Kick-off Think and Do Tank VNG International, Millennium Water Alliance and Akvo Foundation have jointly launched the Think and Do Tank in Support of Accelerating Resilience Building in ASALs of Kenya. This is funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Kenya, following their Multi Annual Country Strategy and in their effort […]
I know how hard it is to be a mayor in normal times, but I cannot imagine how hard it must be to be a mayor in times of war. — Danny de Vries, board member of the Safety Region Utrecht & Mayor Oudewater In the heart of Kyiv, from June 15-19, 2024, VNG International […]
It is our pleasure to present you VNG International’s results for the year 2023. You can find it here. In his opening words director Pieter Jeroense concludes that our mission is more than ever relevant as our international and domestic contexts become more complex. Partnering with local governments abroad, their associations, related organisations as well […]
Kenya has a long history of welcoming forcibly displaced people from its neighbouring countries. The country is currently formally hosting over 650.000 refugees – this number still increasing every day due to drought and conflict in neighbouring counties. Most refugees are in refugee camps situated in the two counties Garissa and Turkana. This influx of […]
Click here for the english version Het is nogal wat om je gebied open te stellen voor vluchtelingen uit een buurland. Grote groepen ontheemden die een veilig onderkomen zoeken. Irak en Libanon deden het toen de burgeroorlog in Syrië escaleerde. In een Kamerbrief over de beleidsevaluatie van Nederlandse steun aan opvang van Syrische vluchtelingen in […]
Cliquez ici pour l’article en français. On the occasion of World Water Day, VNG International Benin mobilized to raise public awareness of the importance of preserving water resources. On March 22, 2024, at the Congress Palace in Cotonou, our team hosted a stand at the event, to present its actions in the water sector and […]
A year ago VNG International took the initiative to mobilise the community, academics and regional & local governments to draft a City Development Strategy (CDS) for the city of Halabja. The CDS is an instrument for guiding the growth of the city and to attract investments into the city. Thereby building better futures for the […]
On Tuesday, January 9th, the Ministry of Local Governance hosted the launch event of the Southwest Ramallah cluster, the second targeted cluster within the Sustainable Development through improved Local Governance (SDLG) program. Representatives from the Ministry of Local Governance, VNGi, the Association of Palestinian local authorities (APLA), Mas Research Institute, and the Ramallah directorate, alongside […]
Since April 2023, VNG International, with funds from Giro555, has been involved in supporting the recovery and reconstruction efforts of three municipalities – Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye, and Seyhan (Adana) – in the earthquake-affected region of Türkiye. Over recent months, the project has made significant progress through various initiatives aimed at supporting the affected communities. During the […]
Over the last twelve years, VNG International has worked together with Civil Society in Ethiopia to improve governance. Formal civil society—that is, organizations with legal personality—is a recent development in the country. Building on an opening of the civic space in Ethiopia, under ESAP, we partner with a wide range of civil society organizations to […]
“Race tegen de klok voor winterhulp in aardbevingsgebied Marokko”. Zo kopte het Rode Kruis afgelopen maand, want winter vormt momenteel de grootste dreiging voor de bewoners van het getroffen gebied. Ton Rombouts – voorzitter van het VNG Fonds – overhandigde op maandag 13 november daarom samen met Pieter Jeroense de directeur van VNG International, een […]
On the 14th of November, VNG International hosted a Validation Workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, for its new programme: Sustainable Development through improved Local Governance in Kenya (SDLG Kenya in short). The programme will focus on migration-related issues in the counties of Turkana and Garissa, the role local governments can play in service delivery for refugees […]
