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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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  • Judith Geerling

    “If you want to make the world a better place, it is important that people feel heard. Through good democratic local governance these voices are heard and positive change can happen. “

  • Patrizia Mausner

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

  • Stan Abma

    “An enthusiastic professional who very much likes to cooperatively work on improving local government around the world “

  • Maxime Smeets

    “The inclusion of both local authorities and communities in the process of change is a core strength of the IDEAL programme and VNG International in general. I am sure this is the only way to create a sustainable impact. Moreover, it gives me the opportunity to learn from as many different people as possible. “

  • 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 “

  • 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! “

  • Mohamoud Hassan

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

  • Lingmei Ma

    “When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too. “

  • 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. “

  • Judith Geerling

    “If you want to make the world a better place, it is important that people feel heard. Through good democratic local governance these voices are heard and positive change can happen. “

  • Patrizia Mausner

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

  • Stan Abma

    “An enthusiastic professional who very much likes to cooperatively work on improving local government around the world “

  • Maxime Smeets

    “The inclusion of both local authorities and communities in the process of change is a core strength of the IDEAL programme and VNG International in general. I am sure this is the only way to create a sustainable impact. Moreover, it gives me the opportunity to learn from as many different people as possible. “

  • 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 “

  • 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! “

  • Mohamoud Hassan

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

  • Lingmei Ma

    “When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too. “

  • 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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