and published articles, newsletters, brochures and speeches for and on behalf of individuals and organizations.
His skills and expertise are in the area of journalism, governance, climate change, media relations, editing, photography, blogging, politics, new media, newspaper and radio, editorial, photo story, content writing, and public relations.
He is a Bio Science Fellow with Bio Science for Farming in Africa. He has also participated and contributed to the review of Ghana Climate Change Draft Document, participated, and reported on a nationwide High Level Meeting on Climate Change organised by CARE Ghana, Africa Adaptation Programme, Ministry Environment, Environmental Protection Agency and UNDP held in Tamale, Kumasi, and Cape Coast. He holds Diplomas in Journalism and Marketing, Certificate in Climate Change Diplomacy, governance, human rights journalism, and media relations officer (Rural Media Network).
He has spent most part of his 8 years journalism career developing communications, delivery speeches and offering professional documentation and communication services to individuals and organisations. He worked with the European Journalism Center’s special reporting project “Thinkbrigade” (www.thinkbrigade.com) that engaged 35 professional international journalists to undertake a special reporting project around the globe for one year.
He was appointed into editorial board, a position he held till the project ended in March 2013. He has reported from Ghana and Togo on issues relating to environment, agriculture, climate change, democracy, governance, human rights, political, social and economic for thinkbrigade and the Enquirer newspaper in Ghana. He runs three special blogs where most of his articles are also published.
He is a proud winner of 2010 Global Best Reporting on Climate Change Award organised by the the European Journalism, 2009 EPA Northern Regional Environmental Reporting Award, Peace and Security Award by the Tamale Metropolitan among others. He was recognized by the Ghana Developing Communities Association (GDCA) for his specialized rural, governance and women’s issues reports.
In the past 8 years he has worked independently, providing professional writing and media relations and publishing services for individuals and organisations. He has also worked as a rapporteur for Rural Media Network (RUMNET) and CARE International.

Joined 2010

Organisation

MASE