Vagner Barbosa Gomes Ca
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Vagner Barbosa Gomes Ca is a journalist, filmmaker, youth leader and human rights activist from Guinea-Bissau. Since 2015, he has been working as a cameraman and audiovisual editor for the Community Television TV Klele, producing news stories from different parts of the country. He is a freelance correspondent for Reuters Dakar and has covered the presidential elections 2019 in Guinea-Bissau for AP. Vagner Barbosa has gained work experience with the German Liaison Office in Bissau, the Portuguese Film Production Company Onda Africana and as a stringer for international journalists. He is also the president of the Association of Athletes of Guinea-Bissau since 2016. For many years, Vagner Barbosa has been supporting NGOs in the cultural sector, for instance providing media training for the youth, promoting environmental protection and childrens' rights.