YEP

The main goal of the Young Expert Programmes (YEP), consisting of YEP Water, YEP Agrofood, YEP Energy and YEP Tailor-made, 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 and renewable energy 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), the Food & Business Knowledge Platform and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency.

NEWS

Preparatory training course

Training of the 20th batch starts on 15 June

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Organisations: deadline project submission

Deadline for submitting project proposals by organisations (batch 22):

11 October 2020

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Candidates: apply for YEP positions

New YEP positions will be available on 28 October
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Introduction video YEP

YEP in a nutshell: the introduction video about YEP Programmes is now online.
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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


Winnie Rakwach - YEP Tailor-made at WaterWorX in Kenya
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Click here for an overview of all YEP projects at Akvo RSR

Jeroen Trimpe Burger

Where is he now? Consultant at Rebelgroup in Kenya and the Netherlands
History

Young Expert at Water Finance Facility - Kenya


YEP period 2018 - 2020, batch 14

YEP Role

Currently, in my second YEP year, I am Project Manager for the Water Financing Facility, as well as for the Rebel Group. In my first YEP year, I have been working at Kenya Pooled Water Fund, Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company for the Water Financing Facility and World Water Net.

 

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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