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  • New Case Studies Published: Reflecting on a Learning Journey with Fenomenal Funds

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    KIT Institute, as the Learning Partner for Fenomenal Funds, is launching ten new case studies today that provide critical insights into the power of core, flexible, and pooled funding in strengthening feminist movements. Developed in collaboration with six women’s funds and four collaboration groups, these case studies explore how participatory grant-making fosters resilience, partnerships, and […]

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  • Framing the Climate Crisis from a Feminist Perspective

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    • Blog

    For International Womxn’s Day we take the opportunity to critically reflect on the climate crisis and its intersection with gender. We use an intersectional feminist approach to highlight the relational nature of power, which dictates how climate crises and gender equality are being framed, and how that affects the solutions proposed to combat climate change. […]

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  • The Living Income Child Labour Nexus and Tools for Sector-wide Advancement: Five Take-Aways from Amsterdam Cocoa Week

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    • News

    The cocoa sector continues to grapple with several sustainability and human rights challenges, most notably low incomes for producing households and the use of child labour. The latter topics were the central themes brought into focus during KIT Institute’s partner session and participation in the Chocoa Conference in February. The contributions of KIT Institute were but […]

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  • Global Health, Security & Economic Growth: Dutch Investments in Focus at Upcoming Conference

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    • News

    On 10 March, KIT Institute will host the high-level conference “Health and Prosperity: How Dutch Investments in Global Health Drive Security and Economic Growth”, bringing together key stakeholders to examine the Netherlands’ investment role in global health initiatives. This event will highlight the economic and societal return on investment of Dutch contributions to global health financing, […]

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  • New LAS Knowledge Product published

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    • News

    The knowledge product Learning to Increase Community Legal Literacy on Land Rights and Natural Resource Management in Mozambique was recently published following a collaborative writeshop hosted by our Mozambican partner, Centro Terra Viva (CTV). The design and facilitation were conducted by KIT Institute, and the document was co-edited by Sandra Quintero. This document outlines CTV’s main achievements […]

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  • Dispatch from Kigali

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    • Dispatch

    The Ministry of Health of Rwanda is making great strides in their fight against Tuberculosis. In their efforts to further reduce the burden of TB, the Rwanda Biomedical Center (BRC), with support from KIT Institute, has implemented a MATCH analysis to identify areas where TB case finding within Key and Vulnerable Populations (KVP) will need […]

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  • Dispatch from Kenya

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    • Dispatch

    Our SRHR advisors Hannah Kabelka and Marielle Le Mat are currently in Kenya, collaborating with national partners to kick off a new study. They have sent us their dispatch from Nairobi. We are in Twanthanju, Tharaka North, where we have observed an intergenerational dialogue facilitated by the Break Free! Kenya consortium. This community in Tharaka is experiencing high rates of teenage pregnancy, early marriage, and chini ya maji (under the water) […]

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  • How KIT Institute is involved in control improvement of a neglected disease in Tanzania

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    • Blog

    Have you ever heard of schistosomiasis? Probably not. Half of the population in Tanzania is affected by this parasitic disease that can lead to severe health problems. KIT epidemiologists Jake Mathewson and Ente Rood are working together with Dr. Humphrey Mazigo, a Professor of Public Health, from the Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences […]

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  • Brewing the Future: How Young Colombian Farmers Are Transforming Coffee Production

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    • Coffee Stories

    Take a coffee break with KIT Institute and explore the lives of young coffee farmers and their families in Colombia. This video takes a closer look at the future generation of coffee farmers – and their plans and ambitions for the future. What motivates these young farmers to stay in the coffee sector? By telling […]

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  • Playing with Freedoms: The Global Gag Rule  

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    • Blog

    Amartya Sen, the renowned Indian philosopher, economist and Nobel laureate, published his book, Development as Freedom, in 1999.  In this masterpiece he articulates a vision for development out of poverty that goes beyond basic income and describes the process of development as the need to provide choices for people.  The concept of freedom is foundational […]

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  • KIT Institute Gears Up for Amsterdam Cocoa Week 2025

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    • News

    As Amsterdam Cocoa Week 2025 (ACW) approaches, KIT Institute is gearing up to share its work and tools to address living income gaps and child labour in the agricultural value chain. Partnering with Chocoa for the second edition of ACW, we look forward to bringing fresh insights and expertise to this year’s discussions. For years, […]

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  • Make 2025 the year of impact: Join KIT Institute’s Public and Global Health Courses

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    • News

    Do you want to increase your knowledge and experience as a public health professional? Join us at KIT Institute in Amsterdam in 2025 and gain practical insights into public and global health through our specialised short courses or our comprehensive Master of Public Health (MPH) programme. Whether you are interested in short courses or a […]

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