Within the field of international development ‘gender’ has become a trending topic. But it takes more than looking at the gender ratio in your team to achieve gender equality within your organisation. What if your organisation has only one day to learn about this topic? This is how MDF can help you.
When you are charged with the procurement of services of a project, you have to launch a call for tenders. What are the main challenges that you should keep in mind?
My name is Matthijs van den Broek from the Netherlands. I feel privileged to have been appointed as Branch Director of MDF Asia, Vietnam Office, since January 2019. Having lived and worked in Asia, more specifically in Thailand, for 10 years, and travelled between Europe and Southeast Asia for over 30 years, I feel that living in Vietnam now is sort of “returning home” for me.
To manage the complexity of a multi-stakeholder process, whether it is a partnership, consortium or any other form, the tendency is to do the exact opposite of looking for flexibility; coming up with strict agreements and plans.
Conducting training or facilitating a workshop is something many of us will have to do. Do you believe anyone can just do this? Or are there special skills or ‘secret’ ingredients? At MDF, training is a core expertise. Here are some tips we’d like to share.