Empowering People, Creating Impact

About us

MDF course happening in Ede, the Netherlands.

We offer courses on a wide range of management-related subjects

MDF designs tailored and engaging learning journeys, turning any theory into practical learning

Our learning trajectories are fully tailored to your needs, offering many ways to grow

Advisory and facilitations services at MDF women writing on a board

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

Enterprise development, Education and Employability, hands holding planet sustainability

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

Impact evaluation services MDF empowering people, creating impact

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

International experts, local presence

Our pool of in-house experts combines international quality with local knowledge. Our offices in Africa, Asia, and Europe enable us to offer services in context-appropriate and cost-effective ways.

Kenya

Nairobi

The Netherlands

Ede

Bangladesh

Dhaka

Ghana

Accra

Indonesia

Sanur, Bali

Democratic Republic of Congo

Goma

Belgium

Brussels

Myanmar

Yangon

Benin

Cotonou

Assignments

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Custom Designed Training

Leadership trajectory for senior and mid-level managers

MDF designed and facilitated two 8-month leadership trajectories for for Myanmar managers to enable newly recruited s

December 30, 2022

Organisation and People Management

Organisation Development and Capacity Building UNDP Partners ‎Rakhine

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.

January 2, 2020

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

February 5, 2020

Enterprising Partner

Set-up support for two incubation hubs in Malawi

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

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

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.

Custom Designed Training

Design and 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.

Organisation and People Management

Working with women peace activists towards a Theory of Change based strategy

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.

Evaluation

Independent summative 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.

Evaluation

Evaluations of innovating justice programmes - the Hague Institute for Innovation of Law

Between 2018 and 2022, MDF conducted three evaluations for the Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL).

Meet our experts

Mike Zuijderduijn

Managing Director

Jean-Paul Shabani

Logistic Administrator / Trainer

Kees van der Zanden

Senior Trainer - Consultant

Roselyne Warau Mwangi

James Ngugi Irungu

Trainer - Consultant

Lydia Wambui Mugo

Trainer - Consultant

Maddalena Bearzotti

Senior Trainer -Consultant

Dick van Blitterswijk

Director Netherlands Office

Khadija Bagum

Finance & Administration

Antonio Battista

Trainer - Consultant

Max Kuipers

Evaluator

Marian Tadefa-Kubabom

Trainer - Consultant

Danny Luc Muhindo

ICT & Trainer - Consultant

Claude Kimanda Kasilamo

Trainer - Consultant

Sylvie Ndibwami Baraka

Trainer - Consultant

Jolanda Buter

Senior Trainer - Consultant

Nusrat Haider

Trainer - Consultant

Rennie Roos

Social & Sustainable Entrepreneurship Developer

Anton Bloten

Senior Trainer - Consultant

Matilde Zagalo Oliveira

Business Development & Project Manager

Marjan Zandee

Management assistant

Alexis Bosire

Trainer - Consultant

Linda Janmaat

Senior Trainer - Consultant

Zoë Lawson

Trainer - Consultant

Eunice Bussink

Acquisition officer

Jacinta Kariuki

Trainer - Consultant

Ruud Meijer

Senior Trainer - Consultant

Frank Delasi Amable

Trainer - Consultant

Nadine Bergmann

Trainer - Consultant

Sam Thuo

Marketing Manager Africa

Damien N’Ledji Gbedji

Director MDF Benin

Daniele Castaldelli

Training Coordinator

Peter Kungu Njuguna

Finance & Administration

Eelke Jansen

Project Manager

Rayke Nelis

Deputy Director

Sabina Voogd

Associate | Senior Trainer - Consultant

Michael Osei Nkrumah

Trainer - Consultant

Caroline Corso

Marketing & Communications

Aye Myat Thwe

Trainer - Consultant

Julia Anyanewaa Appiah

Project Manager

Thar Pyae Phyo

Trainer - Consultant

Edwin Timotius

Finance Manager

Bart van Halteren

Regional Director Asia

Hadewijch Klaassen

Senior Trainer - Consultant

Hilde van Dijkhorst

Senior Trainer - Consultant

Ketut Andriyani

Office manager

Josefien de Kwaadsteniet

Close Associate | Senior Trainer - Consultant

Alev Kayagil

Trainer Consultant

Lisa Freiburg

Trainer - Consultant

Augustin Halerimana

Trainer - Consultant

Albert Kibengo Sefu

Trainer - Consultant

Priscilla Eleanor Wilson

Marketing Communication & Business development

Edem Korshie Adzikah

Finance and Administration

Anne Marie van Raalten

Trainer - Consultant

Tatiana Dougba

Project manager ABC Bénin

Josee Mawazo

Accountant & Trainer - Consultant

Donna Macharia

Marketing - Communications

Marcellin Mufungizi

Course administrator

Jacqueline Stam

Course Coordinator / Registration Officer

Kwaku Owusu Afriyie

Trainer - Consultant

Marie de Coune

Senior Trainer - Consultant and evaluator

Richard Yeboah

Director Ghana office

Imam Mulyadi

Trainer - Consultant

Rini Marien

Deputy Director

Muhamad Taufiq

Junior Trainer - Consultant & Business Development

Susanne van Lieshout

Director Kenya office

Susanne Roelofsen

Trainer - Consultant

Roberto Trevini Bellini

Director MDF Brussels

Dr. Mubina Tabassum

Trainer - Consultant

Selemani Zéphirin

Codirector DR Congo office

Ger Roebeling

Senior Trainer - Consultant

Shahinul Islam

Finance & Administration

Michelle de Rijck

Trainer - Consultant

Sanjida Islam

Trainer - Consultant

Francisca van Dusseldorp

Trainer - Coach

Jacqueline Daniels

Business Development

Anja van Doorn

Financial Administration

May Thet Kyaw

Trainer - Consultant

Ernest Aboagye

Trainer - Consultant

Irma Alpenidze

Senior Trainer - Consultant

Olivier Munfano

Driver / Assistant -Logistician

Ingrid Plag

Managing Director &

Ekow Akyin Kwofie

Trainer - Consultant

Bert van Baaren

Financial Controller

Vivian Mensah Dogbatse

Trainer - Consultant

Eva Kimani

Project Manager

Cloé Devlin

Trainer - Consultant

Pauline van Norel

Senior Trainer -Consultant

Rudolf van der Helm

Trainer - Consultant

Arnaud Michée Houesse

Trainer - consultant

Hla Min Aung

Administration & logistics

Aye Yie Mon

Trainer - Consultant

Eunice Delali Akati

Finance

Carole HADONOU

Finance & Administration

Saskia Brand

Close Associate | Senior Trainer - Consultant

Thilakan Sathasivam

Director Bangladesh office

Laurence Perlstein

Office Manager

Safi Kalumbi Beatrice

Trainer - Consultant

Sam Boering

Senior Trainer - Consultant

René Vos

Contract & Quality manager

News

News page

Checking in with Deltares: the power of preparation ‎

November 30, 2022

At MDF, we’re driven by making a social impact. Therefore, we are always curious to find out how we’ve been able to contribute to positive change for our clients. This week we check in with Bouke Ottow, expert advisor in water management, participation, and capacity building at Deltares, who worked with MDF to get more out of their online meetings.

Lisa Freiburg

Wafa'a Mothana is empowering women in Yemen through gender mainstreaming action plans

Wafa’a has led many projects in Yemen, and witnessed that integrating gender mainstreaming actions in the programmes and projects was imperative to bringing real and long-lasting change. To boost her skills in this area, she began looking for training on the topic.

Caroline Corso

Orange Corners Ghana celebrates graduation of 45 entrepreneurs

Article

October 5, 2022

Orange corners Ghana celebrates graduation of entrepreneurs

Susanne Roelofsen

Going back to the classroom

What have you learned online that you want to take back into the real classroom? I am happy face-to-face trainings are coming back too. I recently had the opportunity to spend a whole week with real people in a real training room again. While preparing for the session, a couple of thoughts came to mind

Lisa Freiburg

International Investment opportunity – A wastewater treatment plant and compost plant in Ghana

International Investment opportunity – A wastewater treatment plant and compost plant in Ghana This initiative aimed to improve the living conditions of 300,000 people by developing a wastewater treatment plant to purify 15,000 m3 of wastewater monthly, recycle organic waste, and produce and sell organic compost to local farmers.

Empowering People, Creating Impact

We offer courses on a wide range of management-related subjects

Our learning trajectories are fully tailored to your needs, offering many ways to grow

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

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

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

International experts, local presence

Our pool of in-house experts combines international quality with local knowledge. Our offices in Africa, Asia, and Europe enable us to offer services in context-appropriate and cost-effective ways.

Kenya

Nairobi

The Netherlands

Ede

Bangladesh

Dhaka

Ghana

Accra

Indonesia

Sanur, Bali

Democratic Republic of Congo

Goma

Belgium

Brussels

Myanmar

Yangon

Benin

Cotonou

Assignments

Leadership trajectory for senior and mid-level managers

Organisation Development and Capacity Building UNDP Partners ‎Rakhine

Boosting circular economy of Mombasa - Kenya

Set-up support for two incubation hubs in Malawi

Co-creation of online trainings Cross Cultural People Management

Revising the monitoring system of AgriProFocus

Design and facilitation of learning events for VIA Water

Working with women peace activists towards a Theory of Change based strategy

Independent summative evaluation of the Global Partnership for Education

Evaluations of innovating justice programmes - the Hague Institute for Innovation of Law

Meet our experts

News

Checking in with Deltares: the power of preparation ‎

Wafa'a Mothana is empowering women in Yemen through gender mainstreaming action plans

Orange Corners Ghana celebrates graduation of 45 entrepreneurs

Going back to the classroom

International Investment opportunity – A wastewater treatment plant and compost plant in Ghana

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