Alfonso Gumucio Dagron
Alfonso Gumucio Dagron (Bolivia) is a writer, journalist, photographer and development communication specialist from Bolivia. He is the author of several books on film and communication for social change, as well as documentary films, photographic exhibits and hundreds of articles in journals. He has worked in five continents on social change projects as a communication for development specialist. He is managing director for Programmes at the Communication for Social Change Consortium.
Because of his involvement as progressive journalist he has twice been forced to live in exile, first living in Paris from 1972 to 1978, and later in Mexico from 1980 to 1984. He studied filmmaking at the Institut des hautes études cinématographique (IDHEC) and the University of Vincennes in Paris. He worked all over the world for Unicef, FAO, UNDP, Unesco, Rockefeller Foundation, et cetera. He is familiar with issues of child rights, environment, indigenous populations, arts and culture, human rights, community organization, health and sustainable development. Gumucio Dagron has published over twenty books, including poetry, narrative and studies on literature, film and communication.