Embassy of the Netherlands in Uganda

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This week we are happy to introduce you to Mirjam Graus-Smeets. With more than 20 years of working for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in countries as Kuwait, Germany, Mozambique and Saudi Arabia she is a real allrounder. This all-round experience comes in handy with Mirjam being the Head of Operational Management and Consular Affairs at the Embassy. She is passionate about her work, which she believes is the nicest and most multifaceted job in the world. A warm welcome here in Uganda!

🌧️🚴‍♀️ Rainy beginnings, bright future ahead!

Yesterday morning Deputy Ambassador Joost van Ettro joined the Flag-Off Ceremony of the ‘Safe Cycling Lanes’-campaign. Hakim Owiny is pedaling from Kampala to Nairobi on an e-bike where he is set to arrive during the . With each rotation of the pedals, his goal is not just covering the distance, but also to move closer to a solution for air pollution and environmental degradation. He does so in collaboration with Ebee.africa and InfoNile. The campaign is committed to promoting environmental awareness in Uganda and to remind the public of the Sustainable Development Goal 11 to turn our cities into safe, resilient, and sustainable urban spaces.

We wish Hakim a safe and successful ride!

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Hello, my name is Fred van Hese. For 23 years, I have been working for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs all over the world. Since 2011, I have done so as controller for development cooperation. Many people have the impression that a controller is only about the numbers, but it is much more than that. As controller I for example also have an important advisory role, thinking about feasibility and sustainability of results and taking into account risks of a project. This diversity is what makes it interesting.

Striking a balance between the goals, knowledge and expertise of all stakeholders involved can be a challenge – it is about combining supply and demand. We always look at the sustainability of a project for all parties. In this way we work result-oriented. A tip for FB-followers: have a look at the results we achieved in the past year at: https://www.nlontwikkelingssamenwerking.nl/en/.

NEDERLANDSE/VLAAMSE MARKT
De Kraanvogel presenteert een Nederlandse/Vlaamse markt! Je bent van harte welkom op 2 september 2023 van 13:00 tot 17:00 uur. Je kunt de markt vinden op de locatie van 7 Hills International School (39 Malcolm X Ave).

De markt is bedoeld om de Nederlandse/Vlaamse community te versterken, om samen te genieten van een hapje/drankje of spelletje en om informatie te verkrijgen. Daarom wordt ook bedrijven/organisaties de mogelijkheid geboden om hun producten en diensten te presenteren. Wil jij ook een stand op de informatiemarkt met jouw bedrijf/organisatie? Mail dan snel naar [email protected] (VOL=VOL).

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: As announced recently, the Netherlands Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Directorate of Stabilization and Humanitarian Aid has published a subsidy framework for migration and displacement. The deadline is the 3rd of September and you can find the framework in both in Dutch and English: https://shorturl.at/yBELQ (NL) and https://shorturl.at/jBKLS (ENG)

Today is Keti Koti! This year, Keti Koti marks the start of a memorial year in the Kingdom of the Netherlands to commemorate and reflect on the role of the Dutch in slave trade and slavery, as well as the abolition of slavery 150 years ago.

illustration courtesy of: Maria Tiqwah Art

ADVANCE NOTICE: The Dutch MFA – Directorate of Stabilization and Humanitarian aid – will be publishing a subsidy framework for migration and displacement in July 2023. Are you working for an NGO, on migration and focus on promoting localization? This might be something to look out for!

Today we commemorate with the theme ‘Hope away from Home’. Including refugees in the communities where they have found safety after fleeing conflict and persecution is the most effective way to support them in restarting their lives and enable them to contribute to the countries hosting them.

In Uganda, the Netherlands continues to provide support to over 1.5 million refugees e.g. through the Partnership for improving prospects for forcibly displaced persons and host communities (PROSPECTS), and other humanitarian and development assistance initiatives.

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The Netherlands-Flemish School in Kampala 'De Kraanvogel' offers an after-school primary and secondary Dutch curriculum for children from both single- and multilingual families, whose parents find it important that the child remains familiar with the Dutch language and culture. More information can be found in the attached flyer or by visiting their website: https://www.dekraanvogelkampala.org/

Today, the Netherlands Embassy signed an agreement with Emata that will enable them to expand into the coffee and potato value chains. EMATA offers fully digital small loans to farmers and has shown impressive results over the last 1.5 year when the Netherlands embassy first joined up with them in the dairy sector. So far, EMATA has onboarded more than 60 cooperatives and has given out loans to almost 3000 farmers. With this new agreement, EMATA expects to reach over 24000 new farmers.

Throw back to our Kingsday celebration on the 28th of April 👑

About 500 invitees joined to celebrate the birthday ánd the 10th anniversary of our King Willem Alexander.

At the opening of the evening, the anthem of Uganda and The Netherlands was beautifully sung by 'A Few Voices'.

Many thanks to everybody for making this a great celebration!

Special thanks to the sponsors: Solar Now, Healthy Entrepreneurs, Koudijs, Shares!, B&S Group, ReMikable, Tunga, Xclusive, Bluebell Legal, Vivo Energy, EyeOpenerWorks, KLM, SwanAir, BiD Capital, DFCU Bank, Wagagai and Royal van Zanten.

Op zaterdag 29 april viert de Nederlandse/Vlaamse school de Kraanvogel Koningsdag. Iedereen is van harte welkom bij de Makindye Country Club van 9:00-12:00 uur.

Er zijn koningsspelen, een vrij markt en je kunt eten/drinken kopen. Alle kinderen die komen mogen een kleedje meenemen en spulletjes om te verkopen. Vergeet niet om je oranje outfit aan te trekken. Tot dan!

Beste Nederlanders in Uganda,

U kunt zich nu registreren voor de viering van Koningsdag op 28 april via deze link: https://tinyurl.com/yckkk7mb

We hopen u dan te verwelkomen!

Team Nederlandse Ambassade in Kampala

Today marks the first ever !

Let’s beat the waste pollution together and shift towards a circular economy.

On this day we want to highlight a great example of reducing waste in Uganda: Eco Brixs.

Eco Brixs is a recycling company based in Masaka, tackling plastic waste management and creating job opportunities to the community.
Giving a second chance to waste turns it into a treasure. By creating income opportunities for local communities through their recycling program and providing farmers with efficient and durable structures, they are contributing to poverty reduction and promoting sustainable agriculture.

An example we like is the partnership of Eco Brix with SNV Netherlands Development Organisation and Holland Greentech. On the Harvest Money Expo last February, they showcased their 100% recycled plastic beams in their innovative ShadeNet structures for nurseries. These structures demonstrate the versatility and strength of eco-friendly building materials in the agriculture sector.

Today, Ambassaor Karin Boven and colleagues from the Embassy visited the ACTUATE programme. This programme increases access and utilization of sexual and reproductive health commodities and services through private channels, all over Uganda.

By making high quality and affordable sexual and reproductive health (SRH) products and services more easily accessible and by educating and empowering women about these options, Uganda women and girls will have improved SRH outcomes, improved health indicators and improved livelihoods.

In its first year, the ACTUATE programme was impressively able to avert 60,418 unplanned pregnancies, 1,425 Maternal Deaths and 267,896 unsafe abortions.

During the visit the Ambassador and team were able to follow the journey of commodities from the warehouse (United Health Distributors/Medical Access Uganda) to the clinic and the pharmacy. Thanks, DKT for the successful partnership and for organizing an interesting and inspiring visit.

Dinsdag heeft Ambassadeur Karin Boven een bezoek gebracht aan de Nederlands/Vlaamse school ‘de Kraanvogel’. De ambassadeur heeft kennis gemaakt met de nieuwe directeur Eline Ploegman, en daarna twee groepen bezocht op Ambrosoli. Het bezoek gaf een goed inzicht in het reilen en zeilen van De Kraanvogel. De kinderen vroegen de Ambassadeur het hemd van het lijf; natuurlijk over wat een Ambassadeur doet maar de kinderen zijn ook wat meer te weten gekomen over de persoon achter de Ambassadeur. De kinderen en de Ambassadeur hadden nog uren door kunnen praten!

‘De Kraanvogel’ heeft momenteel 66 leerlingen van kleuters tot 15 jarigen, die verdeeld over drie locaties les krijgen in verschillende groepen en op verschillende niveaus. Er zijn in totaal 7 leerkrachten en assistenten. De Nederlandse Ambassade is nauw betrokken bij een aantal activiteiten van de school, zoals het Sinterklaasfeest en het Nederlands Dictee. Het bezoek was een bekrachtiging van de positieve samenwerking tussen de Nederlandse Ambassade en de school. Veel waardering voor het mooie werk van nieuwe directeur Eline en het ‘Kraanvogel team’!

Celebrating a Youth Led, Interactive and Inspirational International Women’s Day? Please join the Vice Versa Global Festival coming Saturday, co-sponsored by The Netherlands Embassy and many civil society organisations.

Join discussion on positive solutions on tackling gender based violence, be inspired by Movies, Poetry and arts, and let the music boost our optimism!

We are looking forward to welcome you there!

In the spotlight: extending the law to women through digital devices in the FATE project.

In celebrating International Women’s Days theme: DigitALL, we proudly highlight the work of Barefoot Law as an inspiring example on how innovation and technology contribute to Women’s Empowerment. Since 2021 and with support from The Netherlands Embassy, Avocat Sans Frontières, UWONET, Penal Reform International and Barefoot law collaborate in the From Access to Equality (FATE) project. The project aims to empower women to access justice in Uganda.

Through the FATE project BarefootLaw is equipping community partners with a web and mobile software, which works offline and online, allowing users to make appointments and speak directly with our lawyers. It also provides free content on the law. BarefootLaw has to date served over 9900 women with the law and is working to to reach more through FATE.

In the photo: one of the lawyers attending to a scheduled legal consultation on the digital platform by way of a video call.

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Like previous years, our Embassy is organizing The Netherlands Village at the Harvest Money Expo this year.

When: 10-12 February 2023
Where: Kololo Ceremonial Grounds
Fee: 10.000 UGX for entrance only & 20.000 UGX for entrance and trainings

The Netherlands Village is a great opportunity to meet and engage with Dutch companies, Dutch-Ugandan companies, best farmers and partners in business of The Netherlands.

In addition, masterclasses on many different topics will be organized by the participants of the village that you are welcome to join.

𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲!

Stage bij de Nederlandse ambassade te Kampala

Onze ambassade is op zoek naar een stagiair(e) voor de periode midden april 2023 t/m midden oktober 2023.

De staigair(e) loopt mee in het beleidsteam van de ambassade. Onderwerpen in de ontwikkelingssamenwerking en politieke diplomatie zullen veel aan bod komen. Exacte werkzaamheden zullen in overleg worden vormgegeven.

Zie voor meer informatie: https://www.werkenvoornederland.nl/vacatures/stage-bij-de-nederlandse-ambassade-te-kampala-BZ-2023-0024 #0

De Rijksoverheid zoekt: Stage bij de Nederlandse ambassade te Kampala Stage bij de Nederlandse ambassade te Kampala in Kampala voor 40 uur bij Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken

Beste Nederlanders in Uganda 🇳🇱🇺🇬,

Op 15 maart 2023 kunt u voor het eerst deelnemen aan de verkiezing van de leden van het kiescollege voor niet-ingezetenen voor de Eerste Kamer.

Hiervoor dient u zich vóór 1 februari te hebben gerestigreerd.
Meer info en hoe te registreren vindt u hier: https://denhaag.nl/nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/verkiezingen/kiezers-buiten-nederland/nieuwe-verkiezing-kiescollege-niet-ingezetenen-voor-de-eerste-kamer.htm

Nieuwe verkiezing kiescollege niet-ingezetenen voor de Eerste Kamer Er komt een nieuwe verkiezing voor kiezers buiten Nederland: de verkiezing van de leden van het kiescollege voor niet-ingezetenen voor de Eerste Kamer. Deze verkiezing geeft u invloed op de samenstelling van de Eerste Kamer. U kunt nu alvast een verzoek doen om u te registreren.

The entire team of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Uganda wishes you Happy Holidays and a Healthy 2023.

Please be reminded that the Embassy is closed from Monday 26 up to Friday 30 December 2022. Messages and requests for information will be answered as of Monday 02 January 2023.

We look forward to meet you (again) in 2023!

Beste Nederlanders in Uganda,

Vanwege de Ebola uitbraak in Uganda wordt het reisadvies regelmatig aangepast. Voor de laatste versie van het geactualiseerde reisadvies, kijk op: https://www.nederlandwereldwijd.nl/reisadvies/uganda

Daarnaast nodig ik u uit om u online te registreren bij de ambassade, zodat u automatisch een bericht ontvangt bij verdere aanpassingen van het reisadvies in de toekomst: https://informatieservice.nederlandwereldwijd.nl/.

De Nederlandse Ambassade Kampala

Informatieservice Buitenlandse Zaken

Thursday the Embassy team went on our annual Team Outing.
It was a wonderful day in Mukono District, where working together as a team and getting to know each other better stood central. Divided in five different teams, we were competing all day in different challenges. Our team got the chance to relax, talk, laugh, eat and dance, which was the perfect setting for a successful team outing and team bonding!

Last week a team from the Embassy, and the regional coordinator for Migration based in Addis Abeba visited Refugee Law Project (RLP) in Adjumani district, and the Prospects partnership program (UNHCR Uganda, UNICEF Uganda, ILO, Worldbank and IFC) in Arua City as well as Madi-Okollo & Terego districts.

The overall objective of the implemented projects is to enhance the self-reliance of refugees and their host communities through interventions on protection, education, skilling, livelihood activities, but also physical and mental health support. We aim to enhance the integration of refugees and their ability to participate in Uganda’s economy.

The visit started with RLP in Maaji refugee settlement in Adjumani, where we interacted with beneficiaries of the ‘addressing harms’ (physical and MHPSS), English for Adults, and access to justice programs. We also visited Adjumani Hospital where RLP supports refugees to receive medical attention for war related injuries, the tree growing project at Adjumani Secondary school, and paid a courtesy call to the district leadership.

Thereafter we continued to Arua City and Rhino Camp refugee settlement , where we visited several projects of our Prospects partners, including child protection case management, a high school where an ICT lab is being rehabilitated, a primary school where Teaching at the Right Level is implemented, young peacebuilders that promote peaceful co-existence in their communities, the UPSHIFT programme working with out-of-school adolescents, a job centre offering employment services, a welding site where several apprentices have been placed for work-based learning. Additionally, the hotel that hosted us also received apprentices undergoing work-based learning in the hotel sector. Lastly, we also interacted with several Government officials who are supporting the implementation of these programs.

We want to thank all our partners for the interesting visit, and we look forward to continued cooperation!

After a two years absence, the Netherlands Village 🔸is back at the Uganda International Trade Fair!

In the Netherlands village you will find many Dutch 🇳🇱 and Dutch 🇳🇱 - Uganda 🇺🇬 companies!

Come join us at the UMA Lugogo showgrounds for masterclasses and a Business Policy Dialogue on Thursday afternoon!

Today we celebrate the seventh anniversary of the !

Our embassy, together with over a thousand buildings throughout 🇳🇱 (city halls, libraries, university and company headquarters, government buildings and NGO offices) and missions abroad, hoisted the Sustainable Development Goals flag to draw attention to the .

The are about making the world future-proof. therefore meaningfully involves young people as agents of change to build a greener, fairer, more inclusive world for all generations, now and in the future.

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Let us introduce our new intern, Brechje Huisma, who will join us for the next 6 months at the Netherlands Embassy in Kampala. Brechje is a master student in International Development Studies at Wageningen University & Research where she specializes in politics and governance of international development. She’s excited to put her knowledge into practice and foremost to learn about processes of international development that we work on at our embassy. Rule of Law and Sexual, Reproductive Health Rights will be two of our priority areas that she will be working on most.

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 ‘𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 = 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲’ 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻!

Water is essential for everybody. It connects people all over the world and it has a huge influence on development, poverty reduction, equality and security. But with climate change, access to water can be scares. Also in Uganda we see that drought and extreme weather are more and more common. To ensure clean and safe water in the future, immediate action has to be taken!

That is why the Netherlands is organizing the water = life competition, as a call to unite the world for water.

We are looking for photo’s that encourage us to take care of water, photos that help us understand water challenges better, photos that inspire us to take action..

Join the Water = Life photo competition to win exciting prizes and a chance to be featured in an exhibition on water that will travel the world in 2023 and 2024.

Find more information on how to join, prizes, categories and the selection process via this link: https://www.nlplatform.com/waterislife

We hope to receive your photo and to get inspired!

Six Ugandan youth to attend the One Young World Summit 2022 in Manchester this week.

Galabuzi Brian Kakembo, Iganachi Razaki Omia, Jamila Mayanja, Margaret Nalutaaya, Olyel Sunday and Peter Ogik will attend the Summit as part of the latest cohort of One Young World Enterprise for Peace Scholars, supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs prioritizes improving young people’s prospects in a number of developing countries and fragile states by supporting local entrepreneurs and job creation. One Young World offers a great opportunity to young people to become engaged, get involved in and build on successful initiatives and connect with other changemakers around the world.

The annual One Young World Summit brings together 2,000+ of the brightest young leaders from every country and sector, working to accelerate social impact both in-person and digitally.

We wish Brian, Razaki, Jamila, Margaret, Olyel and Peter, and all the other youth attending a fruitful and inspiring summit.

In commemoration of International Youth Day we, together with the Embassy of Italy In Uganda, organised an discussion on Friday centered around Intergenerational Solidarity and meaningful youth participation in Uganda's economy. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Together with the Youth Advisory Committee of the Netherlands Embassy and the Youth Champions of the Challenge Fund Youth Employment (CFYE), we were able to discuss the challenges and barriers youth are facing here in Uganda. To improve the ability for young people to fully participate, we need to include youth from the start when designing policies and activities. But also to provide mentorship and capacity building.

We are looking forward to continuing this discussion to see how we can really take on board the advice given! 🤝

After this the Implementing Partners of the Challenge Fund Youth Employment joined, to celebrate and launch the second round of the fund. We congratulate all the new IPs and look forward to work together! 🎉

Do you see yourself moving around Uganda in electric cars, busses or boda's? 🚘🏍

With current challenges around escalating oil and gas prices this might be a great solution to reduce costs, while at the same time greatly improving air quality.🫁♻️

The Netherlands Embassy, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) together with the Ugandan Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development facilitated a roundtable discussion today with several stakeholders to discuss how the electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure can be developed in Uganda.

The roundtable is part of a broader ongoing feasibility study on energy and electric mobility in the country.

As noted by MEMD Permanent Secretary, Irene
Bateebe, "the availability of electric vehicles and the necessary charging infrastructure have to move in tandem. The low uptake of electric vehicles can, among other reasons, be attributed to the lack of public electric vehicle charging infrastructure and vice versa, making this a chicken and egg dilemma.”

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Today, as we commemorate the , we join the world to advocate for the survival, well-being and dignity of people affected by crises, and for the safety and security of aid workers.
It is important that we demonstrate the importance, effectiveness and positive impact of humanitarian work especially the untiring efforts of the various humanitarian workers around the world.



You can find more information on: https://www.worldhumanitarianday.org/

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Meet Hadijah Nakabuye, Consular Affairs Officer at the Embassy

“My name is Hadijah, and I joined the team in June this year.
With an experience in visa handling, I am excited to apply my knowledge and experiences to this new position. In the past few months I have already learnt a lot and enjoying working with the team at the Embassy.”

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Meet Jantien Zuurbier, Management Assistant / Senior Secretary Officer at the Embassy

“My name is Jantien, and I joined the Embassy of the Netherlands in Uganda in January this year. I have lived and worked in Uganda since 2007 and some of you may therefor find my face familiar.

With a background in Management of Agricultural Knowledge Systems, skills in web design and experience as creative director of Design Hub Kampala, I am happy to apply my knowledge to this new position. In the past few months I have already learned a lot about working in a diplomatic international setting and I enjoy working with the dynamic team at the Embassy.”

It was a successful sports-weekend for both the Netherlands🇳🇱 and Uganda🇺🇬! 🎉👏

At the World Athletic Championships Joshua Cheptegei 🇺🇬won gold at the 10.000m! 🏃‍♂️
Lieke Klaver🇳🇱 managed to beat the Dutch record for the 400m. And with a time of 50,24 she also beated her own personal record! 🏃‍♀️

Sunday night the Dutch hockey women became world champion for the third time in a row! They beated Argentina with 3-1 in the finals, 🏑

And lastly, at the UEFA Women's Euro's the Dutch women's football team 'Orange Lionesses'🦁 made it to the quarter finals! On Sunday 23 July 2022 they will be playing against the French. 🇫🇷🇳🇱

https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/nederlands-vrouwenelftal/80319/oranje-naar-kwartfinale-ek-na-knotsgekke-zege-op-zwitserland

Oranje naar kwartfinale EK na knotsgekke zege op Zwitserland Met hangen en wurgen. Maar het is gelukt. Het Nederlands vrouwenelftal heeft zich ten koste van Zwitserland geplaatst voor de kwartfinale van het EK. Het meeslepende gevecht in Sheffield eindigde na een knotsgekke slotfase in 4-1 in Oranjes voordeel.

Are you a designer, creative, artist, thinker, architect or working anywhere in-between? 👩‍🎨🏙

The Building Beyond programme of the Creative Industries Fund NL and Prince Claus Fund is looking for 12 artists!

So do you have around 5 to 10 years of experience in design and/or spatial research and/or spatial practice? Don't hesitate to apply!
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Open Call Building Beyond 2022 - Prince Claus Fund Open Call Mentorship Building Beyond By the Prince Claus Fund & the Creative Industries Fund NL Can you reimagine the future of your city through design and spatial practice?We invite you to define the future of public space and community on the growing African continent by activating the imagined p...