Benjamin Joffe-Walt is a writer, reporter and editor.

A former foreign correspondent for the Guardian and Chief Africa Correspondent for the Sunday Telegraph, his work has appeared in academic journals and a wide variety of media, including the Economist, BBC, and New Statesman.

In 2007 Benjamin became the editor of Colors, a multilingual international reportage magazine created by Tibor Kalman and Oliviero Toscani and sold in over 40 countries. He currently serves as Director of Communications for Change.org, the world’s fastest growing platform for social change.

He has received awards from CNN (Africa Print Journalist of the Year), the British Foreign Press Association (Young Journalist of the Year) and the Society for Environmental Journalism.

Born in the US, Benjamin holds dual American / South African citizenship and lives in the Middle East. He has degrees in History, Gender Studies and Education and studied at the University of Toronto (Canada), Birzeit University (Palestine), McGill University (Canada) and Oberlin College (US).

Prior to writing, Benjamin worked as a paramedic and forest firefighter, driving fire trucks and ambulances. He likes calzone, white wine and can balance various objects on his nose.