Lea is a passionate feminist and one of the founding members of Safe Passage. She represented iuventa crew/borderline europe on the Board from 2019 to 2023. Her thematic focus lies on medical projects, the criminalization of migration and its assistance, as well as networking between people on the move and their supporters. Before becoming a project manager at Reporters without Borders, where she is fighting for international press freedom, she worked as an operational coordinator and nurse on board civilian sea rescue ships.

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Since leaving the Fund, she continues to miss the highly political, intersectional discussions as well as the comraderie among the wonderful people involved. She still tries to sneak in - especially for after-work drinks.