Joel Malebranche is the Regional Program Manager for West & Central Africa for Internews. Joel has more than 15 years of experience working on access to information, health, humanitarian emergencies, livelihoods, social justice and research in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean, with the aim of providing citizens with information adapted to their needs. Joel manages a portfolio of more than 15 media projects in eight countries that prioritizes equity across the production and leadership of media and journalism organizations and networks.