Luca Putteman is a communications and community engagement professional with a strong interest in youth and community-driven solutions.

She is passionate about human-centred design, especially when applied to creating sustainable solutions in the field of migration.

She has reported for Belgian television and international online press with a focus on migration.

Luca Putteman

Basic information

Name
Luca Putteman
Country
Senegal
City
Dakar
Links

Supported projects

Yovo Bonsoir

  • Human Rights

PORTO-NOVO - Yovo Bonsoir breaks the clichés about Africa. The white volunteer travelling in the West African country of Benin is the guide. With the help of local colleagues, three young Flemish journalists investigate the true nature of "voluntourism", a popular holiday trend that combines tourism and volunteer work.

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Ça Bouge au Benin

  • Politics

COTONOU - The most controversial candidate in the upcoming presidential elections in Wes-African microstate Benin is Lionel Zinsou, who has roots in Benin but was born and raised in France. Will the next president in West-Africa be a white man?

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Morocco - Terre des Migrants

  • Migration
  • Human Rights
  • Equality

RABAT - Random arrests, assault, raids, deportation to Algeria. The fate of many Sub-Saharan illegal and legal refugees in Morocco. Maithé Franco and Luca Putteman talked to victims and investigated what role Europe plays in this story.

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