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Stories 01 Sep 2021
The Road to Local Fiscal Autonomy in Mali
Issiaka Bôh Magassa is a technical advisor at the Regional Development Agency of Kayes, in Mali. In 2021, he joined our Fiscal Decentralisation &#...
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Stories 19 Apr 2021
The Journey to Peace in Aceh
To sustain peace in Aceh, Indonesia, Said Achmad Kabiru wants to address inequalities amongst youth by supporting economic recovery and entrepreneu...
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Stories 24 Feb 2021
Strengthening Water Governance in Water Abundant Bhutan
“Planners and policy makers need to gear towards sustainable planning to ensure that future generations have access to clean water”, says T...
Orlando Fusco
Stories 03 Dec 2020
Supporting Decentralisation in Albania
Over the last 30 years, Albania has transitioned into a democratic society, putting new policies in place, building democratic institutions and mak...
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Stories 16 Sep 2020
Tackling Illegal Gratuity in Indonesia
Anjas Prasetiyo is the team Leader of the Gratuity Control Programme, at the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). In Indonesia, corr...
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Stories 16 Sep 2020
Leading change through policy making
The ongoing conflict in Afghanistan inspired Mustafa Aryan to apply for an Orange Knowledge scholarship to follow a training at The Hague Academy f...
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Stories 27 May 2020
From training in The Hague to influencing national policies in Colombia
Our programmes aim to develop our participants’ knowledge and skills to act as change agents. We often hear back from our alumni, who share i...
Mousa alumni
Stories 09 Mar 2020
Alumni stories: Mousa Alhlaihl
Water. Inspiration. Know-how. Expertise. These are words that continuously cross the minds of our ‘Shiraka: Water Management’ participants. The...

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