Opinion

Leading from the roots: A Conversation with Dr. Timothée Emini

2025-08-08T14:54:27+00:00August 8th, 2025|

To mark the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we are sharing an interview with Dr. Timothée Emini, a Baka Indigenous person from the East Region of Cameroon and the Coordinator of the Indigenous Peoples Leadership Programme at Well Grounded. Timothée is a trailblazer. He is the first Indigenous forest person in Cameroon and Central Africa to publicly defend a PhD thesis — a symbolic and historic achievement. His daily work is deeply rooted in the promotion and defence of the human rights of Indigenous Peoples, a mission he carries with conviction and pride.     What does the International [...]

What IT skills are important these days

2024-10-01T15:52:09+00:00March 23rd, 2022|

I was recently reading a job advertisement for a project coordinator. In terms of required skills, there was just one terse line: Word/Excel/Outlook/Teams. Furthermore, there was no indication of the actual skills required. Almost anyone can open an Excel file and enter data. But who can do a Pivot Table? It's quite common to ask candidates for this kind of skills, but I wondered if it corresponds to the current needs in digital. In my experience, familiarity with many software programmes and practices is required. Project coordination software, collaborative work software, databases, searching for information on the Internet, publishing on social [...]

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