Project Updates
Second IDEAL Advisory Board of 2019!
28 Nov - By Maxime Smeets
A Libyan Local Government Association
22 Nov - By Arne Musch
With a growing city …you want a very reliable source of water
18 Nov - By Irene Oostveen
Within aspirations we find opportunities
18 Nov - By Maxime Smeets
Female candidates in the upcoming local council elections of Somaliland
18 Nov - By Maxime Smeets
VNG International News
Renew Europe, displacement, migration
Today I am in Brussels with the Renew Europe group of the European Parliament. The roundtable session puts Members of the European Parliament, implementers of EU programmes and…
Local Government Association of Tunisia
In Tunisia we currently have no less than four projects: one Dutch, one Canadian and two EU. All of them involve the Fédération Nationale des Villes Tunisiennes, the Tunesian LGA…
Responsibility as a goal, friendship as a means
“Responsibility as a goal, friendship as a means”. That is how Mr. Wim van de Donk, King’s Commissioner for the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant characterised their partnership…
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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. “
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Esmeralda van der Plas
“I love my job: taking care of all the ins and outs at the ‘home office’. I am proud that my team ensures that our colleagues can carry out their valuable work. “
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Elger Vermeer
“Development starts at the local level, closest to individual citizens and their communities “
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Rolf Swart
“Get out there and work with all these wonderful people in cities, towns and districts, innovate, experiment, learn and make a difference. “
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Nicole Ward-Boot
“It's always very inspiring to see how an intervention at local government level has such a direct impact on the lives of its citizens. For instance, just by bringing citizens and local government together in Zimbabwe, we were able to reignite the building of the only health clinic within a 20km radius. “
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Robert Meerman
“I find it inspiring to work on system change in developing countries by strengthening local governance. It takes time, patience and perseverance to achieve meaningful impact and i find it very important to develop good personal relationships. “
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Stan Abma
“An enthusiastic professional who very much likes to cooperatively work on improving local government around the world “
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Sandra Sequeira
“I love to support my colleagues. “
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Pascale George
“Concrete work in an idealistic firm “
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Siebe Stellingwerf
“The world is build on tax money. Some 10.000 years ago, the agricultural revolution provided the world with an economic surplus that gave rise to bureaucracy and civilizations, paid by tax money. Today, our tax experts help governments worldwide in asking a fair contribution to their citizens, that provides for accountable and transparent government and services. “
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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. “
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Esmeralda van der Plas
“I love my job: taking care of all the ins and outs at the ‘home office’. I am proud that my team ensures that our colleagues can carry out their valuable work. “
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Elger Vermeer
“Development starts at the local level, closest to individual citizens and their communities “
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Rolf Swart
“Get out there and work with all these wonderful people in cities, towns and districts, innovate, experiment, learn and make a difference. “
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Nicole Ward-Boot
“It's always very inspiring to see how an intervention at local government level has such a direct impact on the lives of its citizens. For instance, just by bringing citizens and local government together in Zimbabwe, we were able to reignite the building of the only health clinic within a 20km radius. “
-
Robert Meerman
“I find it inspiring to work on system change in developing countries by strengthening local governance. It takes time, patience and perseverance to achieve meaningful impact and i find it very important to develop good personal relationships. “
-
Stan Abma
“An enthusiastic professional who very much likes to cooperatively work on improving local government around the world “
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Sandra Sequeira
“I love to support my colleagues. “
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Pascale George
“Concrete work in an idealistic firm “
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Siebe Stellingwerf
“The world is build on tax money. Some 10.000 years ago, the agricultural revolution provided the world with an economic surplus that gave rise to bureaucracy and civilizations, paid by tax money. Today, our tax experts help governments worldwide in asking a fair contribution to their citizens, that provides for accountable and transparent government and services. “