Sylvia Borren has worked all her life within and for civil society organisations, both professionally and as a volunteer. She was part of the Dutch and global women’s and sexual rights movements (COC, ILGA, IWC for a just and sustainable Palestinian-Israeli peace) and was advisor to the UN Women National Committee Netherlands and Atria institute on gender equality and women’s history. Ms Borren was part of the anti-poverty movement as Director of Oxfam Novib 1994-2008, and Co-chair of the Global Call to Action against Poverty, and now as Vice Chair of BRAC International. Ms Borren was on two national governmental advisory commissions for youth policy and international affairs; Co-chair of the Worldconnectors, a Dutch think tank; on the board of Altrecht, a mental healthcare institute; Organisational Consultant with De Beuk, Project Lead at Quality Educators for All with Education International. Ms Borren was director of Greenpeace Netherlands (2011- 2016), part of the Forest Stewardship Council Netherlands, and on the advisory commission of Staatsbosbeheer, which manages nature reserves. She is a freelance consultant at ‘Working for Justice’, and senior advisor for Governance and Integrity. She is also a member of a cooperative farm which is part of the ‘caring farmers network’.