Sasha Chanoff
| Sasha Chanoff | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1975 (age 41–42) |
| Citizenship | Finland, United States |
| Education | Wesleyan University |
| Occupation | Refugee relief organizer |
| Years active | 15+ |
| Organization | RefugePoint |
| Home town | Somerville, Massachusetts |
| Awards | Charles Bronfman Prize, 2010 Gleitsman Award, 2013 |
Sasha Chanoff is an American humanitarian based in Somerville, Massachusetts who has worked for two decades in refugee rescue, relief, and resettlement operations in Africa and the United States.
Chanoff is the founder and executive director of RefugePoint, a humanitarian organization that works to find lasting solutions for refugees by transforming the field of refugee resettlement and expanding opportunities for refugees to achieve greater self-reliance in the countries to which they have fled. Prior to launching RefugePoint, Chanoff consulted with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Kenya and worked with the International Organization for Migration throughout Africa, identifying refugees in danger, undertaking rescue missions, and working on refugee protection issues with the US, Canadian, Australian, and other governments.
Chanoff often enlists the help of the mass media to spread awareness about refugee issues. He has appeared on 60 Minutes and has been a featured teller on the popular public radio storytelling program The Moth Radio Hour. Chanoff has spoken in other national and international TV, radio, and print media outlets, and has lectured, presented, and given keynote speeches at universities, international conferences, and gala events.
Chanoff holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and an M.A. in Humanitarian Assistance, from the Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and Friedman School of Nutrition, Science, and Policy. He has received fellowships from Ashoka, the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, and Echoing Green, and is a recipient of the Charles Bronfman Humanitarian Prize and Harvard's Gleitsman International Activist Award. He is a member of the steering committee for New England International Donors, and a human rights adviser to The Leir Charitable Foundations. He also recently served as an adviser to the Warner Bros. film The Good Lie starring Reese Witherspoon, and helped establish its charitable initiative, The Good Lie Fund, which he currently advises.
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