Global media group appoints Ugobude, Afouaiz on its Supervisory Board via social media
Franklin Ugobude from Nigeria and Sana Afouaiz from Morocco have been appointed on the Supervisory Board of RNW Media. They have also visited RNW Media head office in Hilversum where they met with staff and current Supervisory Board Members and were formally approved as new members. Ugobude and Afouaiz will be joining the current Board line-up of Saskia Braam, Susan Blankhart, Theo Huibers and Nicole Kuppens.
Impressed by the RNW Media colleagues he met when visiting the head office, Ugobude said: “Everyone who has talked to me today has been cheerful and in all the conversations I had it was evident that the work that is being done here is work of the heart and not just a job that has to be done. People were very passionate about the work they were doing. I was especially fascinated by the guys who handle data – they just blew me away. I love the diversity and I look forward to bringing my voice into the team.
Franklin Ugobude is a marketing and communications specialist based in Lagos, Nigeria. He is currently working for Wallets Africa – a company that aims to facilitate the ease of payments around Africa. He is also Director of Media and Communication for the Consent Workshop, a youth-led grassroots NGO aimed at deconstructing rape culture through consent education and awareness raising.
Speaking to colleagues in the Hilversum office Afouaiz said: “Social justice is why I’m here today. I’m pleased to be part of the Supervisory Board. I shall contribute to the social mission of the organisation and make sure that the voices of the voiceless are in the front line. I hope that through my contribution we can write a new chapter of humanity where no-one is left behind. Your projects and work ethic inspire me. Thank you for having me and I’m looking forward to contributing to positive change.”
Afouaiz was born and grew up in Morocco and has been a women’s rights advocate her whole life. She has campaigned and worked on women issues in 50 countries. While still living in Morocco she spent 2 years campaigning against a law which allows rapists to go unpunished if they marry their victims. She says:
My journey is about telling stories of the invisible and the voiceless and putting human rights in the heart of the debate, hoping for a better humanity.She is now based in Brussels where she runs Womenpreneur, an organisation with a community of 10,000 followers which aims to advance women’s place in the entrepreneurial scene, technology, innovation and society. RNW Media’s focus on building digital communities of young people for social change resonates strongly with her.
In a statement, the media organisation noted: “Inclusion is a core value for RNW Media and a central pillar of our organisation. Our country teams strive to ensure that our digital platforms attract communities as wide and diverse as possible. We also aim to ensure that our workforce and structures reflect and reinforce that diversity and inclusivity. To help ensure that this principle runs through the whole of RNW Media’s organisational structure, the Supervisory Board recently welcomed two new members who reflect our audience of young people around the world.”
Commenting on the recruitment, RNW Media CEO Jacqueline Lampe said: “RNW Media is lucky to have a highly committed Supervisory Board and they decided in 2019 that a more diverse team would be better equipped to support the organisation’s vision and mission.”
Explaining further, Lampe said: “A video was created describing RNW Media’s work and inviting people to apply for a position on the Supervisory Board and this was distributed via social media in all our target countries.
“In all, contact was made with around 100 candidates who submitted resumes and a short video outlining their motivation. After a careful interview process, Sana Afouaiz from Morocco and Franklin Ugobude from Nigeria were invited to visit RNW Media head office in Hilversum where they met with staff and current Supervisory Board Members and were formally approved as new members.”
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