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  • Public and Global Health Courses at KIT Institute in 2025

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    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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  • Exposition ‘May we evolve’ in KIT Building

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    May we evolve’ is a temporary exhibition in the KIT building. The colonial past of KIT and that of her own family inspired Natasha to visualise our changing view of nature: from an inexhaustible supply of ‘resources’ subordinate to human exploitation, to the ‘commons’: a collective heritage that should be managed fairly and sustainably. With […]

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  • Publication Saameynta Lessons Learned document

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    The Saameynta 2024 Lessons learned Report was recently published following a collaborative writeshop facilitated by Rebecca Rosario Hallin in June. Participating parties were the implementing partners IOM – UN Migration, UN-Habitat Somalia, and UNDP Somalia. The document outlines insights, lessons learned, challenges, and gaps related to durable solutions for internal displacement in Somalia, with land governance at […]

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  • Delivering Basic Healthcare in a Crisis

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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 […]

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  • Care as a revolution: why gender and development work need care more than ever

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    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 […]

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  • Challenges and opportunities in moving Gaza’s health sector from crisis management to long-term sustainability

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    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 […]

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  • Balancing Learning and Accountability in Complex Systems

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    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 […]

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  • 7 ways to build back better in Gaza

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    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’.

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  • From Theory to Practice: Highlights from the Feminist Edge Programme

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    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 […]

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  • Voices from Gaza: the reality of a health system in crisis.

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    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 […]

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  • KIT hosts Gaza Health Conference

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    Today, KIT is hosting an international conference of experts, practitioners and policymakers committed to restoring healthcare in Gaza. The conference, organised by KIT Institute and the Gaza Health Initiative, is the third in a series of three international meetings to address critical and urgent healthcare needs in Gaza. A prominent guest joining the meeting in […]

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  • Guest Post: Save the Children on Child Protection and Mental Health and Psycho-Social Support in Gaza

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    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 […]

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  • Judi Mesman joins KIT Supervisory Board 

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    We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Judi Mesman has been appointed as a member of our Supervisory Board. Judi Mesman (1974) studied psychology and has been a Professor at Leiden University in the broad field of social justice since 2009. For her research into cultural norms in parenting, she and international colleagues analysed […]

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  • Festive Graduation marks 60th anniversary of international and public health education at KIT Institute

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    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. […]

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  • Experience KIT Live during 24 Hours East!

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    Join us for an unforgettable day at KIT Live during the 24 Hours East festival! On Saturday, September 7th, the vibrant streets of Amsterdam East will come alive with activities, performances, and more. At KIT Live we will host a variety of exciting events: take part in a dance workshop hosted by Kids van Amsterdam, […]

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  • Coming Together to Exchange Knowledge on Land

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    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 […]

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  • Dispatch from Abidjan

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    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, […]

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  • New Health Courses Brochure 2025

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    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 […]

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  • Reimagining the possible – feminist principles in practice

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

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  • KIT Mag is out!

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    The new KIT MAG is out! This annual magazine highlights the collective efforts of all aspects of KIT, and showcases our dedication to fostering an inclusive and sustainable world. Dive in and discover the commitment to positive change that pulses through our building and organisation and unites the many faces of KIT.

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  • Appointment interim CEO

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    KIT has appointed Mark de Kruijk as interim CEO. Mr De Kruijk is taking over from Henri van Eeghen, who announced his resignation as KIT’s CEO last month. Based in Amsterdam, Mark de Kruijk is an established executive and management consultant who has led several organisations in the public and private sectors, including the Westergasfabriek, […]

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  • KIT Coffee Stories: Making a living from coffee – talking with farmers in Colombia

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    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 […]

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  • Dispatch from Rwanda

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    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’. […]

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  • A high price to pay for a living income?

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    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 […]

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  • Setting the stage: facilitating evidence-informed advocacy to end child marriage in Zambia

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    “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 […]

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  • New Campus Director

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    We are very pleased to announce that Michiel Leijenaar has joined KIT’s management team as Campus Director.  Michiel has worked within the wider cultural sector since 1999. He is in his element where culture, entrepreneurship and serving the public, partners and other stakeholders come together.  Michiel has a long-standing interest in sustainable development. As Chairman […]

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  • CEO Resigns

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    The Supervisory Board of KIT regrets that CEO Henri van Eeghen has tendered his resignation. Over the past eighteen months, Henri has succeeded in putting KIT in a stronger position to pursue our mission for a more inclusive and sustainable world. We are very grateful for his dedicated efforts, which, among other things, have contributed […]

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  • Making the Case for the Impact Evaluation of Investment Projects by Development Banks

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    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 […]

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  • Dispatch from: KIT Institute’s Hub in Colombia

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    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 […]

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  • Paving the way to stop child labour in global supply chains: unlocking the evidence for action

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    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 […]

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