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Flavie Halais
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Journalist, Freelance
Montreal
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Biography
Flavie Halais is a freelance journalist based in Montreal, Canada. She has reported internationally for various outlets including The Guardian, Le Monde Afrique, Jeune Afrique, The Correspondent and Devex, and currently writes about cities for WIRED. Flavie’s work investigates how global identities express themselves through politics and culture. She has written at length about informal settlements, foreign aid, migration, cities and poverty. Her multiplatform project Refugee Economics, backed by the European Journalism Centre, looked at the economic dimension of refugee crises in East Africa. Previous assignments have taken her to Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Haiti, Colombia, Greece and Brazil. She writes in both English and French, and is fluent in Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese.
Covers: cities, mega-events, latin america olympics, architecture, informal settlements sustainability, global development, poverty urbanism, east africa
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By Flavie Halais Verified|DevexExtreme weather events caused by climate change, and man-made environmental degradation such as deforestation can have devastating consequences on the mental health of the communities immediately affected and beyond. But the link is rarely discussed in the siloed worlds of public health and climate agencies. Some organizations are trying to understand this by taking an interdisciplinary approach.
By Flavie Halais Verified|DevexFrom climate-related disasters to health crises and armed conflicts, humanitarian crises are intensifying both in scale and frequency. The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on health, economic, and food systems; the growing impacts of climate change on extreme weather events and associated food and water shortages; and the increasingly protracted nature of conflicts have placed millions more people in situations of vulnerability.
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Freelance
Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.
De Pere, Wisconsin, United States