Diana Tibeitorb Ngon is a Ghanaian multimedia Journalist who works as the Northern Regional Correspondent with Citi TV. She is a graduate of the Ghana Institute of Journalism.

Diana has worked in rural communities of Northern Ghana to highlight the development challenges facing the vulnerable populations of those communities.  She has received multiple awards, including the United Nations 2022 Young Special Prize of the Crises of Inequality Media Contest and the Ghana Journalists Association Best Reporter for Conflict Reporting in the Northern region in 2019.

Diana has collaborated with other stakeholders to produce news reports on counterterrorism efforts in Northern Ghana. She initiated a mentorship program to mentor up-and-coming female journalists and has facilitated journalism trainings at Tamale Technical University to impact the next generation of female journalists from Northern Ghana.

IVLP Impact Award Project: Empowering Women in Media for Peacebuilding in Northern Ghana

This project trained 15 women journalists and media practitioners in conflict reporting and gender sensitive reporting. Participants were equipped with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to effectively report on and counter violent extremism and promote peacebuilding in their communities. The project increased awareness about the threat of violent extremism and promoted the important role that women in media play in creating peace and stability in the wake of violent extremism in Northern Ghana. A media campaign was created to raise awareness of the important role women can have in promoting peace and stability in Ghana.

After the training, participants created a network of women in media, ‘She Pens Peace,’ which facilitated virtual meetings to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing and to date its content has has reached more than 1,000 people.  

“The project has made me realize that peace is very important in nation-building and women should be given the same opportunities as their male counterparts." – Project Participant

IVLP Exchange Experience 

Diana participated in the IVLP Project Women Leaders - Promoting Peace and Security organized by the U.S. Department of State and World Learning, in partnership with WorldDenver and WorldOrlando.

Diana's exchange experience led to the development of her IVLP Impact Award Project: "We cannot transform conflict until we figure out how to get people's needs met."

U.S. Communities Visited

Denver, CO; Washington, DC; Orlando, FL

Country: Ghana

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