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Illegal Settlements in Ward 12 The Mohinga Shop of Daw Ngwe

30 Jul - By Myrte van der Spek
The Mohinga Shop of Daw Ngwe Daw Ngwe, is a cheerful, retired lady that runs a mohingha (fish soup) stand in her ward in Pathein Township. She had to move her shop, because the Pathein municipality…
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Building Better Futures in Burundi

28 Jul - By Bo Altena
IDEAL in Burundi works on involving citizens, including in particular marginalised groups, in local decision-making in order to ensure their needs and opinions are reflected. This will in first…
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Mrs. Adelina Farrici- Shoqata per Autonomine Vendore - Association for Local Authonomy

27 Jul - By Judith Geerling
Welcome to our ‘Good  Thursday’ videoseries. Have you ever wondered what the impact of the Dutch funded projects in Albania at local level is? If yes, join our watch parties for the coming few weeks…
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'Exchange and Learn’ within the IDEAL programme

14 Jul - By Maxime Smeets
“Never stop learning, for when we stop learning, we stop growing.”   Over the course of the IDEAL program we have learnt a lot… about the program, about the context in which we work, about…
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Online IDEAL Advisory Board

14 Jul - By Maxime Smeets
On Thursday 9 July, the IDEAL team organized the first Advisory Board of 2020. Some members of the Board and the IDEAL team participated online whereas others visited VNG’s office in The Hague: the…
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  • Marsia Prast

    “Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines “

  • Linda Verhoeven

    “Being able to work with lots of different people within lots of different projects is what I really like about my job.
    During an average day at work I am busy with the last details for an upcoming event, making graphics for a new flyer, helping foreign participants who will join a studyvisit to The Netherlands with their travel arrangements. Never a dull moment. “

  • Bo Altena

    “Working in and with fragile states gives us the perfect opportunity to build back better. Crisis recovery goes beyond the provision of immediate relief: it includes the rebuilding of infrastructure, the provision of basic services and the strengthening of people’s resilience to deal with future crises. In this, local government is essential. “

  • Thymen Ballering

    “Strengthening and empowering local governance has a deep impact on how communities go about their daily lives. Therefore, I profoundly believe that our motto - 'building better futures by strengthening local governance' - serves as an antidote to growing despair and unrest the world over “

  • Sandra Sequeira

    “I love to support my colleagues. “

  • Jessie Post

    “While local governments and governance stand central in our work - its the people that we work with which make all the difference. “

  • Mohamoud Hassan

    “Without continual growth and progress, words such as improvement, performance and succes have no meaning “

  • Karim Boussak

    “If you stumble, make it part of the dance! “

  • Volkert Doop

    “When our work helps local leaders together connect and formulate solutions to security issues, is very inspirational. I believe that creating a safe living environment is at the core of good local government. “

  • Irene ten Teije

    “Working on strengthening local governance in the dynamic context of Myanmar is a big learning experience... for the local authorities, citizens and CSOs involved in our projects in Myanmar, but also for me as a project manager! “

  • Marsia Prast

    “Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines “

  • Linda Verhoeven

    “Being able to work with lots of different people within lots of different projects is what I really like about my job.
    During an average day at work I am busy with the last details for an upcoming event, making graphics for a new flyer, helping foreign participants who will join a studyvisit to The Netherlands with their travel arrangements. Never a dull moment. “

  • Bo Altena

    “Working in and with fragile states gives us the perfect opportunity to build back better. Crisis recovery goes beyond the provision of immediate relief: it includes the rebuilding of infrastructure, the provision of basic services and the strengthening of people’s resilience to deal with future crises. In this, local government is essential. “

  • Thymen Ballering

    “Strengthening and empowering local governance has a deep impact on how communities go about their daily lives. Therefore, I profoundly believe that our motto - 'building better futures by strengthening local governance' - serves as an antidote to growing despair and unrest the world over “

  • Sandra Sequeira

    “I love to support my colleagues. “

  • Jessie Post

    “While local governments and governance stand central in our work - its the people that we work with which make all the difference. “

  • Mohamoud Hassan

    “Without continual growth and progress, words such as improvement, performance and succes have no meaning “

  • Karim Boussak

    “If you stumble, make it part of the dance! “

  • Volkert Doop

    “When our work helps local leaders together connect and formulate solutions to security issues, is very inspirational. I believe that creating a safe living environment is at the core of good local government. “

  • Irene ten Teije

    “Working on strengthening local governance in the dynamic context of Myanmar is a big learning experience... for the local authorities, citizens and CSOs involved in our projects in Myanmar, but also for me as a project manager! “
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