Karijn is a certified Photovoice trainer and documentary photographer/filmmaker. As a Photovoice trainer, Karijn developed the Photovoice program for Rutgers International and co-authored the accompanying manual. She has used Photovoice in projects in Malawi, Ghana, Nicaragua and the Netherlands.

In 2016, she implemented Point of View, the successful photovoice-based project used to promote refugee integration into local Dutch communities.

As a photographer, she won the BMW Paris Photo prize in 2009 and 3rd prize in the category for foreign documentaries at the Zilveren Camera in 2007. Her work has been published and exhibited internationally.

Karijn has collaborated with ResultsinHealth since 2017, organizing training and serving as a trainer and evaluator for specific projects. Our projects with her include, Evaluation of UNiTED's Empowering People with Disability project and an end evaluation of the La League program in Nicaragua.