Sandra Veenstra

Sandra Veenstra

International Speaker Pedagogue Kid for ChildRights

Netherlands

Drs Sandra Irene Veenstra (1971, Amsterdam – NL) is an award winning Storytelling Photographer at Sanny Views®, Child Rights activist at Kid for ChildRights and influencer.Sandra has a strong desire to focus on the (B)right Side of Life. Her work is like her personality:colorful and urban. Her work can be found on www.sannyviews.nl, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Sandra has always been fascinated and inspired by human interaction. She has been an international pedagogue for over 20 years. Her basic attitude towards life is optimistic. She uses her professional observation skills to make people aware of the invisible and the visible effects of their actions and she coaches people into improving the quality of their interactions in general, and in connection to children in particular. The Other Side of the Medal Being a pedagogue and observer, Sandra is often confronted with the dark side of human actions, e.g. child (sexual) abuse. ‘Once you have seen, you cannot unsee’. Once you know, you can’t not know anymore. After facing a near death experience in 2014, Sandra realised more than ever that she should definitely focus on the (B)right Side of Life, in order to do as much as possible for Children’s Rights from a healthy point of view. That’s what ‘The Other Side of the Medal’ stands for. Her project ‘Kid for ChildRights’ aims to bring more awareness to child (sexual), how to prevent it,