Casa Africa Nantes
Communications Lead
For two years, I lived at the intersection of culture, community, and creative strategy, building something that mattered from the ground up. I was shaping how an organization spoke, how it showed up, how it held space for the stories it wanted to tell. Print, digital, press, I built the plan. And held the thread that connected partners, volunteers, and institutions. I redesigned the visual identity and rebuilt the website. I made sure everything felt coherent, intentional, alive.
And then there was the festival, Casa Palabres: ten days, 1,700 people, countless moving parts. I coordinated it all from grant writing, media relations, content production to post-event reporting. But what I remember most isn't the logistics. It's the feeling of creating a space where people could gather, listen, and recognize themselves in each other's voices.
It was formative. The kind of work that shapes you because it demands everything and your attention, your creativity, your ability to stay grounded.
Looking back, this is where I learned that strategy isn't just about systems. It's about meaning and creating the conditions for connection to happen.
