Romeo Lomora Ronald

Country:

South Sudan

Region:

Juba

Language(s):

English - Very Good
Kakwa - Good
Juba Arabic - Very Good

Skills:

Media & Art

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

Contact:

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.

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