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  • Mienskip in Myanmar

    September 17, 2018
    On a cloudy Monday morning in early September, a colourful group, consisting of four foreign delegations, roams the streets of Leeuwarden. They come from Colombia, Myanmar, Benin and Ghana and are participating in the DEALS programme. VNG International and the municipality of Leeuwarden offer them a tour though the Frisian capital. Interested and sometimes amazed […]
  • The dilemma of the Local Council I structures within the refugee hosting districts of Uganda

    September 10, 2018
    17 years after the last Local Council I elections were conducted, over 60,000 villages across Uganda went to the polls to elect their local council leaders on July 10th 2018. By having the elections successfully concluded, it leaves an enormous responsibility on the newly elected Local Council leaders, most especially within the refugee hosting districts. […]
  • Dare to experiment with an integrated governance approach

    September 7, 2018
    In today’s world, the biggest challenges that we face are interconnected. If the elements affect one another, treating the parts as separate will not bring you closer to a solution. Or, you may find that the solution for one part of the problem creates a negative effect elsewhere. At VNG International, we believe that governing […]
  • City Deals to Deal with Cities

    September 7, 2018
    Within VNG International’s programme ‘Governance of Inclusive Green Growth in Cities’ (DEALS) we work with the concept of City Deals. A suitable model to address pressing urban challenges by taking governance to a new level… Making the real live problems of people the starting point… Take a look at our City Deals animation video, which […]
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