YEP

The main goal of the Young Expert Programmes (YEP), consisting of YEP Water & YEP Agrofood, is to offer young Dutch and local professionals the opportunity to take their first steps in an international environment. They are employed through Dutch organisations in a number of eligible countries. The programmes aim to rejuvenate the Water & Agrofood sectors and ensure the continued availability of expertise for these sectors.

The YEP Programmes are carried out jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) and the Food & Business Knowledge Platform.

NEWS

MDF newsletter by Young Experts!

A number of the Young Experts, employed by MDF, have released another edition of the "What's Yeppening" newsletter of MDF!
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YEP Effect 4 has been released!

During the YEP kick off of batch 15,  another new edition of YEP Effect has been officially launched: the fourth edition is now available!
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YEP alumnus Jacques on TV!

Jacques Tuyishime, alumnus of YEP Programmes, is now Managing Director at Holland GreenTech in Rwanda. He has developed several skills during his time in YEP,  especially during the Personal Development Training!
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Preparatory training course

Training of the 16th batch starts on 4 February 2019
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Every year we subsidise the placement of 72 young professionals
Check the latest results of YEP in our annual report

Our Young Experts


Florentine Dirks - YEP Agrofood at Wageningen University & Research in Ethiopia
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Click here for an overview of all YEP projects at Akvo RSR

Jeroen Trimpe Burger

Young Expert at Water Finance Facility - Kenya

YEP period 2018 - 2020, batch 14

YEP Role

Project manager at Kenya Pooled Water Fund and Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company.

Click here for more information about my project.

 

Skills

  • Economic policy
  • Political analysis
  • Water management
  • Program evaluation
  • Training
  • Project management
Background

Nationality: Dutch
Education: MSc International Development (Barcelona Institute of International Studies), MSc Economics & Governance (Leiden University), BSc Political Science: International Relations (University of Amsterdam with minor at University of Hong Kong)

 

Experience before YEP

  • Neighborhood coordinator VoorUit Project, Amsterdam
  • Educational Program Host, ProDemos: Dutch House for Democracy and Rule of Law
  • Research intern for Debate Foundation in Amman, Jordan
  • Economic diplomacy intern at the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Cape Town, South-Africa
  • Policy intern for the Dutch Senate faction of the GreenLeft party
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Contact

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