The Strategists": Award winning cartoon by and @ Francis Odupute
Through cartoons, photos and feature articles, Francis Odupute has been reporting on a variety of social development issues in the media (focusing mostly on his country, Nigeria, such as: water supply, sanitation, health and hygiene issues, human rights, gender, democracy and governance, etc.) since 1993 as a freelancer.
On 4th December, 2009, Francis received a Global Media Award for Excellence in Population Reporting (Editorial Cartoon category) from The P.I. (Population Institute), in Washington, D.C., USA.
Francis leads a national network of Art and media experts in Nigeria (GRAFIK Reporters) under the umbrella of BFI Kreative Brainz Klub (BFIKBK) the Arts and Media organ of BFI and is a member of the Water and Sanitation Media Network in Nigeria. He is the founder and president of the Beautiful Feet International (BFI) Ministry in Nigeria, a faith-based organization whose objectives include charity, youth empowerment/moral suasion, development education and community health/WASH issues, media advocacy, educational literature distribution, etc.
Oil Wise: Cartoon in honor of World Water Week created by and @Francis Odupute