Al-Amin Yusuph

Al-Amin Yusuph is a veteran journalist; he worked with The African for almost seven years (1999 – 2006) and has since then been involved in efforts to strengthen rural and community media with an emphasis on using communications for development. To date, he has supported the design and successful rolling out of eight new rural communications projects in Tanzania, established and successfully launched a TV production facility at Saint Augustine University Tanzania, and piloted journalism training in Seychelles and Zanzibar. He brings to the TMF Board of Directors his extensive experience in and contribution to media industry development in Tanzania, particularly towards the transformation of media for development and social accountability. Yusuph has worked with both international and local non-profits in several African countries. He trained in journalism at Maarifa Media Trust (MAMET) in 1997 and has a Masters in Information Studies from the University of Dar es Salaam (2000).