Gloria Amondi Onyango
Nairobi,Canada
Summary
I am a dynamic journalist, professional writer and a linguist with experience in publishing competitive research and journalistic articles. As a culture journalist, I have published diverse articles under culture which include literature, wellness and art. I have also published in-depth articles on Sustainable Development Goals and on scientific topics such as science communication.
I have written and published fictional and non-fictional stories on a number of literary journals.
Skilled in languages, I have tutored Mandarin and German languages.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Journalist
Nation Newspaper
08.2023 - Current
- I contribute to different columns on culture that run from Friday to Sunday every week. I write across different topics such as literature, climate change, health and art.
- I conducted interviews with personalities, and institutions and published them on the newspaper.
Article Writer
Alliance for Science
07.2023 - Current
- Researched and published articles on five Sustainable Development Goals (SDG): Climate Action, Health, Education, Zero Hunger and Zero Poverty.
- Interviewed experts and researchers on scientific topics and science communication and published those interviews on the website.
- Attended scientific trainings and seminars and reported on them.
Staff Writer
Bikozulu Blog
04.2022 - 12.2023
- Interviewed people and wrote their stories creatively to portray everyday lives in a way our readers could relate.
- Edited, stories submitted by other writer and revised content published on the website to ensure high quality of stories being published.
- Managed social media platforms and monitored interactions with readers of the website.
- Researched creative topics to write and created layouts for new articles and features.
Tutor
Lugha Learning Solutions
01.2021 - 12.2023
- Taught Mandarin and German classes to private and group students online and physical.
Journalist
The Standard Newspaper
01.2022 - 07.2023
- Researched on and wrote articles around cultural and lifestyle topics on different columns.
- Conducted interviews with personalities, and institutions and published them on the newspaper.
- Did book reviews, and reviews of film and theatre plays
- I was also a contributing researcher and consultant on legal topics and articles because I have a background in law (L.L.B).
Volunteer
Kulturweit Tandem Project by Deutsche UNESCO
09.2022 - 02.2023
- Together with a Tandem partner we implemented an inter-cultural project that enabled an exchange (digitally) between the school and a high school in South Africa on the topics of colonialism, racism, refugee issue and climate change.
- As part of the project, we sent out questions which we allowed the students to interpret through various mediums such as poetry, writing, drawings, audios or pictures.
- After receiving the responses, we conducted workshops to sensitize participants
Legal assistant
Katiba Institute
06.2019 - 08.2019
- Company Overview: NGO
- Research, filing and documentation within the legal department.
- Policy development, building of cases and attending court.
- Offered regular free legal aid in institutions and to the public.
Media Monitor
Election Observation Group
08.2017 - 12.2017
- Company Overview: ELOG
- Monitoring print media (Standard Newspaper and the STAR) for hate speech and incitement during the election period.
- This involved identifying incidences of incitement by politicians, public figures or private citizens and reporting those cases.
Education
Master of Arts - Creative Writing
Concordia University
Montreal, QC07-2026
Chinese Medicine and Language (Diploma) -
Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
01.2020
Bachelors of Law (L.L.B) -
University of Nairobi
05.2019
German Language (B2) -
Goethe Institute Yaounde
08.2018
Skills
- Microsoft Office: Word, Powerpoint, Excel
- Social Media
- Zoom
- Google Drive
- Skype
- Organizational and planning skills
- Team-work oriented
- Good listener and communicator
- Motivated
- Written and Verbal skills
Accomplishments
- Kenya's Representative to Cinemadamare Youth Festival, 2015
- Appointed EAC Youth Ambassador to Kenya, 2016-2019
- Chinese Language and Culture Winter Camp, 2017
- Chinese Language and Culture Summer Camp, 2018
- Winner- International Literary Seminar Fellowship, 2023
- Minority Africa Writing Fellowship, 2023
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 08/23/95
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: Kenyan
Publications
- My loyalty’s only to the story, https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/evewoman/living/article/2001462398/yvonne-adhiambo-my-loyaltys-only-to-the-story
- Connecting Africa’s histories and future through literature, https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/weekend/connecting-africa-s-histories-and-future-through-literature-4384688
- Kenya: Women save capital city from being buried under garbage, https://allianceforscience.org/blog/2024/03/kenya-women-save-capital-city-from-getting-buried-under-garbage/
- Relief is not meant to be permanent but resilience has to be sustainable, https://allianceforscience.org/blog/2023/11/relief-is-not-meant-to-be-permanent-but-resilience-has-to-be-sustainable/
- Literary retreat in the Mara, https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/arts-and-culture/article/2001478055/literary-retreat-in-the-mara
- Last April, https://dooneyscafe.com/last-april/
References
- Mikhail Iossel, Professor of English, Concordia University Montreal, mikhail.iossel@concordia.ca
- Tony Mochama, Journalist, writer, Nation Media Group, tonyadamske@gmail.com
- Clay Muganda, Global South Managing Editor, Alliance for Science, claymuganda@gmail.com
Hobbies and Interests
- Reading
- Writing
- Traveling
Languages
English
Full Professional
Swahili
Native or Bilingual
German
Professional Working
Chinese (Mandarin)
Professional Working
French
Elementary
Timeline
Journalist
Nation Newspaper
08.2023 - Current
Article Writer
Alliance for Science
07.2023 - Current
Volunteer
Kulturweit Tandem Project by Deutsche UNESCO
09.2022 - 02.2023
Staff Writer
Bikozulu Blog
04.2022 - 12.2023
Journalist
The Standard Newspaper
01.2022 - 07.2023
Tutor
Lugha Learning Solutions
01.2021 - 12.2023
Legal assistant
Katiba Institute
06.2019 - 08.2019
Media Monitor
Election Observation Group
08.2017 - 12.2017
Bachelors of Law (L.L.B) -
University of Nairobi
German Language (B2) -
Goethe Institute Yaounde
Master of Arts - Creative Writing
Concordia University
Chinese Medicine and Language (Diploma) -
Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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