In addition to her role as facilitator, Kris Rampersad is an award-winning journalist independent sustainable development educator, multimedia producer/publisher, lecturer, trainer & consultant. She holds a BA First Class Honours and PhD degrees from the University of the West Indies. Her specialty is in the ICH intersections with World Heritage, heritage tourism and creative industries, intercultural dialogue, Creative Cities, Slave, Silk, Indentured Immigrant Routes. She implements effective culture and multi-media, communications and outreach strategies, policies, and develops creative interactive education programmes in inclusion, intellectual property, rights, freedoms. Her core skills include research, documentation, inventorying and policy making, awareness building, and use of traditional, conventional and new media for empowerment. She has authored three books and served on the UNESCO Executive Board, Chair Education Commission, independent member of the ICH Consultative Body. Visit www.krisrampersad.com
Participation in training sessions:
Working experience in:
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Norway, Panama, Portugal, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore, Sint Maarten, South Africa, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Based in:
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Working language(s):
English
Thematic areas of experience or interest:
Community participation, Economic and social development, Education, Environment, Ethics, Health, Indigenous peoples, Legislation, Migration, Peacebuilding, Teaching materials, Tourism, Urban areas, Youth