Yves Marie Stranger

Yves-Marie Stranger Summary -www.Uthiopia.com Date of Birth: 27/05/72 Nationality: British Tel:- rue de la Rose Marmande I’m a communications professional with 15 years’ of experience in journalism and writing as well as translating, simultaneous interpreting and training in Africa’s capital, Addis Ababa. I am the author of Ethiopia through writers’ eyes, an anthology of writing on Ethiopia and have written for The Guardian, CNN Traveler and others. I am currently making a documentary about Ethiopia: The Oranges of Prester John (more info on Uthiopia.com). After studying agronomy & animal husbandry, I worked for several years on smallholdings in France. I have extensive experience translating and interpreting in tourism, agriculture, rail transport, development and politics. I have also translated cultural topics. Running a horse riding stable in Ethiopia for 6 years was an experience which gave me a good understanding of Ethiopia’s tourism sector. During this time I also carried out consulting and training in Amharic for community based horse trekking ventures throughout Ethiopia. Languages English=E French=F Amharic=A Spanish=S English: Mother tongue French: Mother tongue Spanish: Good conversational speaking skills Amharic: Good conversational speaking skills. Basic reading and writing. Work Experience Writer/editor 2005 – Present I am the editor of Ethiopia through writers’ eyes, an anthology of Ethiopian writing published by Eland Books of London. Ces pas qui trop vite s’effacent (a travel book partly based in Ethiopia), was published in France with l’Archange Minotaure in 2005, and African Train/የባቡር ወጎች (as a contributing author), a book on the history of the Djibouti-Addis Ababa railway, in 2012. 1 Work Experience (continued) Writer/editor (continued) I also write and edit technical documents, such as a community tourism project (for Africa Parks), a report on the potential of REDD+ for Ethiopia (Farm Africa), or Muya’s promotional brochures and company profile (Muya is an Ethiopian community based arts and crafts enterprise). (See annex I for a complet list of writing assignments and YvesMarieStranger.com for testimonials). Journalism 2000 – Present I have contributed articles on Ethiopian culture and tourism to CNN Traveler, The Guardian newspaper, Africa Geographic, Qantara and various other publications such as Open Skies and Selamta. I have also been a staff writer on What’s Out! Addis Ababa for the last 8 years. Translation 2000 – Present I translate technical documents for vaious Ethiopia based non govermental organisations such as Oxfam International, and local companies and/or research and education institutions such as Total Ethiopia, the Alliance Française and the French Centre for Ethiopian Studies, and the French embassy in Ethiopia. I also translate books, both literary (Evoltez-vous! by Luc Boiron), and non-fiction (Lidj Yassu, Bagdad Art Deco, African Train). (See annex I for a complet list of assignments and YvesMarieStranger.com for testimonials). Interpreting 2004 – 2016 I carry out both simultaneous interpretation in conference settings in Addis Ababa (African Union, Economic Commission for Africa…etc.), as well as consecutive interpretation for high level delegations with the French Embassy in Ethiopia, the United States Embassy in Ethiopia…etc. I have worked in this capacity as the personnal interpreter of the French minister for foreign trade during meetings with the Ethiopian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, as well as with the US Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region and the US ambassador to the African Union and the US deputy head of State during her AU summit bilateral meetings. I also carry out liaison interpreting, especially in field and study visits in agriculture (Niger delegation with the Agricultural Transformation Agency – Malagasy study visit to the Safety Net Program in Tigray with the World Bank…etc.). (See annex II for a complete list of assignments and YvesMarieStranger.com for testimonials). 2 Tourism sector consultant and entrepreneur- I established a horse trekking company, Equus Ethiopia, running treks for international and Addis Ababa based customers for six years. Besides organising our own rides, I implemented community based tourism consulting & trainings in various based horse trekking ventures for USAID/Sustainable Tourism Alliance (in the Rift Valley), and the Frankfurt Zoological Society (in the Bale National Park, and the community managed Guassa Plateau in Menz.) Language trainer- I worked in language training for 20 years, first in Great-Britain, then in France and Spain, a time during which I taught both French and English. In Ethiopia, I taught at a number of institutions such as the British Council (Academic English for Graduate students of the Addis Ababa University), Sandford International School (English for adult learners), and the Ethiopian Civil Service College (English language course for the Ethiopian ministry of foreign affairs). (See annex III for a complete list of assignments and YvesMarieStranger.com for testimonials). Education Solihull Polytechnic 1996 Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language University of Perpignan 1991 – 1993 Undergraduate studies in English literature Collège de Carméjane 1989 – 1991 Brevet de Technicien Agricole (BTA) 3 (ANNEX I) TRANSLATING/WRITING DATE INSTITUTION-/2017 August/Sep. 2016 June 2016 April 2016 April 2016 February 2016 January 2016 Sep. 2015 June 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 January 2015 January 2015 January 2015 January--ongoing Nov--ongoing--ongoing 2006-ongoing- Rafiki Films Various (CFL, GIZ…etc.) CFL Cargo (Luxembourg) MESA/African Union Politico Magazine/CNRS African Disability Forum Politico Magazine Goethe Institute Norway Embassy Gallica Alliance Française Total Ethiopia Oxfam International Gallica Alliance Française French Embassy Muya Plc Ethiopia in Travellers Eyes African Train/የባቡር ወጎች CFEE Lidj Iyasu Uthiopia.com Africa Parks Farm Africa Africa Parks Baghdad Arts Deco Addis Ababa- Free-lance journalism What’s Out Addis Ces Pas qui… Shama Books Addis Admas Newspaper Addis Guide LANGUAGES English/French/Amharic Translation French to English Translation French to English Translation English to French Translation French to English Translation English to French Translation French to English Translation French to English and Amharic Translation Amharic to English Translation French to English (full book) Writing/translation French English Amharic Translation French to English Translation French to English Proofreading in French (full book) Translation French to English Translation French to English Content writing (English) Anthology of Ethiopian Travel Writing Translation (full book) & contributing author Various proofreading and translations Translation French to English (full book) A blog about Ethiopian cultures and languages Annual Report English to French Report Writing (English) Proposal Writing (English) Translation French to English (full book) Book translation English to French CNN Traveller, Africa Geographic…etc. Monthly columnist Author/French Director of Publications Weekly columnist Writer/Researcher (Some assignments not included) (ANNEX II) INTERPRETING (all assignments French DATE INSTITUTION May 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 March 2016 English, unless otherwise specified) Embassy of Spain and New Zealand ILRI UNICEF The Transfer Project African Disability Forum African joint customs source book 4 Feb. 2016 Jan. 2016 Jan. 201 Jan. 2016 Dec. 2015 Nov. 2015 Nov. 2015 Nov. 2015 Oct. 2015 Oct. 2015 Oct. 2015 May 2015 May 2015 April 2015 April 2015 March 2015 March 2015 Feb. 2015 Jan. 2015 Jan. 2015 Jan. 2015 Dec 2014 Dec 2014 Dec 2014 Nov. 2014 Nov. 2014 Nov. 2014 Nov. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Sep. 2014 June 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Nov. 2013 Nov. 2013 Nov. 2013 Sep. 2013 Oct. 2013 Oct. 2013 Sep. 2013 Feb. 2013 Dec. 2012 Oct. 2012 Oct. 2012 UNDP African food value chains Liaison interpreter for the US deputy secretary of State to the AU Summit Global Campaign for Education/ANCEFA African Union/GIMAC summit Transport in Africa th 5 Conference on Oil Seeds GIZ African Union/WHO Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plan for Africa Red Cross Defence Attaché Training French Embassy in Ethiopia African Union Oxfam International French Embassy in Ethiopia Center for Human Rights (University of Pretoria) East African Power Pool Women in Parliament assembly (AU) Oxfam International US Embassy/African Union Oxfam International UN Special Envoy Great Lakes/Oxfam International IMO Migration Workshop IGAD Nile Basin Initiative INTERPOL WORLD BANK (Field visit to Safety Net Program Tigray (Amharic French SAVE THE CHILDREN African Union Security Agency (CISSA) Pan African Lawyers’ Union Defence Attaché Training Blue Sky Week UNAIDS IGAD Biodiversity Management Program General Assembly on Metrology African Union Eurostat French Ministry of Foreign Trade French-Ethiopia Business Forum United Nations (ECA) UN (CGCC) INTERPOL SAFIRE (EU) Oxfam International French Embassy IGAD Global Partnership for Education French Embassy GCSP Forum on security in Africa IGAD Conference on visa free travel International Transport Federation French Embassy African Union Conference on Reproductive Rights Pan African 8th Red Cross conference GCSP Forum on security in Africa 5 English) Sep. 2012 May 2012 May 2012 IGAD Conference on early warning mechanism Global Child Nutrition Forum World Economic Forum (Some assignments not included) (Annex III ) Training Assignments DATE INSTITUTION TRAINING - British Council/British Embassy Frankfurt Zoological Society Zacouma National Park (Chad) Ethiopian Sustainable Tourism Alliance/USAID British Council/Addis Ababa University British Council/Addis Ababa University Ethiopian Civil Service College Sandford International School Ethio-Turkish School Windsor School of English Gibson Youth Academy Une Autre Langue Transfer School of English General English Community Horse Skills Training Horsemanship skills Park Rangers Community Horse Skills Training Academic English IELTS intensive course Intensive one month course English as a Foreign Language Primary School Teacher English as a Foreign Language Middle School Instructor English as a Foreign Language English as a Foreign Language Testimonials & references: YvesMarieStranger.com Books and articles: uthiopia.com 6