Elsa Buchanan

Background

About Elsa Buchanan

I am a multilingual journalist and digital communications professional. After spending years working as a financial journalist covering retail banking, private banking/wealth management, investments, and compliance and regulation, I worked as a current affairs reporter for Newsweek Media Group's Africa news desk and as a reporter for a wide-range of news publications before I became Head of Communications for Sentebale. As a consultant, I now work in the NGO sector where I manage internal and external communications - with an emphasis on storytelling, investigations, reports and news. I also work as a copywriter for several content agencies and corporate clients. In my current contract role with Humanitarian Landmine Clearance project Masam, I help deliver successful awareness campaigns using the media and/or press to promote awareness of security, human rights and health issues in Yemen among the public, social institutions, NGOs and governments (news articles, blog posts, social media posts, reports, etc.). I also manage internal communications and lead media teams spread across four countries, as well as specific communications projects. Over the last ten years, I have reported from Europe (UK and mainland), Lebanon, the UAE, Yemen, Malawi, Lesotho, Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan, Rwanda and Burundi in a cross-cultural context, and for a diverse range of publications. A Trustee for DATUM Foundation, I work pro-bono with staff located in multiple locations throughout the world to ensure effective coordination and successful delivery of projects.