96 Hours in East Africa with IFC’s Makhtar Diop

Summary of IFC Managing Director’s Trip to East Africa. I planned and coordinated all content and edited the video.

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A Sneak Preview of Kenya’s New Passenger Train

This piece has attracted over 200,000 views on YouTube

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Effects of Climate Change in the Atlas Mountains

This story highlights my ability to translate abstract concepts into engaging content and re-focus high-level policy matters onto the people ultimately affected. The package was part of my extensive reporting on the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Morocco (COP22). I planned, budgeted and supervised a multi-day trip on foot into the Atlas mountains, conducted all interviews as well as scripting and video-editing the story.

Engaging High Level Counterparts: Interview with South Africa’s Minister of Environmental Affairs

This piece highlights my experience interacting directly with high-level officials.

The Lion King & Cultural Copyright

A more lighthearted package on a trending social media topic, this example showcases my ability to engage audiences by using creative elements such as music, moving graphics and historical footage. I conceptualized the piece, directed the video shoot, wrote the treatment for moving graphics and video-edited the final product.

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Video-Explainer with Interviews and Animations

For this short video explaining the IFC’s innovative AIMM system, I wrote the script, produced the interviews over Zoom, did all After Effects animations, video-editing, voice-over and sub-titling.

Video Explainer with Animations for the International Finance Corporation (IFC)

For this short video explaining the importance of Transparency for IFC’s Anticipated Impact Measurement and Monitoring (AIMM) system, I wrote and edited the script, produced the interview over Zoom, did all After Effects animations, video-editing, and sub-titling.

“Impact Principle 8” for International Finance Corporation (IFC)

I produced this video explainer on “Principle 8 of Impact Management” for the International Finance Corporation. I scripted the video, conducted interviews with Senior IFC managers over Zoom (due to COVID-19 restrictions), selected footage, implemented all animations, and video- and sound edited the final package.