User:Cyuzuzo Sandrine/sandbox/Innocent Muvuyi

Innocent MUVUNYI (born on 02 September 1990) is a media and communication professional currently serving as the Regional Communications Officer with the United Nations Volunteers, Asia, and Pacific Region based in Bangkok, Thailand since February 2022. He coordinates all communication work covering eleven field units and 34 non-field presence, lead sourcing content for UN Volunteers corporate website and manages the regional office social media platforms. Before becoming an International UN Volunteer, he worked in Rwanda in media and communications spheres for nearly nine years. From December 2017 until 2022, he was working as the Communications and Public Relations Specialist with the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion. He also worked in media sector for five years serving on managerial positions as Chief News Editor, Acting Program Manager, and senior news anchor for Lemigo TV, Royal TV and Royal FM between April 2014 – March 2017. Before becoming a TV presenter, Innocent worked for City Radio as reporter, news anchor and commentator from between 2012 and April 2014. Innocent has worked with the mainstream media including the world leading media organs such as BBC and Voice of America as a 'Part Time Fixer/Translator'.

Noteworthy achievements

As a senior journalist, Innocent has overseen the news department for more than three years, supervising a team of fifteen reporters, anchors and managing all editorial works such as editorial budgeting, news production, news presentation, assigning journalists to respective field, deciding on the story running order and pitching story ideas. He has also trained internees who were allocated in the news department. He has anchored the Prime-time news bulletin, presented breaking news, and carried exclusive interviews of big personalities such as Cabinet Ministers, Ambassadors, Diplomats, analysts, security personnel, celebrities to mention but a few. He has also contributed to Voice of America talk shows as a guest.

Education and early life

MUVUNYI began his primary education in a school located in his village in the former Commune Giti, current Rwamiko Sector, Gicumbi District in the Northern Province. He was born from a middle-class family of farmers. He has eight siblings (three sisters and six brothers) and he is the seventh child. After completing his primary education, he joined O' Level at Bukure Secondary School Groupe Scolaire Kirwa, both schools located in his native district. He did his advanced secondary studies at Groupe Scolaire Saint Joseph Kabgayi, a Catholic school of excellence located in Muhanga District, Southern Province. He pursued languages majoring in English, French and Kinyarwanda. After completing secondary studies, Innocent was awarded a government scholarship to study at the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Rwanda (Former National University of Rwanda), where he graduated in 2015 majoring in Communications.

Language and personal Life

MUVUNYI speaks Kinyarwanda, English, modest French, Kiswahili. He is a news junkie and enjoys playing cards and random games. He thrives for gender equity, inclusive and sustainable development. He is a proud husband and father of one kid.