Testimonials

“I know Sanne since she was a student. During the years thereafter I have followed her career. She is knowledgeable, creative and dedicated. She has much experience in Africa, both in grassroots activities and with international organizations. She knows how to overcome problems and will not give up. She has a pleasant personality and is able to work both individually as well as in a team”

JAN PRONK, FORMER DUTCH MINISTER AND PROFESSOR EMERITUS AT INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES

Sanne is a very committed professional with loads of positive energy. She is good at making connections between a variety of topics and methods, always from a social and peoples’ perspective. Additionally, she is very sensitive and she approaches issues and people in a constructive manner, bringing them together and realizing synergies.

SASKIA RUIJSINK, SENIOR EXPERT URBAN STRATEGY AND PLANNING, IHS, ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM

The staff of Ethiopian Partners for Resilience consortium member organisations (Cordaid, Netherlands Red Cross, Wetlands International, Red Cross climate center, and Care Netherlands) have benefited largely from the support provided by Sanne. Her role in shaping up the country level policy advocacy, capacity strengthening, and urban resilience building plans were immense.”

AYICHALIM GOSHU, PARTNERS FOR RESILIENCE PROGRAMME COORDINATOR & COUNTRY LEAD, ETHIOPIA

Sanne’s innovative research & analyses, and strategies helped the executive director’s office to make and execute better decisions on stakeholder engagement. Her well-managed stakeholder consultations were effectively boosting joint actions, and financial & in-kind contributions. Sanne is a committed, results-oriented, and highly socially skilled person.”

BERT DIPHOORN, FORMER DIRECTOR OF UN-HABITAT AND FORMER VICE-CHAIR OF UN-WATER 

Sanne’s insights and advice helped me tremendously in my awareness process about the added value of effective stakeholder engagement in the combating river pollution project in South Africa.” 

HANS SCHEPMAN, PROGRAM MANAGER INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION WATER AUTHORITY WDODELTA

Sanne is easy to work with, has an open communication style and easily adapts to changing conditions. In my contacts with her, she has proven to be a valuable companion in promoting the evaluation of social impacts in the Dutch Environmental Impact Assessment practice.”

GIJS HOEVENAARS, LEGAL ADVISOR/TECHNICAL SECRETARY, NETHERLANDS COMMISSION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

Already in my first meeting with Sanne, I noticed her decisiveness and power to persuade. And believe me, my attitude in that meeting was ‘you’re not going to convince me’, but she managed. In our collaboration that has been going on for several years now, I have come to know Sanne as very knowledgeable, thorough and still convincing. She believes in what she does.”

HANS BUIS, SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER VNG INTERNATIONAL

Sanne is an enthusiastic but structured consultant. She knows how to gain support through well-considered stakeholder management. Sanne is a pleasant cooperation partner.”

DIEDERIK BEL, SECTOR HEAD BUILT ENVIRONMENT WITTEVEEN+BOS