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    Uganda
    Benin

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

Government in Kurdistan welcoming support

19 Jul - By Anne-Lies Risseeuw
On the 11th of July we held the first Steering Committee for our activities supporting Kurdistan government in facing migration consequences due to the crisis in Syria and IS initiated actions in…Read update

Palm trees as far as the eye can reach

18 Jul - By Myrte van der Spek
On Friday the 12th of July my Ugandan colleague from Kalangala Municipal Council invited me and my colleague from the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) for a tour around the island. We had finished…Read update

PSL Eau, Bénin

18 Jul - By Anke Tjoelker
The PSL Eau project (Projet d’Appui à la Synergie Locale pour l’Eau) aims to facilitate the implementation of Integrated Water Resource Management in 5 municipalities around the Ouémé Delta in Benin…Read update
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  • 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. “

  • Christine Dijkstra

    “I think strengthening local governance is essential in order to initiate and maintain sustainable improvements in living conditions on all levels, especially because it is smaller in scale and more easily accessible. “

  • Patrizia Mausner

    “Don't waste your time! Ask me and I'll take care of it! “

  • Anouk Lodder

    “Local governments are an indispensable partner to durable solutions for development. “

  • 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. “

  • 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. “

  • Boudewijn Cnossen

    “Citizens in the Arab world often experience a wide gap between them and the central government. In our projects in Egypt and Jordan, I have experienced first hand that local governments can fill this gap and make a meaningful contribution to the wellbeing of their citizens. This strongly motivates me to, through our projects, keep contributing to the strenghtening of local authorities in the Arab region over the coming years. “

  • 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. “

  • Caroline Herouan-Guy

    “No development nor peace can be achieved without the active participation of local actors. Inclusion is the key to prosperous communities. “

  • 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. “

  • 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. “

  • Christine Dijkstra

    “I think strengthening local governance is essential in order to initiate and maintain sustainable improvements in living conditions on all levels, especially because it is smaller in scale and more easily accessible. “

  • Patrizia Mausner

    “Don't waste your time! Ask me and I'll take care of it! “

  • Anouk Lodder

    “Local governments are an indispensable partner to durable solutions for development. “

  • 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. “

  • 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. “

  • Boudewijn Cnossen

    “Citizens in the Arab world often experience a wide gap between them and the central government. In our projects in Egypt and Jordan, I have experienced first hand that local governments can fill this gap and make a meaningful contribution to the wellbeing of their citizens. This strongly motivates me to, through our projects, keep contributing to the strenghtening of local authorities in the Arab region over the coming years. “

  • 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. “

  • Caroline Herouan-Guy

    “No development nor peace can be achieved without the active participation of local actors. Inclusion is the key to prosperous communities. “

  • 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. “
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