Experience

IMPACT: Center against Human Trafficking and Sexual Violence in Conflict (@impctnow)

• Netherlands
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Cofounder and teammember

  • Mar 2017 - Present

  Impact Acts and makes a Pact for IMPACT. Impact in the field of preventing and addressing human trafficking and conflict-related sexual violence. We aim to positively influence policy makers, youth, professionals and others working in the field of human trafficking and conflict-related sexual violence. We do this through research & advise, education & awareness, training & capacity building, and empowerment projects & advocacy. For more information, see: www.impact-now.org or contact us at info@impact-now.org



Bèkske: Rwandan Empowerment Coffee

• Netherlands
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-owner

  • Feb 2019 - Present

  Fair and delicious specialty coffee that empowers female coffee entrepreneurs in Rwanda who survived the Genocide against the Tutsi and, in most cases, also sexual violence. Four times more local return than regular coffee brands ❤️☕️💪🏾 Fair and delicious specialty coffee that empowers female coffee entrepreneurs in Rwanda who survived the Genocide against the Tutsi and, in most cases, also sexual violence. Four times more local return than regular coffee brands ❤️☕️💪🏾



Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging voor Internationaal Recht (KNVIR)

• Netherlands

• Board Member - treasurer

  • Nov 2021 - Present



La Strada International Association

• Board Member La Strada International

  • Dec 2017 - Present

  La Strada International is a leading European NGO network, which aims to prevent trafficking in human beings and works from a human rights perspective La Strada International is a leading European NGO network, which aims to prevent trafficking in human beings and works from a human rights perspective



CoMensha | Coördinatiecentrum tegen Mensenhandel

• Netherlands
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor Combatting Human Trafficking and researcher

  • Jun 2016 - Present

  Responsible for the program on labour exploitation (improving assistance to victims of labour exploitation and the cooperation among relevant stakeholders) and conducting research, including research for the EU fundamental rights agency on experiences and view points of migrant workers who have experienced severe forms of labour exploitation concerning assistance, asking for help and access to justice. Responsible for the program on labour exploitation (improving assistance to victims of labour exploitation and the cooperation among relevant stakeholders) and conducting research, including research for the EU fundamental rights agency on experiences and view points of migrant workers who have experienced severe forms of labour exploitation concerning assistance, asking for help and access to justice.



Mukomeze Rwanda

• Board Member and Project Coordinator

  • 2010 - Sep 2019

  Mukomeze - in kinyarwanda 'empower her' - aims to improve the (economic, physical, social and psychological) well-being of survivors of sexual violence during the Rwandan Genocide. Even after 17 years a large group of women (and men) are still heavingly traumatised. 70% of the victims of sexual violence are HIV positive. Together with our partner organisation in Rwanda, Solace Ministries, Mukomeze seeks to assist these survivors by providing them with basic support, a small incentive to make them independent again, or in other words to empower them. In the role of project coordinator, Eefje is responsible for the implementation, monitoring and reporting of the projects, in close cooperation with Solace Ministries.



IOM - UN Migration

• Switzerland
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant ACP-EU expert meeting on THB and Smuggling

  • Nov 2016 - Jan 2017

  consultant co-moderating ACP-EU expert meeting on THB and Smuggling of Migrants, writing concept Note and final report consultant co-moderating ACP-EU expert meeting on THB and Smuggling of Migrants, writing concept Note and final report



Organisation of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

• Consultancy on Human Trafficking in Supply Chains

  • Jun 2016 - Sep 2016



Tilburg University

• Netherlands
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher and Lecturer

  • Aug 2010 - Aug 2016

  Research: human trafficking and collective security in Africa (PhD) education: various courses at bachelor and masters level as well as summer courses in the Netherlands and abroad Research: human trafficking and collective security in Africa (PhD) education: various courses at bachelor and masters level as well as summer courses in the Netherlands and abroad



European University Institute

• Italy
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• National Expert researcher THB in Domestic Work Sector

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

  Conduct research into the current Dutch policy and approach to tackle Trafficking in Human Beings of domestic workers as part of the larger DEMANDAT project (http://globalgovernanceprogramme.eui.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DemandAT_Project.pdf) Conduct research into the current Dutch policy and approach to tackle Trafficking in Human Beings of domestic workers as part of the larger DEMANDAT project (http://globalgovernanceprogramme.eui.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DemandAT_Project.pdf)



Council of Europe (GRETA)

• Independent Consultant GRETA

  • Sep 2012 - Jan 2013

  Taking Stock on GRETA’s Monitoring Function Report, Independent Analysis of the first evaluation round of GRETA (the Council of Europe's Monitoring (together with Stefanie Jansen-Wilhelm, Conny Rijken) Taking Stock on GRETA’s Monitoring Function Report, Independent Analysis of the first evaluation round of GRETA (the Council of Europe's Monitoring (together with Stefanie Jansen-Wilhelm, Conny Rijken)



African Union

• Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• Visiting Researcher

  • Jan 2012 - Apr 2012



Amarant

• Netherlands
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Care taker mentally disabled

  • Jul 2001 - Jul 2010



Tilburg University

• Student Assistent

  • Apr 2008 - Jun 2010

• KNAW Research assistent

  • Sep 2009 - Jan 2010

  during this period I conducted research together with associate Professor Conny Rijken to assess to what extent the rights of victims of human trafficking are taken in consideration in relevant fields of European Union Law (Criminal Law, Labour Law and Migration Law). This research resulted in the following publication: Rijken, C.R.J.J., & Volder, E.J.A. de (2010). The European Union's struggle to realize a human rights-based approach to trafficking in human beings: A call on the EU to take THB-sensitive action in relevant areas of law. Connecticut Journal of International Law, 25(49), 49-80.