Andjelanie (Andjie) Yassa serves as a Social Media Writer Intern for GPB. She writes, edits and posts content alongside the External Affairs and Development team. When she’s not writing for GPB, she is earning her bachelor’s degree at Georgia State University in Journalism and French.

Andje is passionate about African Journalism and the issues surrounding women’s rights and the condition of children in her country: Democratic Republic of Congo. She’s an avid blogger on “The Esther Project” empowering women. She hopes to one-day start an African News Organization in Congo run by women and focusing on these issues across the sub-continent.