Inclusive waste management on the agenda of mayoral candidates
“the event left me with very high expectations to share with my colleagues” Three weeks ago, I kicked-off the first candidate Mayors debate on inclusive waste management in the…
Crucial is the cooperation between cities, otherwise every solution is no proper solution
In a series of podcasts the International Cooperation Agency of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities, VNG International, interviews people involved in the programme…
Sohag & Qina – Upper Egypt, August 2019
The Egyptian Government is implementing the Upper Egypt Local Development Programme (UELDP) in two pilot Governorates: Sohag and Qina. The aim of this programme is to create jobs…
I realised Beira was disconnected from the rest of the world
In a series of podcasts VNG International interviews people involved in the programme Governance of Inclusive Green Growth in Cities (DEALS). Our main question is: what or who…
Another IDEAL RPM workshop flew by
The Resident Programme Manager (RPM) workshop is one of IDEAL’s annual traditions. During this week all local managers from the 7 IDEAL countries – South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda,…
Local Governance Seminar on “Strengthening Local Government”
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…
PSL Eau sets sail
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…
Government in Kurdistan welcoming support
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…
Palm trees as far as the eye can reach
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…