YEP Programmes

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!

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!

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!

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

Robbert Groenen - YEP Agrofood at One to Watch B.V. in Myanmar

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

Tewelde Haftu Gebru

Where is he now? GIS expert at Awash Basin Authority, Ethiopia

History

Young Expert at Waterschap Zuiderzeeland - Ethiopia

YEP period 2014 - 2016, batch 4

YEP Role

Water administration expert, Awash Basin Authority, Ethiopia.

Click here for more information about my project.

Skills

Software skills: ARC-GIS, ERDAS Imagine, ILWIS, ENVI, R

Background

Nationality: Ethiopian
Education: MSc. in GIS and remote sensing for water resource management, BSc: in Soil and water engineering

Experience before YEP

Irrigation engineering, Ethiopia
Soil and water engineering/ conservation, Ethiopia

Contact

Alumnus

History

Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Water Use Rules and regulations
Currently, we are identifying and screening workable rules and regulations of the government to adminster the water resources of Awash Basin in Ethiopia....read more

Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Rules and regulation of Ethiopian government
Currently, we are identifying and screening workable rules and regulations of the government to adminster the water resources of Awash Basin in Ethiopia....read more