MEEDAN - Key Persons


Eric Mugendi

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager
Mugendi is a verification expert, having managed one of Africa's leading fact-checking organizations. He has an interest in technology for good, and has also contributed to the growth of citizen-driven civic tech initiatives in East Africa.

Haramoun Hamieh

Job Titles:
  • Media Worker and Consultant
  • Program Manager / Haramoun Hamieh
Haramoun is a media worker and consultant. He co-founded and managed several media initiatives at the intersection of social sciences, journalism, archiving and design. He is interested in exploring the various ways digital media, big tech and algorithms influence how we learn about and react to hyperlocal and global events.

Shalini Joshi

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager
  • Journalist in India and Is Cofounder of Khabar Lahariya
Shalini Joshi has worked as a media educator and journalist in India and is cofounder of Khabar Lahariya, an independent women-led newsroom in India.

Sneha Alexander

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager
Sneha Alexander is a public policy graduate with work experiences as a data journalist and fact-checker in India.