Sarah Haaij (Amsterdam) writes and produces podcasts on human rights, migration, conservation and the sweet and sour of globalisation. Her background stories, reports and commentaries have appeared in Trouw, OneWorld, Vpro Bureau Buitenland, De Correspondent, Wordt Vervolgd, The Guardian and The New Humanitarian, among others.
Sarah works for a variety of clients around the world. She was previously a freelance Southeast Asia correspondent based in Bangkok and is now based in Amsterdam.
Since 2017, she also enjoys making radio stories and podcasts. She is involved in documentary projects (research and interviews) and you can hire her as a moderator.
Current topics
What does globalisation mean for the lives of women around the world? This question runs through all the productions: from the Filipino coastal worker who survived Typhoon Haiyan, to the women who choke on our T-shirts in Ethiopia, to young girls and migrants in Italy who end up in prostitution or take to the streets to demand sexual equality.
Prizes/Awards
- Winner 2018 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration (ILO), 'How weavers in Burkina Faso are now on Europe's migration frontline', The New Humanitarian (IRIN).
- Nomination Aad Struijs Persprijs (ASP) for Travel Journalism 2018, 'Too many tourists went to this Thai island. Now it is on holiday', De Correspondent.
- European Young Journalist Award 2010, 'The Imaginary Enemy', Open Democracy.
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