Communication · Gender · Development

Marthe
FARE

African intellectual, international speaker, and specialist in strategic communication & gender.

Quebec · Canada West Africa DTM Toastmasters Gender & DEI Writer Verbal Jousting
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Les voix africaines ne sont pas le futur. Elles sont le présent que le monde n'a pas encore appris à écouter.

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About Me

Marthe FARE

Québec, Canada · 2026

Journalist, Writer,
Engaged Communicator

Marthe Fare is a Togolese journalist, writer, and communicator born in 1985 in Lomé. As an engaged African intellectual, she dedicates her work to amplifying voices and stories from the continent, particularly those of women.

After studies in modern literature and journalism at the École supérieure de journalisme de Lille (graduated in 2012), she worked in media before specializing in strategic communication, advocacy, and content production. With over 12 years of experience, she navigates between three continents — West Africa, Europe, and North America — to deliver narratives that question power dynamics, gender, and identity.

Her journalistic career—Africa Magazine, Jeune Afrique, TV5 Monde, and presenter on TV7 in 2008—forged her conviction: words are political acts. Under the pen name Noun Fare, she published La sirène des bas-fonds (2011) and Rivales (2014), two bestselling works that address sensitive social realities and center the experiences of Togolese women.

A feminist activist, Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM)—the highest distinction from Toastmasters International—and public speaking coach for the Francophone Verbal Jousts for four seasons, she places speech and engagement at the heart of all her projects.

10+
Years of Experience
4
Saisons Verbal Jousting
DTM
Toastmasters Distinction

Areas of Expertise

01

Strategic Communication & Advocacy

Design of institutional communication strategies, management of awareness campaigns, media relations. Expertise in impact storytelling for international organizations and academic institutions.

02

Gender, DEI & Development

Mainstreaming gender in projects and policies. Feminist analysis, intersectional approaches. Consulting with NGOs and institutions on gender equality and inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa and the West.

03

Public Speaking & Eloquence

Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) — highest international distinction. Public speaking coach and judge at Joutes Verbales Francophones (4 seasons). Eloquence competitions, public rhetoric, stage presence and mastery of public speaking.

04

Journalism & Writing

Reports for Jeune Afrique, Africa Magazine, TV5 Monde. Bilingual French-English editorial writing. Coverage of political, cultural and social issues with a strong African perspective.

05

International Public Relations

Cultural diplomacy, institutional representation, multicultural stakeholder management. Experience with international NGOs (Oxfam, Plan International, Amnesty International) and UN institutions.

06

Inclusive & Digital Communication

Writing in inclusive French (middle dot), LinkedIn and social media content strategy, institutional newsletters. Bilingual and culturally sensitive approach for diverse audiences.

Journey

1985
Birth in Lomé
Lomé, Togo
Born in Lomé, capital of Togo, Marthe Fare grew up in an environment that would shape her commitment to African voices and women's rights.
2008
Beginnings in Journalism
TV7 · Togo
Began her career in journalism during her studies in modern literature. Worked as a reporter and host on TV7, developing her first skills in audiovisual communication.
2012
Journalism Training
École Supérieure de Journalisme de Lille · France
Graduated from ESJ Lille, one of Europe's most prestigious journalism schools. This training deepened her mastery of journalistic techniques and information processing.
2011 — 2014
Literary Success under the name Noun Fare
Publications · Togo
Publication of La sirène des bas-fonds (2011) and Rivales (2014), two bestselling novels that address sensitive social realities and give central place to the experiences of Togolese women. These works have a lasting impact on contemporary Togolese literature.
2012 — Présent
Career in Strategic Communication
Web Journalism & Communication · International
Back in Togo after her training, she continued her career in web journalism and communication, integrating digital practices into her work. Developed expertise in strategic communication and project management with over 12 years of experience.
Journalistic Career
Journalist & Contributor
Africa Magazine · Jeune Afrique · TV5 Monde
Reports for leading French-language media. Coverage of African political, cultural and social issues with a strong African perspective. Bilingual French-English editorial writing.
Feminist Engagement
Activist for Women's Rights
Community Initiatives · Togo
Active engagement in defending women's rights and promoting Togolese literature. Participation in the Egbe Nana project, which highlights 52 women who have made their mark on their community. Actions against violence against women.
Today
Communication, Advocacy & Content Production
International
Today leads communication and advocacy activities. Specialized in strategic communication, project management, and content production. Continues to write, participate in international conferences, and promote African voices in global debates.

Conferences & Speaking Engagements

Topics that challenge, analyses that enlighten, an African voice that refuses to whisper.

— 01
African Feminisms: Trajectories, Ruptures & Legacies
A deep dive into the plurality of African feminisms, their cultural anchors, contemporary struggles, and their dialogue (or rupture) with Western feminisms.
— 02
Communication, Representation & Narrative Power
Who tells Africa's story? How to reclaim narrative control? Issues of media representation, cultural diplomacy, and strategic communication for African actors.
— 03
Gender, Development & International Organizations
Integrating gender beyond rhetoric: concrete tools, case studies, systemic obstacles, and action levers in NGOs, academic institutions, and multilateral organizations.
— 04
Diasporic Identities & Multiple Belongings
Navigating between multiple cultures, languages and identity frameworks. What it means to be African, francophone, feminist and professional in Western spaces.

Publications & Media

International Press
Reporting and African Political Analysis
Jeune Afrique · Paris
Cultural Press
Profiles and Features on African Cultures
Africa Magazine · Paris
Audiovisual
Journalistic Contributions and TV Reporting
TV5 Monde
Institutional Communication
Newsletters & University Editorial Content
UniC Network · Université Laval
Public Speaking
Eloquence Competitions & Toastmasters Evaluations
Toastmasters International · Quebec
Digital
LinkedIn LinkedIn & Social Media Editorial Strategy Social Media Editorial Strategy
linkedin.com/in/marthefare

Literary Works · Noun Fare

The Writer Who Breaks Taboos

Under the pen name Noun Fare, Marthe FARE publishes a bold literary work that challenges the silences of African society. Incest, family rape, homosexuality, violence against women — her pen, heir to Sami Tchak and Calixthe Beyala, does not disguise reality: she names it, without detour.

Director of the PEN International Togo center, she embodies committed, feminist and politically subversive literature, in the service of the liberation of African women.

🏆 Literary Award
2021 Sembène Ousmane Prize for Fiction
Association of Writers of Senegal (AES) · Dakar, November 2021 · for Rivales
Literary References
Sami Tchak · Calixthe Beyala · Kangni Alem (preface)
❝

The voice here quickly reveals itself inhabited by real ethical anguish. It plays on the rope of subversions, on the blunt thread of proscribed embraces. And Noun Fare is not an author to gloss over her images. She presses bare lips to life, sings the pitfalls with a clear throat.

— Josué Guébo, about Rivales

True quicksand for all types of readers. Informed or not. Images sown in the text, like an embrace. A caress that extends the desire to leave us stunned.

— Kokouvi Dzifa Galley, about La Sirène des bas-fonds

Noun Faré is an author whose work is powerful and Rivales, her first novel, is absolutely a must-read.

— L'Afrique des Idées
Novella · 2011
La Sirène des bas-fonds

La Sirène des bas-fonds

Éditions Awoudy · Lomé · 2011

First work by Noun Fare. Winnie, the heroine, enters into a marriage that proves worse than slavery. Driven by violent passion, she owes her salvation only to a stranger. A vivid pen that paints love in its most cruel and devastating aspects.

Prefaced by Kangni Alem
Novel · 2014–2015
Rivales

Rivales

Éditions Awoudy · ISBN 9791091011266 · 154 pages

Bold novel exploring the mother-daughter relationship in all its violence and complexity. Incest, family rape, homosexuality, jealousy: Noun Fare breaks the taboos of African modesty to put words to the silences that undermine our societies.

🏆 Prix Sembène Ousmane 2021
Collective Anthology · 2021
Mots à maux

Mots à maux

Collective Anthology · ISBN 978-2-38044-012-6 · 2021

Collection of short stories co-written with ten leading Togolese authors. A collective work that testifies to the dynamism and vitality of contemporary Togolese literature. Marthe FARE confirms her place among the essential voices of her generation.

10 Togolese authors

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