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  • How the Private Sector is Working to Include Smallholder Farmers

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    A new working paper by experts from KIT Institute sheds light on the complex dynamics of smallholder inclusion in global agrifood value chains. Titled Understanding Smallholder Inclusion Efforts of the Private Sector – A Grounded Analytical Framework, the paper explores how lead firms are engaging smallholders through various inclusion programs—and why a deeper, more nuanced […]

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  • No Woman Left Behind: Listening to Women to Transform Maternal and Newborn Care

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    Today, April 7th, 2025, is World Health Day and marks the launch of a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health. Titled Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures, the campaign calls on governments and the global health community to intensify efforts to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths and to prioritize women’s long-term health and well-being. At […]

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  • Dispatch from: Islamabad

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    Senior epidemiologist Mirjam Bakker was in Pakistan for the start of a new research project and visited a chest camp. She sent us a dispatch from Islamabad. From 26 to 31 January I travelled to Islamabad in Pakistan to prepare and join the 2-day kick-off and protocol development workshop of an exciting new research project with the objective to develop innovative active case finding (ACF) approaches to optimise […]

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  • Guest Post: Investing in global health – ensuring a better future for everyone

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    As Mari-Luz Kerkhoven, Youth Ambassador for the ONE Campaign, closed the Health and Prosperity: How Dutch Investments in Global Health Drive Security and Economic Growth conference with a powerful message of urgency, we invited her to reflect on the day’s discussions. By Mari Luz Kerkhoven Policymakers have to take responsibility and continue supporting global health […]

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  • Strategic TB Screening: KIT Institute and Mercy Corps in Action

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    On #WorldTBDay, we are highlighting our work with Mercy Corps to improve TB detection in Pakistan, where many cases go undiagnosed. Chest camps (mobile screening vans) can bring diagnosis and treatment closer to communities – but how can they be strategically placed for maximum impact? Since 2019, KIT Institute has been supporting Mercy Corps and […]

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  • Guest Post: Health, Wealth, and Security – how Dutch investments in global health drive prosperity

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    A well-organised and insightful conference on Health and Prosperity: How Dutch Investments in Global Health Drive Security and Economic Growth took place at the KIT Institute in Amsterdam this past Monday 10 of March, 2025. The event was co-hosted by KIT Institute and the Gates Foundation, with active engagement of Cordaid, Aidsfonds, the ONE Campaign, Philips and us at KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation. Strong government representation from […]

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  • Dispatch from: Juba, South Sudan

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    Our colleagues Nicola Francesconi, Lisa de Graaf, Boudy van Schagen, Coen Buvelot, and Sandra Quintero were in South Sudan from the 17 to 21 February for the annual A3SEED project retreat. They sent us their dispatch from Juba. Since 2021, KIT Institute has collaborated with IFDC on the A3-SEED project (Accelerating Agriculture and Agribusiness) in […]

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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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    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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    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 part […]

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

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    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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    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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