Project Updates
Sohag & Qina – Upper Egypt, August 2019
19 Sep - By Boudewijn Cnossen
I realised Beira was disconnected from the rest of the world
19 Sep - By Irene Oostveen
Another IDEAL RPM workshop flew by
09 Sep - By Maxime Smeets
Local Governance Seminar on “Strengthening Local Government”
01 Aug - By Myrte van der Spek
PSL Eau sets sail
22 Jul - By Anke Tjoelker
VNG International News
CIB Working Group Peer Evaluation
As some of you might know, last years’ annual meeting of the Capacity and Institution Building (CIB) Working Group of United Cities and Local Governments saw a discussion on…
Algo se MUEVE en Costa Rica – Something MOVES in Costa Rica
European Commission grants San José Metropolitan Area project for sustainable urban mobility MUEVE -Movilidad Sostenible, Urbanismo, Equipamiento, Valoración del Espacio Público…
Localising the Global Goals at the HLPF 2019 in New York
Last week, Jan van Zanen, Chairman of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG) attended the High-Level Political Forum 2019 in New York, as part of the official…
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Arne Musch
“My purpose is to get things moving. “
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Anouk de Boer
“Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life. “
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Sandra Sequeira
“I love to support my colleagues. “
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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. “
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Susan Paardekam
“What should we strive to achieve? How can we measure the changes we create? Who needs to be doing what to keep the momentum going and seize opportunities as they arise? Our work is a complex puzzle. I love puzzles. “
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Joyce Langewen
“Local governments are the building blocks to establishing democratic governance for it is the space where citizens can express their needs and demand accountability. As such, I believe exchanges between global, national and local facets is necessary! “
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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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Tim te Pas
“Working at the local level for me means working on the level where governments make the biggest impact on the daily life of people. In that sense local governments or processes like decentralization are not goals in themselves, they are crucial means to improving the quality of life for everyone. “
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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. “
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Wessel Kremer
“Working on strengthening democratic local governments allows us to increase institutional and organizational resilience at the local level, thereby, enabling local governments to act in accordance with their mandates. This, in turn, leads to improved service provisions for citizens and increases trust between citizens and local governments. “
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Arne Musch
“My purpose is to get things moving. “
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Anouk de Boer
“Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life. “
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Sandra Sequeira
“I love to support my colleagues. “
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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. “
-
Susan Paardekam
“What should we strive to achieve? How can we measure the changes we create? Who needs to be doing what to keep the momentum going and seize opportunities as they arise? Our work is a complex puzzle. I love puzzles. “
-
Joyce Langewen
“Local governments are the building blocks to establishing democratic governance for it is the space where citizens can express their needs and demand accountability. As such, I believe exchanges between global, national and local facets is necessary! “
-
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. “
-
Tim te Pas
“Working at the local level for me means working on the level where governments make the biggest impact on the daily life of people. In that sense local governments or processes like decentralization are not goals in themselves, they are crucial means to improving the quality of life for everyone. “
-
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. “
-
Wessel Kremer
“Working on strengthening democratic local governments allows us to increase institutional and organizational resilience at the local level, thereby, enabling local governments to act in accordance with their mandates. This, in turn, leads to improved service provisions for citizens and increases trust between citizens and local governments. “