Rosanna Wijngaards

Born in 1982 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Graduated with a degree in administration. Currently, she is the Managing Director of the Dutch non-profit organization Stichting Everyday Refugees and the Co-Founder.

Previously, she worked at the World Press Photo Foundation in Amsterdam for over a decade. Among others, Rosanna is a communication specialist and social media strategist who carried out and executed dozens of campaigns and projects that helped refugees, internally displaced people and local communities in different parts of the world through her role with Everyday Refugees Foundation. 

Elke Niedringhaus

A journalist based in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany. Elke graduated with two university degrees, one of them in Cultural Journalism.

Muhammed Muheisen 

Muhammed Muheisen is a world-renowned photographer. He is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, a National Geographic photojournalist and Explorer, the founder and chairman of the Dutch non-profit organization Everyday Refugees Foundation, and a Global Ambassador for the Jordan Tourism Board. In 2013, TIME Magazine named him the Best Wire Photographer, and in 2023, he received the National Geographic Wayfinder Award.

Muheisen’s impactful work has been exhibited globally, capturing the struggles of displaced communities and the refugee crisis over the past two decades. His life and achievements were featured in the National Geographic documentary ‘Muhammed Muheisen: Finding the Light’, which is currently streaming on Disney+, Hulu, and Prime.