Christopher Chanco

Christopher Chanco is a data analyst at Universalia within La Francophonie practice area. He brings to the team skills in qualitative research (ex. survey design, policy analysis, interviews, archival and participatory research methods) and project coordination. Having worked in diverse professional sectors, including academia, the media, and the international civil society sector, he has intimate familiarity with the challenges faced by organisations in various contexts.

Before joining Universalia, Christopher was based at the Global Forum for Media Development, a network of aid agencies and civil society organisations working to support independent media in developing countries. In Manila, he had previously worked at the Civil Society Partnership for Development Effectiveness.

Christopher specializes in immigration, human rights, and ethnoreligious conflict, and has expertise in migration policy, refugee law, and development aid. A journalist at heart, he also gives workshops on media literacy and disinformation in Montréal. Raised in the Philippines, Christopher works fluently in English, French, and Tagalog.