Holds a BSc in International Relations and Organization, as well as Middle Eastern Studies, and a MSc in Human Security. She has a successful record of managing international donor-funded programmes, incl. European Union, World Bank, Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, GIZ and USAID, in the field of sustainable development in fragile conflict societies. She has been involved in VNG International programmes in Egypt, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Sint Maarten, Ukraine, and Zimbabwe since 2019. She is also the international coordinator for the United Cities and Local Governance (UCLG) Peace Prize.
Sanne her thematic focus is on security and rule of law, democratic governance, peacebuilding, transitional justice and sustainable development in post-conflict and fragile societies. She is currently account manager for South Sudan and Kenya where she manages projects on migration and forced displacement, and security and rule of law.
