News from MDF
Read our Annual Report 2008 on this page
New branch in Sarajevo who provides services in Western Balkan area: read more
About our representation in Latin America: read more
Managing for Development Results: a new trend ...
Singing a New Policy Tune
Publieke bijeenkomst: Kick-off conferentie
Dit najaar worden er een aantal bijeenkomsten georganiseerd door MDF Training & Consultancy samen met het Institute of Social Studies (ISS) en Vice Versa om een bijdrage te leveren aan de discussies voor de formulering van nieuwe beleidsstrategieën voor het Nederlands ontwikkelingsbeleid na 2010. Dit is een vervolg op de conferentie 'Understanding Development Better' van vorig jaar augustus en sluit aan op het DPRN proces over de toekomstige architectuur van de Nederlandse ontwikkelingssamenwerking.
Op donderdag 1 en vrijdag 2 oktober 2009 wordt er een publieke bijeenkomst, de Kick-off conferentie, georganiseerd in Hotel de Bosrand, Ede. Op de agenda van deze publieke bijeenkomst staan discussies met experts uit wetenschap, beleid en praktijk. We zullen praten over hoe je eigenlijk tot beleid komt of hoort te komen, over broncodes, grondslagen en axioma's in het huidige beleid, de implicaties van het verschuiven van OS naar een veel bredere IS-agenda en over de toepasbaarheid van beleid in een snel veranderende, complexe wereld. Kosten voor de tweedaagse conferentie zijn €200 en €280 (incl. 1 overnachting). Meer informatie en aanmelden? Na 29 juli: www.singinganewpolicytune.nl
NewsLetters of MDF
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- Trends in our sector
- New typical assignments
- Experiences of our clients
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MDF goes Dutch!
MDF is continuously exploring new possibilities to grow professionally and diversify its activities. Since its establishment in 1984 MDF has been focused with her management activities on the sector of development cooperation. In this field she's become a reputed player. The time has come in which MDF wants to expand to the Dutch market, a non-development cooperation market.
We consider that many of our tools and approaches also can be applied to typical Dutch situations. Recently, the Dutch government has put participation high on the political agenda. We have the means to respond to this trend and can assist decentralised government structures like municipalities and provinces, but also other related actors in Dutch society in shaping participatory processes and translating community desires into policy.
We aim at working with public and social organisations that strive for participation of all citizens in policy making and project design. There is a simple connection with one of the core activities of MDF: objective oriented project planning (Logical Framework Planning).
By September 2008 MDF have set up a new branch office. It's mission? It will remain closely related to the general mission of MDF Training & Consultancy, with this exception that her activities will be outside the development cooperation sector.
Our portfolio so far:
* supporting the Project Management bureau of the Province of Gelderland
* envisioning Culemborg 2014 (with the municipality and housing association)
* SWOT analysis welfare organisation of youth workers in Utrecht
* organisational restructuring of Vluchtelingenwerk (Dutch refugee care)
More information on our Dutch connections, have a look under our list of partners
