Participants' experiences

Summercourse Decentralisation and Local Governance 2008
This summercourse was an interesting and inspiring meeting of people from different types of organisations working in different parts of the world: Tanzania, The Netherlands, Rwanda, Armenia, Yemen and Uganda. Read some feedback from the participants:
Masterclass Municipal International Cooperation
Project officer of the Dutch municipality Alphen aan de Rijn Hans van Arkel, involved in two projects (HIV/AIDS and Housing) with partner municipality Oudtshoorn, South Africa: "It was very stimulating to hear about the experiences from colleagues of other municipalities cooperating with partners in Southern Africa."
Masterclass Municipal International Cooperation
Mieke Croughs, medical doctor in a community health service and advisor to the HIV/AIDS project carried out by the municipalities of Heusden and Otjiwarongo, Namibia: "The masterclass offered a good balance between theoretical background and practical tools."
Citizen Participation Course 2009 'how to use the power of your citizens'
Participants of the training course ‘How to use the power of your citizens?’ were very enthusiastic about the programme, during which they could exchange their expertise and experience with professionals, local governors, municipal staff and resident experts from the Netherlands.