Supervisory Board member and Co-chair

Sara Vida Coumans (she/her) is a feminist, a parent and a child and youth inclusion expert. She started her activism journey with youth-led sexual and reproductive rights organisations when she was 16 and believes in the power of young feminist organizing to challenge power imbalances globally. Sara has spearheaded child and youth participation efforts at Amnesty International since 2015, currently as Deputy Director of the Campaigns and Education Programme and Head of the Global Children and Youth team.

Sara holds a Master’s degree in Social Policy for Development with a specialization in Children and Youth Studies from the International Institute of Social Studies. As part of her Master’s Research she explored contemporary Dutch debates on age and sex work. She has held Board positions for the Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights and the United Network of Young Peacebuilders. She is currently the co-chair of the Supervisory Board for Mama Cash. Sara is a mother of two kids and a dog who she nurtures together with her partner Emile. 

Sara is Dutch, grew up in Nicaragua, Botswana and The Philippines and currently lives in the Netherlands.