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Sacha Celine Verheij (she/her), born in 1996, is a Dutch lesbian photographer, writer, spoken word artist and designer with Surinamese-Moluccan roots. With a BA in Humanistic Studies and a MA in Gender & Diversity, she specializes in subjects like mental health, grief, cultural identity, sexuality, diversity and inclusion.
Currently she is a Democracy Fellow at Humanity in Action, building a non-profit foundation called Bersama Collective and working at The Hague Humanity Hub.
She was the editor-in-chief of Skin Mutts Magazine, had a podcast on belonging called Wilde Warboel (IG: @wildewarboel) and was a photographer for the Dutch Diversity Charter. When not working, you can find her surfing in the sea, listening to her parents’ old vinyl records, sipping oat milk cappuccino’s and wandering through bookstores.
Updated January 2025
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