Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

In 2005 she finished her Bachelor Degree in Cultural Anthropology and Development Studies at the University of Nijmegen, and in 2006 she obtained a Master's Degree in Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

After 3 months of internship at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2006, and an internship at IKV/Pax Christi, Anne-Mieke started working for a small NGO in Leiden in 2007. There she worked for 2 years as programme officer for a community based development programme in Tanzania, Zambia and Mozambique, with a focus on water, sanitation and community health.