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Empowering people creating impact

Empowering people, creating impact

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professional training

Courses

Training on a wide range of management-related subjects.

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MDF offers management training in different settings, from planning to execution. We do it to support development organisations, NGOs, and foundations in creating a better world and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Management training

We offer learning trajectories in different settings, from planning to execution.

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Advisory & Facilitation

Advisory & facilitation

We believe in helping you reach your goals to better manage people and programs.

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MDF aspires to be an entrepreneurial partner in social and sustainable enterprise and entrepreneurship development. As part of the 2023 Agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals

Enterprise development

We provide a range of support services to stimulate employment and boost employability.

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evaluations

Evaluation & impact

Let us design a robust and useful evaluation process, together.

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MDF consists of a diverse team of professionals with complementary expertise in training and consultancy for development. This unique combination has turned us into an industry leader and a strong force in working toward positive change for a better world. We provide learning trajectories, advisory guidance, facilitation, evaluations, enterprise development, and partnership services worldwide. Our pool of in-house experts combines international quality with local knowledge, and our offices worldwide enable us to offer context-appropriate and cost-effective services.

International experts, local presence

Kenya

Kenya

Nairobi

The Netherlands

The Netherlands

Ede

Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Dhaka

Ghana

Ghana

Accra

Indonesia

Indonesia

Sanur, Bali

Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo

Goma

Myanmar

Myanmar

Yangon

Benin

Benin

Cotonou

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Assignments

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MDF assignments
Custom Designed Training

DRC Leadership trajectory Myanmar

MDF designed and facilitated two 8-month leadership trajectories for Myanmar managers.

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Enterprising Partner

Boosting circular economy of Mombasa - Kenya

In partnership with Close the Gap and Crosswise Works, MDF developed a multi-year project with RVO funding

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Organisation and People Management

Organisation Development & Capacity Building UNDP Partners

In 2020, UNDP commissioned MDF Asia Myanmar to design a one-year trajectory to assess ‎five of their local partner organisations in Rakhine State, Myanmar.

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Online evaluation course for IOM staff worldwide

MDF developed a self-paced online course for IOM that explains evaluation in practical terms, with seven modules, accessible design, and three languages.

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Evaluation

Powering Aquaculture Progress (PAP): Turning Evidence into Action for Sustainable Impact

Evaluation through Methodological Rigor and Actionable Learning

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October 2025

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Set-up support for two incubation hubs in Malawi

We developed business plans jointly with the Lilongwe Technical College and Soche Technical College.

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Custom Designed Training

Co-creation of online trainings Cross Cultural People Management

MDF is providing technical assistance to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in updating Training of Trainers (ToT) activities

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Programme and Project Management

Revising the monitoring system of AgriProFocus

MDF facilitated a participatory process for results-based reporting, strengthening their M&E and designing an M&E protocol.

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Organisation and People Management

Modernising land administration in Benin

In Benin, official land titles have long been out of reach. Since 2018, MDF and partners have mapped nearly 500,000 parcels and recorded rights for over 220,000

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Custom Designed Training

Design & facilitation of learning events for VIA Water

MDF Training & Consultancy designed, facilitated and co-organised a series of Learning Tours in Nairobi, Kigali, Benin and Accra.

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Organisation and People Management

Working with women peace activists

MDF was approached by the Cairo-based women's organisation Karama to facilitate a Theory of Change workshop for its network of women peace activists.

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Evaluation

Evaluation of the Global Partnership for Education

MDF reviewed the overall performance of this multi-stakeholder partnership in such a way that it led to understandable, acceptable and actionable lessons.

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Evaluation

Evaluations of innovating justice programmes

MDF conducted three evaluations for the Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL), an INGO that helps justice practitioners build solutions.

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Evaluation

Mid-term review of the Kakuma Kalobeyei Challenge Fund

MDF reviews IFC's KKCF impact in Kenya, focusing on economic aid to displaced and host communities for growth and cohesion.

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Enterprising Partner

Gender Mainstreaming Toolkit for SMEs in Fragile Contexts

MDF worked on an interactive, self-assessment gender toolkit for SME owners. This dynamic resource helps them analyse how gender-sensitive their business is.

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Needs Assessment Economic Inclusion Programming Urban Areas - Ghana

MDF WA conducted a comprehensive assessment to map out the needs of vulnerable poor in Ghana's cities and the services available to them.

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Monitoring

Co-creation MEL system for Malaysian Wealth Fund

Developing a user-friendly monitoring system for Malysian Wealth Fund to track social performance.

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Custom Designed Training

UNICEF Journey of Life - Child Protection Bangladesh

The international Journey of Life training modules help communities practise child protection. MDF rolled it out in Bangladesh with UNICEF.

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Organisation and People Management

Strengthening the Myanmar Outreach Network - British Council

Support to the British Council to develop a network of partner organisations in Myanmar to be ‎better able to reach out to remote areas and target groups. ‎

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Enterprising Partner

The Ghana Innovation Hub

MDF set up the Ghana Innovation Hub in 2018, together with BlueSpace Africa and the Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU)

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Evaluation

Strengthening DHAKA WASA for non-revenue water reduction

MDF Bangladesh builds institutional capacity through digital tools and PME support, helping Dhaka WASA cut water losses and partners strengthen impact

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Adult learning meets co-design in AVC training

Co-designed AVC training in East Africa made complex tools practical and engaging, boosting confidence and ownership among financial institutions and consultant

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Learning on the ground - Regional learning journeys

Regional Learning Journeys connected Dutch policymakers with real-world development work, fostering hands-on, reflective learning across Kenya, Benin, and Egypt

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Mombasa Urban LAB: local adaptation booster

Mombasa Urban LAB united stakeholders to co-create sustainable, climate-smart solutions for flooding and water issues, embedding them in county planning.

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Waste to Value Innovation Challenge: A business case of a plastic circular economy

MDF, WWF and DMDP created the Innovation Challenge to develop an ecosystem that supports individuals with innovative solutions in the plastic circular economy.

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A comprehensive strategic plan for TradeMark Africa's

MDF developed a comprehensive strategic plan for TradeMark Africa's (TMA) Kenya Country Programme (KCP).

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Custom Designed Training

Sexual and reproductive health and rights training Bangladesh

Many young women and adolescents have unsufficent access to family planning services. Training on SRHR information and motivation is a continuous need.

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Online training and facilitation

EU Solidarity Corps Online Learning Platform Development

By 2027, the European Solidarity Corps has the target to support 450,000 young people. An online learning platform to prepare and train them has been set up.

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Enterprising Partner

Water for Virunga (W4V) Rwanda

MDF led a seven-year IWRM project across the DRC, Rwanda, and Uganda, improving water access and reducing conflict in the Greater Virunga Landscape.

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Enterprising Partner

Reforming agricultural TVET curricula in Kenya

MDF implemented a two-year intervention to develop new teaching modules, boost the quality of TVET teaching

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Online training and facilitation

Online entrepreneurship courses at University of Benin

We co-created business courses on an online learning platform which users can access via a web browser or an Android app.

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Acceleration support for horticultural SMEs in Ghana

We designed and facilitated group workshops followed by individual coaching of each company

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Web-based market outreach for women-led MSMEs in Indonesia

We developed modules and trained trainers on how to create and manage an online business

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Custom Designed Training

Training to improve Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities in DRC

We applied a holistic approach to WASH training. It combined capacity building of actors at all levels and empowerment of local communities to lead.

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Building leadership in an emerging country

We designed a management trajectory to make managers more aware of their personal style and of the different aspects of leading teams.

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Evaluation

A monitoring framework for ILO

ILO in Sri Lanka approached MDF to develop a monitoring framework for the LEED+ project

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Organisation and People Management

Bridging the Digital Gap

MDF with Close the Gap, CrossWise Works, Good Up and NITA is implementing a 3-year 1.5 million euro matching grant for a circular economy project.

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Online training and facilitation

Co-creating a worldwide e-learning platform: Change the Game

Wild Geese Foundation requested MDF Training & Consultancy to help co-create their Change the Game Academy.

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Evaluation

Evaluation services for the ILO SCORE programme

The ILO - Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) programme continuously seeks MDF’s assistance to carry out meaningful evaluation research

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Evaluation

End evaluation of sustainability and inclusion strategy for Growth Corridors in Africa

MDF performed an End of Phase evaluation of SUSTAIN-Africa.

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Evaluation

Tracer studies of the Kenya Youth Employment & Opportunities Project

The Kenya Youth Employment Opportunities Project (KYEOP) aims to improve the employability of Kenyan youths while also providing them with a way to earn money.

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Evaluation

Realist evaluation of the Shiraka programme MENA region.

In 2022, we evaluated the Shiraka training programme and the government-to-government programme.

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Validating impact: strengthening Kenya’s dairy cooperatives

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June 30, 2026

On 24 June 2026, MDF-ESA convened a Kenya workshop to validate findings from Agriterra’s 37-month Act Now programme. Partners and dairy cooperatives verified evaluation data, ensuring it accurately reflected progress in rural agricultural services.

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Ibrahim Baka
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The learning evaluation leaves behind

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June 16, 2026

Participation is at the heart of how I evaluate. Not as a methodological preference, but as a conviction. When I design evaluation processes, I look for methods that invite people to reflect together, not just respond to questions.

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Lise Paaskesen
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Expanding impact for persons with disability across Ghana

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June 2, 2026

MDF West Africa is expanding training for the We Can Work Programme to Kumasi and Sunyani, offering Core Life Skills training for persons with disabilities in Ghana.

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Learning from Impact Clusters: Evaluating private sector development across 12 countries

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What makes cluster-based interventions create lasting change? MDF and Technopolis evaluated 20 Impact Clusters projects across 12 countries to find out.

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Circular economy businesses in Rwanda get practical tools to attract investment

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May 28, 2026

MDF's circular economy acceleration program in Rwanda produced a practical Investment Readiness Toolkit. Download the full set of documents here.

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Eelke Jansen

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