Romeo Lomora Ronald

About me

Romeo is a highly-skilled professional podcaster and audio storyteller with a background as a South Sudanese refugee. He is a strong advocate for open-source tools and open knowledge, and leverages open GIS tools like QGIS to promote the use of mapping in addressing community challenges. As a leader in Platform Africa, Romeo oversees the organization's open knowledge hub and drives initiatives such as Wiki4Refugees and #OpenMapping to provide refugees with access to open source tools and knowledge. Romeo's work is instrumental in transforming communities through the power of technology and open information.

Portfolio

OSM South Sudan, Juba-South Sudan— Programs Director

Open Street Map - South Sudan

https://www.hotosm.org/where-we-work/south-sudan

September 2021 - PRESENT

Develop programs that suit the expansion relevance and use of OSM data and OSM South Sudan.

Platform Africa, Rhino camp refugee settlement - Uganda — Co-Founder- Admin

http://www.platformafrica.ngo/

March 2017 - March 2021

Organize media-related programs for the #ASKnet project, Lobby for projects. Coordinate with funders to make projects relevant and impactful to beneficiaries

Community Development Center, Rhino camp refugee settlement - Uganda — Community Liason Officer/PR

https://cdc.ngo/

In charge of the PR and offline plus online representation of the organization

This involved creation of posts, community meetings, and feedback collection

MICT- Germany Berlin, Radio Producer

https://mict-international.org/

Feb 2021- March 2021

Radio podcast production, editing, and publication

#OSBA+ project of giving refugees access to information and news

https://anchor.fm/mict

MICT- Germany Berlin, Radio Producer

https://mict-international.org/

Nov 2021- Jan 2022

Radio podcast production, editing, and publication

#The Pearl audio dramas

https://soundcloud.com/thepearldrama

Filter Stories- Germany Berlin, Radio/Podcast Producer

https://www.caffeinepodcast.co.uk/

August 2021- September 2021

Radio podcast production, editing, and publication

The Adventure of coffee.

The ASKPodcast, Radio Producer/Content Creator

https://www.facebook.com/ASKPodcast/?_rdc=1&_rdr

December 2021- present

Radio podcast production, editing, and publication

Producing Podcasts and Videos as podcasts with an aim of enhancing content that intends to showcase the different innovations in Africa that exist in post-conflict areas of Africa

Ubongo- USA, Radio Producer / Dubbing consultant

https://www.ubongo.org/shows/ubongo-kids/

March 2020-September 2020

Radio podcast production, editing, and publication Education content developer

I Dubbed audio education content into Juba Arabic, wrote scripts, and dubbed, edited into Juba Arabic audios to be consumed by refugees

Ubongo- USA, Radio Producer / Dubbing consultant

https://www.ubongo.org/shows/ubongo-kids/

Dec 2021- present

Radio podcast production, editing, and publication Education content developer

I Dubbed audio education content into Juba Arabic, wrote scripts, and dubbed, edited into Juba Arabic audios to be consumed by refugees

Wikimedia User Group South Sudan, Juba-South Sudan/ Team Leader

October 2021-

Initiated our first-ever Wikimedia programs i.e wiki commons photography hunt that shall resume on Feb 2022

Location: Juba, South Sudan

Skills

Media & Art

About me

Romeo is a highly-skilled professional podcaster and audio storyteller with a background as a South Sudanese refugee. He is a strong advocate for open-source tools and open knowledge, and leverages open GIS tools like QGIS to promote the use of mapping in addressing community challenges. As a leader in Platform Africa, Romeo oversees the organization's open knowledge hub and drives initiatives such as Wiki4Refugees and #OpenMapping to provide refugees with access to open source tools and knowledge. Romeo's work is instrumental in transforming communities through the power of technology and open information.