Curriculum Vitae (Sam Ngendahimana)

Curriculum Vitae

I. Personal Information

  • Full Name: Samuel NGENDAHIMANA 
  • Sex: Male 
  • Date & Place of Birth: 19 June 1985, Muhanga, Rwanda 
  • Marital Status: Married 
  • Nationality: Rwandan 
  • Address: BUMBOGO Sector, Gasabo District, Kigali City, Street: KG 65 B Avenue
  • Telephone: +250 788 458 630 
  • Email: samuelngenda1@gmail.com 
  • Website: www.isurape.rw 

 

 

II. Education Background

  • 2008 – 2011: National University of Rwanda 
    • Bachelor’s Degree in Arts, Media, and Social Sciences
       
  • 2015: Thomson Reuters Foundation 
    • Special Photography Courses for Africa 

III. Professional Experience

Positions

  • 2012 – 2015 : Photojournalist at The New Times (Rwanda’s Leading Daily Newspaper) 

Previous and Part-Time Posts

  • 2014 – 2017: Part-time Photographer, UN Agencies in Rwanda (ILO, UNICEF)

.       2017- 2025 : PHOTO-EDITOR AT THE NEW TIMES RWANDA

IV. Awards

  • 2013: Best Photojournalist of the Year in Rwanda
  • Contributor to Alamy photo store 

V. Skills

  • Professional Photography-In 2024- from February to November, I was among 10 photojournalists from 10 African countries who were trained by (INFONILE in Burundi) on the use of AI tools in PHOTOJOURNALISM to tell our own stories.
  • In February to July 2025, I was among 7 beneficiaries of Thomson Reuters Foundation mentorship on Use of AI to fact-check data in investigative reporting through which we were trained on use of AI in the Newsroom. This program has opened my eyes on why photojournalists have to get such skills.

 

  • Besides being a photo-editor for 8 years, I am an innovative photojournalist, media trainer, and AI specialist with extensive experience in newsroom leadership, digital media transformation, and training journalists on leveraging Artificial Intelligence for reporting, fact-checking, and storytelling. Skilled at bridging the gap between technology and journalism, enabling media professionals to adapt to new tools for research, audience engagement, and investigative reporting. Passionate about ethical use of AI in journalism and equipping newsrooms with future-proof skills,

VI. References

  • Lesley Wroughton : Mentor and Trainer focused on what matters in Africa, Washington Post contributor, ex Reuters correspondent. Email: lesley.wroughton@gmail.com Tel: +12022466735

 

.      Frank Nowikowski, Mexico City–based writer and photographer: Email: frank.nowikowski@gmail.com  Tel: +525538880429

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