YEP Programmes

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

New edition of YEP Effect: no. 6!

We are proud to present the 6th edition of YEP Effect!

Preparatory training course

Training of the 20th batch starts on 15 June

Organisations: deadline project submission

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

11 October 2020

Candidates: apply for YEP positions

New YEP positions will be available on 28 October

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

Eyob Bekele Tefera - YEP Water at Vitens Evides International in Ethiopia

Click here for an overview of all YEP projects at Akvo RSR

Max Heeg

Young Expert at Max Foundation - Ethiopia

YEP period 2020 - 2022, batch 19

YEP Role

As Healthy Village Development Officer, I will support the development and initiation of the Ethiopia Healthy Village Programme (WASH-Nutrition/Food).

Skills

Partnership Building
Project Management
Monitoring & Evaluation
Business Development
Programme Development

Background

Nationality: Dutch
Education:

MA, Globalisation and Development Studies, Maastricht University
BSc, International Business, University of Groningen

Experience before YEP

Site Coordinator at Drapen i Havet in Nea Kavala refugee camp, Greece (2018-2019)
Assistant Project Manager at Eco-Agric Uganda in Hoima, Uganda (2017-2018)

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