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Across Africa, member-based farmer organisations (FOs) are widely seen as key drivers of rural development. On the one hand, they represent their members—providing platforms for collective voice, advocacy, and rural representation. On the other, they are expected to operate as viable commercial entities: organising input supply, delivering services, and engaging in collective marketing and storage […]

Last Friday, we had the privilege of bringing people together at KIT Institute for a conversation on a topic that felt both urgent and deeply human. “Who Will End TB?” was a community-led symposium on TB, stigma, and society, organised by artist and TB advocate Paulina Siniatkina and Shaun Palmer from IAVI — just days […]

This World TB Day, we’re reminded that ending TB is possible — even as climate-related disasters make it increasingly difficult. Last year, our global health teams interviewed 10 TB programme implementers from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Zambia, and Zimbabwe about how climate-related disasters affect TB services — and how geospatial tools can […]

Land governance interventions are increasingly community-centred, recognising that secure land rights depend not only on technical solutions but also on legitimacy, trust, and local ownership. Yet the knowledge generated during implementation often remains scattered or disconnected from policy and decision-making spaces. Participatory knowledge management helps close this gap. By deliberately capturing and reflecting on learning […]

South Sudan is a country defined by resilience amid fragility. Farmers face a landscape of repeated floods, mass displacement of people because of recurrent conflicts, and persistent food insecurity. For over 15 years, and at a cost of over $1 billion humanitarian agencies have distributed imported seeds throughout the country as a way to simultaneously […]

Take a coffee break with KIT Institute and learn more about gender and how to start recognising gender issues or inequality by digging a little deeper. Gender inequality exists everywhere (yes, also in Western countries), but it shows up differently to everyone. KIT Institute’s Gender Advisor Ana Victoria Portocarrero Lacayo invites us to develop a […]

On February 9th, Feminist Edge – a professional development programme for gender trainers run by KIT and UN Women Training Center – launched this year’s first module. We are delighted to welcome this seventh cohort of participants into our global community of gender trainers – now comprising over 175 alumni. Feminist Edge offers professional development […]

KIT Institute will take part in the main programme of Chocoa and Amsterdam Cocoa Week 2026, contributing to key discussions on scaling sustainability, labour challenges and advancing impactful approaches in the cocoa sector.

At the end of January, the new coalition agreement by Democrats 66 (D66), People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) set the course for the Netherlands’ international engagement. While the agreement recognises the importance of Official Development Assistance (ODA) and global health, strong leadership in the next 4 years will […]

KIT Institute advisors Hannah Kabelka and Marielle Le Mat share reflections from dissemination meetings in Trinidad and Tobago and Cameroon. These meetings were organised as part of a global study on adolescents’ and young people’s experiences of school-based sexuality education, carried out by KIT Institute and youth partners, commissioned by UNESCO. The aim of these […]

Organised by KIT Institute in collaboration with Aidsfonds, Cordaid, KNCV TB Plus, The ONE Campaign and Philips, the second Health and Prosperity event took place on 15 December at Nieuwspoort in The Hague, bringing together a broad range of stakeholders to discuss the future of Dutch engagement in global health at a pivotal moment.

Public health challenges continue to demand skilled professionals who can work across disciplines, contexts, and systems. In 2026, KIT Institute in Amsterdam offers practice-oriented public and global health courses that support professionals in addressing health inequities worldwide. Our programmes bring together like-minded professionals from around the world to learn from real-world cases, diverse perspectives, and experienced faculty. From short thematic […]