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Gaza’s healthcare system is collapsing as a result of the ongoing fighting. Delivering basic health services has become an enormous challenge. During a breakout session on service delivery at the Uniting Knowledge, Resources, and Solidarity: Gaza Health Initiative Conference Amsterdam, several key figures working on the ground in Gaza discussed the devastating impact of the ongoing […]

By: Ana Victoria Portocarrero In a speech delivered at the launch of the Feminist Edge alumni network, a professional development program for gender trainers at KIT Institute, Arturo Escobar invited us to recognise care as the foundation of life and therefore, as central to systemic radical social change. In today’s fast-paced world, where productivity and […]

The Health Sector Governance and Finance for Early Recovery and Transition Future Workshop at the “Uniting Knowledge, Resource, and Solidarity: Gaza Health Initiative Conference Amsterdam,” hosted by KIT Institute’s Centre for Health Systems in Fragile and Conflict Affected Settings (FCAS), addressed the challenges and opportunities in moving Gaza’s health sector from crisis management to long-term […]

While many organisations aim to use Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for learning, they tend to prioritise accountability goals based on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to meet donor requirements. However, in complex development projects, traditional KPIs fall short to capture the fluid and unpredictable nature of system transformations. In this blog, we argue that adaptive management—an […]

Jennifer Dabis, Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Manager at the Palestinian NGO, Juzoor for Health and Social Development, was recently at KIT Institute for the ‘Uniting Knowledge, Resources and Solidarity – Gaza Health Initiative Conference’.

Laura Cala Vergel, PMEL analyst with Share-Net Columbia, shares her experiences attending this year’s programme. The Feminist Edge programme offers a holistic training between pedagogical concepts and practices, providing participants with key tools to strengthen their work as gender trainers. The course has been a transformative experience that has allowed me to deepen my knowledge […]

In this video, healthcare providers share their first-hand experience of working in Gaza’s hospitals today. From shortages of medicine and electricity to lack of access to basic necessities like water and soap – the challenges to restoring healthcare in Gaza are immense. At the same time, the voices featuring in the video carry hope and […]

In 2024 our partners shared numerous shocking stories during their interventions with children and their families in Gaza, detailing their mental health conditions.  One of the cases is about the sole survivor of his family, a 14-year-old boy who lost his entire family while he was fetching water from their neighbors. He witnessed rocket fall on […]

On Friday, 30st August 2024, 70  participants from 26 countries received Master’s degrees in in Public Health or  International Health, in a festive graduation ceremony held at KIT Institute in Amsterdam. The ceremony marked the 60th anniversary of KIT Institute’s Master of Public Health and the 20th anniversary of the Master of International Health programme. […]

From 9 to 14 June, KIT Institute, as a Knowledge Management partner for the Land-at-Scale (LAS) programme, participated in the annual LAS Exchange event which this year took place in Uganda. Equitable and sustainable land governance is essential to achieving sustainable development and has a key role to play in strategies for sustainable livelihoods, food […]

by Chantale Al-Lakis Chantale Al-Lakis, Epidemiologist at KIT Institute, sent us this dispatch from Abidjan. She was recently in the port city with other KIT advisors (below) to deliver a workshop on the World Bank and Global Financing Facility-funded project on Service Delivery Redesign for Maternal and Neonatal Health in Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, DRC, Niger, […]

It is with great pleasure that we share KIT Institute’s new 2025 course brochure with you We are proud to introduce our new Master of Public Health and Health Equity programmes, designed to equip professionals with the tools needed to tackle complex health challenges and disparities. Additionally, we offer a variety of shorter courses covering […]

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 August 6th, Feminist Edge is hosting a Special Event to launch the Alumni Network. We […]

Take a coffee break with Stefan Petrutiu, advisor and coffee connoisseur at KIT, as he is joined by farmers he met in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. In this video, we talk to the coffee farmers and explore the context behind the numbers in our studies on household and living incomes. What do […]

By Mayada El-Zoghbi KIT Institute’s Managing Director, Mayada El-Zoghbi, recently visited Rwanda, where she met our partner AKADEMIYA2063 2063. She sent us this dispatch from Kigali. In it she talks about the trends she observed and the people she met during her brief visit to the country also known as the ‘Land of a Thousand Hills’. […]

Why direct transfers are a better strategy for value redistribution in the cocoa sector. by Rob Kuijpers, Ruerd Ruben, and Rik Habraken. Increasing cocoa prices above market equilibrium is an expensive way to achieve living incomes for farm households. Besides excessive monetary costs, higher prices may have unintended adverse effects, such as on child labour […]

“At KIT we see participatory research that directly feeds into evidence-informed lobby and advocacy as a win-win. It allows researchers and advocates to jointly broaden our perspectives and helps lobby and advocacy to focus on actions with the biggest potential for change.” (Pam Baatsen, Senior SRHR advisor at KIT) In our role as knowledge partner […]

In contrast to commercial banks, whose primary focus lies in financial services for profitability, development banks finance projects that contribute to societal progress. In this article, Dr Nicola Francesconi, a senior economist at KIT Institute, makes the case for adopting more rigorous impact evaluation techniques within development banks. These techniques would allow us to truly […]

By Sandra Quintero, Team Lead for KIT Institute’s Colombia Hub In 2023, KIT Institute’s Gender team, in collaboration with the Global Health and Sustainable Economic Development teams, launched a new hub in Colombia. The time is ripe for such a development; Colombia’s government is actively pursuing inclusive policies and is keen to make Colombia a […]

Experience the vibrant atmosphere of KIT Institute in Amsterdam this summer! Explore specialised courses in public and global health or embark on your Master of Public Health journey. Exciting news: In September 2024, we launch our innovative Master of Science in Public Health and Health Equity, redefining the future of public health leadership and action. […]

Child labour threatens the well-being and development of an estimated 160 million children worldwide. Despite increasing efforts to address the problem, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) reports that the number of children in child labour increased between 2016 and 2020. Most of them are involved in agriculture including the production of global commodities such as […]