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  • The Christiaan Eijkman Award is now accepting nominations

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    The Christiaan Eijkman medal is awarded to researchers who carry out innovative and critical research in the field of Global Health. Candidates can nominate themselves or be nominated by colleagues. Please submit your nominations before 15th September 2025. Christiaan Eijkman was a Dutch doctor and researcher who investigated tropical diseases while working in the former Dutch East Indies. […]

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  • KIT Institute Advisors Win Award for Sexuality Education Research at WAS2025

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    KIT Institute Advisors have received international recognition at the 2025 World Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS), held in Brisbane, Australia, from 16–19 June. KIT Institute was honoured with a prestigious WAS Award in the category Education, highlighting its contributions to advancing sexuality education in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The UNESCO commissioned- study ‘Adolescent […]

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  • Discover KIT Institute’s 2026 Health Courses 

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    Shaping the Future of Global Health We are proud to launch our 2026 Health Courses Brochure at KIT Institute – where education drives global health impact. Today’s health systems face increasingly complex and interconnected challenges – from pandemics and climate change to conflict, displacement, and shifting global health priorities. These demands call for a new […]

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  • Feminists on the Edge: Join Our Special Event

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    Since 2017, together with UN Women Training Centre, KIT Institute has run Feminist Edge – a professional development programme for gender trainers. Feminist Edge re-captures and re-imagines gender training as a feminist project, establishing a new approach to training for gender equality.  On Tuesday, 5 August, Feminist Edge will host a Special Event titled: Feminists on the Edge: Reshaping Global Solidarities and […]

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  • New Blog: How can Seed Governance Support Peacebuilding?

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    • Blog

    A newly published blog by Oliver Callaghan, Abishkar Subedi from Wageningen University and Research and KIT Institute’s senior advisor Eelco Jacobs, explores the question: can seed governance contribute to peace in fragile and conflict-affected contexts? Written in the context of Action Learning Process 4 (ALP-4) as part of the ISSD Africa programme, the blog unpacks […]

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  • Driving Inclusive Agriculture Transformation: Forget Just Governments and Businesses – Meet the AFIOs!

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    • Blog

    Agri-Food Industry Organizations (AFIOs) have increasingly gained recognition and attention as key actors in fostering inclusive agricultural transformation. Defined as organisations that can bring together farmers’ groups, cooperatives, and agri-food SMEs, AFIOs are often engaged in activities ranging from production and aggregation to processing and trade. With their deep embeddedness in local value chains, their […]

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  • New Report from Nestlé’s Income Accelerator Program Shows Impact on Cocoa Farm Incomes and Resilience

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    A new progress report from KIT Institute offers fresh insights on the impact of Nestlé’s Income Accelerator Program (IAP). The Income Accelerator Program, launched in 2022, is designed to improve the income levels of cocoa farming households in Côte d’Ivoire while addressing child labour risk. KIT Institute, alongside the Rainforest Alliance and the International Cocoa […]

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  • Hotel KIT reopens as Hotel V Oosterpark

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    Following a full renovation, the former Tropenhotel will reopen as Hotel V Oosterpark as part the Hotel V family of hotels operated by the Conscious Group. We are pleased to announce that our hotel building will soon reopen. After extensive renovations, the building is ready for a new chapter — once again becoming a special […]

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  • KIT Institute joins AGRINATURA’s Business Unit at the Annual General Assembly in Ghent

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    At the 2025 AGRINATURA General Assembly held in Ghent, Belgium in May, KIT Institute was formally accepted into the Agrinatura EEIG – a group of ten leading European universities and research institutes that directly advise the European Union (DG-INTPA) on tropical food systems, with a strong focus on Africa. Representing KIT Institute at the General Assembly were Advisors Nicola Francesconi and Caitlin Herrington, who joined peers […]

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  • Final Insights from Fenomenal Funds Learning Partnership Published

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    Feminist movements today are navigating increasingly complex, underfunded, and hostile environments. Despite these challenges, they remain vital forces of resistance and innovation and are needed now more than ever. Between mid-2023 and early 2025, KIT Institute worked in its role as Learning Partner alongside Fenomenal Funds stakeholders to co-create and implement a participatory learning process grounded in […]

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  • Kick-off BRIDGE Mentorship Initiative

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    KIT Institute has launched the BRIDGE Mentorship Initiative in partnership with the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp. This new initiative supports early-career researchers conducting epidemiological studies by pairing them with experienced mentors for a year-long, one-to-one exchange. The pilot round brings together six mentor–mentee pairs from Peru, Kenya, Nepal, South Africa, Rwanda, and the Netherlands. […]

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  • Supervisory Board resigns; new members appointed

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    The Supervisory Board (SB) has collectively and unanimously decided to make its position available. This decision was taken last weekend and subsequently reported to the Council of Members. At the request of the Council of Members, the SB initially postponed this decision. However, the SB has noted for a longer period of time that necessary […]

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  • From student to changemaker: How KIT Fund shapes global health

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    For over 60 years, we have been educating health professionals from all around the world to become leaders and experts in international health. Curious about the the ambitions of the students and the impact they are making? Watch our new video! Access to health care for the most vulnerable people The most motivated to transform […]

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  • KIT Fund Publishes 10-Year Impact Report: Investing in People Pays Off

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    To mark its 10th anniversary, the KIT Fund recently carried out a comprehensive evaluation among its alumni, shedding light on the long-term impact of its scholarships. The report highlights how the fund makes a meaningful difference by enabling talented health professionals from low- and middle-income countries to pursue the one-year Master’s in Public Health & […]

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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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    • Blog

    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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    • Dispatch

    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. Policymakers have to take responsibility and continue supporting global health investments; with this message, […]

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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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  • Announcing the KIT Fund – Lutfia Rabbani Foundation Joint Scholarship

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    KIT Fund and  Lutfia Rabbani Foundation  have joined forces to support motivated and skilled healthcare workers from low- and middle-income Arab countries who have been admitted to the Master of Sciences in Public Health and Health Equity. Together, we will offer an annual full scholarship to an eligible Master student who demonstrates a proven commitment […]

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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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  • 28 Feb – 1 Mar – 2 Mar Geweld & Vibrato

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    Geweld en Vibrato is an unconventional opera about colonialism, the extreme violence during the ‘police actions’ in Indonesia, and transgressive vibrato. The production features one singing actor, one soprano, three string players, three percussionists, live electronics, and radio and insect sounds. Composer Huba de Graaff discovered letters and photos in her parents’ estate from her […]

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  • 13-14-15 February: Venus in Fur by the Orange Theater

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    On 13-14-15 February KIT Live resident the Orange Theatre Company will perform the play Venus in Fur in our theatre. This Tony Award-winning play, written by David Ives, is a sexy, dark comedy that offers a provocative and witty exploration of submission, power, control, and S&M. The plot unfolds in a single setting: a rehearsal […]

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  • Dispatch from Kigali

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    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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