Virginie Blanche Wend-Kuni-Zoubere: Inclusion through communication
Virginie Blanche Wend-Kuni Zoubere was diagnosed at the age of seven with femoral necrosis of the hip, which reached an advanced stage and required major surgery to replace the entire hip bone with a full prosthetic. However, that did not stop Virginie from achieving her full potential.
An advocate for the inclusion of persons with disabilities, Virginie is a UN Volunteer with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Burkina Faso. She is an Assistant Communication Specialist.
She is actively involved in developing the visibility of the UNDP Country Office on the web and social media, encouraging a greater understanding of what the organization can do for individuals, including those with disabilities. This includes producing and adapting content for the UNV and UNDP newsletters.
She also carries out activities and field missions to collect quality information, photos, and videos of success stories during events involving UNDP and UN Volunteers.
Through training sessions on disability inclusion, Virginie builds the capacity of staff and youth in her community to advocate for volunteerism and the inclusion of persons with disabilities.
"I believe UNDP provides great support to young people in the field of entrepreneurship, gender and inclusion of persons with disabilities. This is the positive feedback I received from beneficiaries at the community level. I am honoured to be a UN Volunteer,” shares Virginie.
"Since Virginie's arrival, the communication unit's response capacity has been strengthened in all areas, including digital communication by managing some of our social media accounts and supporting our colleagues in the Programme, Operations and Economics Unit in their communication needs," says Mahamadi Ouedraogo, Communications Officer with UNDP in Burkina Faso.
This article was produced with the kind support of Online Volunteer Abbey Gibson. Find out more on how to volunteer online or engage Online Volunteers.
