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A photo portrait of Reed alum Sasha Kramer '99

Sasha Kramer ’99

April 4, 2024

Sasha Kramer (class of ’99) is an ecologist and human rights advocate who has been living and working in Haiti since 2004. She received her PhD in ecology from Stanford University in 2006 and co-founded the non-profit SOIL that same year. While Sasha spends the majority of her time in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, she is also a global advocate for the recycling of nutrients in human waste, helping others implement sustainable sanitation projects, and inspiring people around the world to participate in the sanitation revolution. Sasha is also an Ashoka Fellow, a National Geographic Emerging Explorer, a Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year, and the recipient of the 2017 Sarphati Sanitation Award for Lifetime Achievement.


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