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    Peter van Tongeren
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Sohag & Qina – Upper Egypt, August 2019

19 Sep - By Boudewijn Cnossen
The Egyptian Government is implementing the Upper Egypt Local Development Programme (UELDP) in two pilot Governorates: Sohag and Qina. The aim of this programme is to create jobs and reduce poverty…Read update

I realised Beira was disconnected from the rest of the world

19 Sep - By Irene Oostveen
In a series of podcasts VNG International interviews people involved in the programme Governance of Inclusive Green Growth in Cities (DEALS). Our main question is: what or who makes the key…Read update

Another IDEAL RPM workshop flew by

09 Sep - By Maxime Smeets
The Resident Programme Manager (RPM) workshop is one of IDEAL’s annual traditions. During this week all local managers from the 7 IDEAL countries – South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Mali, Burundi,…Read update

Local Governance Seminar on “Strengthening Local Government”

01 Aug - By Myrte van der Spek
On 6 June 2019 the Local Governance Seminar on “Strengthening Local Government” was organized by the Chin State Development Affairs Organization (DAO) in collaboration with VNG International under…Read update

PSL Eau sets sail

22 Jul - By Anke Tjoelker
On the 18th of July, we were at the kick-off of the project PSL Eau in Abomey-Calavi, a neighbouring city of Cotonou. The room was filled up with people – men and women, young and old, all…Read update
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  • Hans Buis

    “Dealing with local revenue collection, spatial planning & housing, public participation or the SDGs, it all comes down to effective local governments. “

  • Pascale George

    “Concrete work in an idealistic firm “

  • 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. “

  • Irene Oostveen

    “I love to take inspiration from Dutch local governance practices for my work abroad and it is fascinating to learn about governance practices in countries all over the world. It makes that my days are never the same. “

  • 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. “

  • Karim Boussak

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

  • Daan Stelder

    “With all the diversity in both geographical and thematic areas of our work, strengthening the capacity of local governments is the common factor. Through experience in a variety of our programmes, I am thoroughly convinced that this targeted capacity building is a sustainable approach to bring tangible benefits for people living in our target areas. “

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    “For me, the most important aspect of good local governance is the involvement of citizens. Only this can show the real needs of the community, needs that cannot be ignored. “

  • Anita Hoogerdijk

    “Organising, that's what I love to do. Stay on top of things to reach our goals. I support my colleagues with anything they need so that they have all the tools available to meet their goals. “

  • Peter Jongkind

    “Our tax revenue for economic enhancement methodology covers the challenges that many cities around the world are facing to deliver good basic services to their citizens and the root causes of these challenges: lack of funds caused by poor fiscal performance and thus untapped revenu. “
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