Marjolijn Hekelaar
YEP period 2017 - 2019, batch 12
Young Expert at Beyond Beans - GhanaFirst position after YEP
Sustainability Representative Ghana at Cocoanect, Ghana
YEP Role
Sustainability Representative Ghana: Supervising programs and developing the M&E framework in order to measure and increase the impact of Cocoanect’s sustainability activities, together with local partner the Louis Bolk Institute / Agro Eco.
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Skills
- Knowledge management
- Evidence-based policy making
- Governance & development
Nationality: Dutch
Education: MSc in Conflict Resolution and Governance of the University of Amsterdam, BA in Liberal Arts and Sciences of Maastricht University
Experience before YEP
- SNV Netherlands Development Organization: governance data management for a USAID funded rural sanitation program in Rwanda & program development for urban water supply services at HO in The Hague.
- Impact Centre Erasmus University Rotterdam: action research projects for NGOs (Simavi, MaxFoundation, Wash Alliance International) and corporate philanthropy initiatives (G-Star Foundation).
- Netherlands Embassy in Zimbabwe: internship in political and economic affairs.
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