Taye Balogun is a Communication, Campaign and Media Specialist with a Filmmaking background, and 20+years of experience in leading and managing strategic communications, media campaigns and activities, and producing film/videography content and photography for non-profit projects and programs across Africa, Middle East, North America, Europe and Australia.
Areas of expertise: Communications | Strategies & Plans | Media Relations, Press Releases & Feature Stories | Photography, Videography & Filmography | Events Management | Stakeholder Management | Campaigns: Training & Capacity Building | Communication Products Development | TV Production | Social Media Engagement | Story & Script Development | Concept Development |Graphic Design | Advocacy & Mobilization
Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi Woman Rep) & Taye Balogun (THENGOIFKF Founder & Director) receiving H.E Mama Rachel Ruto, First Lady of Kenya at THENGOIFF 2023.
Taye Balogun (THENGOIFKF Founder & Director) and Dr. Bhagi Siva at THENGOIFF 2024.
Amb. Nicol of Czech Republic, Taye Balogun (THENGOIFKF Founder & Director), Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi Woman Rep), Amb. Khalid Al Salman of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia at THENGOIFF 2023.
RUFA Hosts Taye Balogun: Screening of the Film “Camp 32”
On Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at the Aula Magna in Via Libetta, first and second-year students of the Film Arts course had the opportunity to meet a distinguished guest: Taye Balogun, filmmaker, activist, and director of the The NGO International Film & Knowledge Forum. During the event, Balogun presented and screened “Camp 32,” the opening film of the recent edition of the festival held in Melbourne.
The event was enriched by the participation of the documentary’s protagonist, who joined via Zoom from Australia. Taye Balogun introduced the film and offered a unique perspective on his work as a filmmaker and activist. The event, attended by professors Marianna Cappi and Fabio Mollo, represented an unmissable opportunity for Film Arts students to engage with an internationally renowned professional and delve into themes related to cinema as a tool for advocacy and change.
Taye Balogun (THENGOIFKF Founder & Director) and directors Verena Thomas & Jackie Kauli during The Tribal Sisters post-screening Q&A at THENGOIFKF 2024.
Chris Odeh, Daniel Etim Effiong, Taye Balogun (THENGOIFKF Founder & Director), Joycee Awosika, Kennedy Ekezie & Nabilah Usman during a roundtable discussion on Nollywood & its social impact stories.
BOARD LEADERSHIP & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Advisory Board Member – Ecoflix | Africa Youth Panel (AYP)
- Board Member – African Artists Peace Initiative
- Fellow – TEDx Kampala, Uganda
- Fellow – UNLEASH
- Coordinator – Horn of Africa Peace & Security Network
- Core Team Member – Africans Rising
- Member – The Room
- Member – African Youth Initiative for Climate Justice; African
Youth Commission; Fight Inequality Alliance - Partner – Oxfam International
- Partner – Crisis Action
- Advisor – Graphix Project, Yale University; Ecoflix
Filmography: Director/ Producer – Frontline Women (2019) | Director/ Producer: Music is our Weapon – Silhouette Pictures/ Storytellers (2016) | Director: The Fraternity – MNET (2015) | Director: Chasing the Light – MNET (2014) | Director: Dead End Job – MNET (2014) | Director: Check List – MNET (2014) | Production Designer: ENITAN – Impression Films (2011) | Production Designer: Learning Curve – SOZO Films (2010) | Associate Producer: 12:30 – BBC/ Microsoft/ Impression Films Production (2009) | Director – Grease (2009) | Director – Fiddler on the Roof (2008) | Director – Once on this Island (2007)
Publications: Author – No Art & Culture, No Development (2018); | Author – Guns, Guts and God (2017) | Co-Author – Education is a Cost, Development is the Price (2017) | Author – The Culture of Peace (2016) | Editor – Youths in Peace and Security: Role and Responsibilities (2016) | Co-Author – Paper: Advancing Women’s Political Participation in Africa (2015) | Co-Author – The Language is Peace and Cancel is Art (2015) | Editor – Why Africans are not United (2014)
Consulting Experience
2025
Porticus – New York – Global Communications/ Strategy Advisor (Education)
2024
UN (OHCHR) – Switzerland – Media
Oxfam America – New York – Advocacy & Media
Amnesty International – Kenya – Campaign & Fundraising
Sandbox Project – Canada / Ghana – Campaign & Communications
UN (OHCHR) & Africa Union – 15 countries (Africa) – Advocacy & Campaign
UN (OHCHR) – Chad – Production
2023
UN (OHCHR) – Chad – Production
Nutrition International – Canada – Storytelling & Content Creation
Action Aid – Liberia – Campaign & Knowledge Management
2022
Chandler Foundation – USA / Somalia – Production & Publication
2021
African Union – Ethiopia – Advocacy & Photography
OHCHR & AU – Switzerland – Campaign & Media
Oxfam Internation / Christian Aid – UK – Campaign & Media
UNDP – Senegal – Strategy
GIMAC Network – Italy – Team Leadership, Comms, Speech Writing
2020
Oxfam International – Kenya – Film Direction, Campaign, Animation
Advocacy Accelerator – Kenya – Film Direction, Campaign, Content Creation
Amref Health Canada – Senegal – Film Direction, Graphic Design
Crisis Action – Kenya – Campaign & Strategy
2019
Crisis Action – Kenya – Campaign & Strategy
Oxfam Pan Africa – Kenya – Documentary Film
KAN Festival – Tanzania – Festival Direction
2018
KAN Festival – Tanzania – Festival Direction
YouLead Region Summit – Tanzania – Media & Communications
Hargeisa Cultural Institute – Somaliland – Film, Facilitation
Action Aid Denmark – Tanzania – Communications, Training, Program Design
2016
Silhouette Pictures – Kenya – Film Direction, Writing, Production
Porticus – New York – Global Communications/ Strategy Advisor (Education)
UN (OHCHR) – Switzerland – Media
Oxfam America – New York – Advocacy & Media
Amnesty International – Kenya – Campaign & Fundraising
Sandbox Project – Canada / Ghana – Campaign & Communications
UN (OHCHR) & Africa Union – 15 countries (Africa) – Advocacy & Campaign
UN (OHCHR) – Chad – Production
UN (OHCHR) – Chad – Production
Nutrition International – Canada – Storytelling & Content Creation
Action Aid – Liberia – Campaign & Knowledge Management
Chandler Foundation – USA / Somalia – Production & Publication
African Union – Ethiopia – Advocacy & Photography
OHCHR & AU – Switzerland – Campaign & Media
Oxfam Internation / Christian Aid – UK – Campaign & Media
UNDP – Senegal – Strategy
GIMAC Network – Italy – Team Leadership, Comms, Speech Writing
Oxfam International – Kenya – Film Direction, Campaign, Animation
Advocacy Accelerator – Kenya – Film Direction, Campaign, Content Creation
Amref Health Canada – Senegal – Film Direction, Graphic Design
Crisis Action – Kenya – Campaign & Strategy
Crisis Action – Kenya – Campaign & Strategy
Oxfam Pan Africa – Kenya – Documentary Film
KAN Festival – Tanzania – Festival Direction
KAN Festival – Tanzania – Festival Direction
YouLead Region Summit – Tanzania – Media & Communications
Hargeisa Cultural Institute – Somaliland – Film, Facilitation
Action Aid Denmark – Tanzania – Communications, Training, Program Design
Silhouette Pictures – Kenya – Film Direction, Writing, Production