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Invest International is a financing institution that invests in Dutch solutions for global challenges. Their investments and project development activities contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to the Dutch economy. Akvo supported them by developing an organisational Theory of Change to map how the institution’s strategies contribute to impact in these two areas. […]
Creating an organisational Theory of Change for impact investing -
In the Netherlands, 60% of the population is raised in an urban environment, detached from nature. The IVN Tiny Forest programme aims to reconnect city people with nature. Tiny forests are densely vegetated indigenous forests, the size of a tennis court, in urban areas. Such forests attract insects, birds and small mammals, while children from […]
Large benefits from tiny forests: a Theory of Change in nature education -
Fairtrade International is a global organisation working towards fairer trade for farmers and workers in developing countries. Partnering with more than 1.8 million farmers globally, the Fairtrade strategy and monitoring system needs to be plausible, relevant, and co-owned by working groups and producer networks. Akvo supported Fairtrade with the review and development of the organisational […]
Impact strategy facilitation with Fairtrade International -
Smallholder farmers currently face a funding gap of around USD $170 billion, which has huge implications for the sustainability of global food chains as well as the environment. IDH Farmfit is a private-public initiative to break the cycle of rural poverty by giving smallholder farmers better access to services including markets. By supporting companies and […]
Data collection at scale with IDH -
A coalition of European country partners are working towards sourcing only certified and sustainable cocoa for the European market, as well as reducing deforestation, stimulating education for future generations, and providing a living income for cocoa growers. Akvo has developed a common reporting tool for the platform members and an IT-solution to help them assess progress towards their goals.
Custom online reporting for the European platforms for sustainable cocoa -
NKG Bloom is a global programme of the Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG) and The Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH). It was developed to improve smallholder coffee farmer’s livelihoods by providing access to finance, technology, inputs, and capacity training – all needed to optimise and sustain coffee production in the coming years. In order to measure the […]
Remote data collection with smallholder farmers in Mexico
Globally, over 200 organisations in 70 countries power their projects #withAkvo.


















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Meet our Europe team
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Robert Meerman
Business development and operations manager, Amsterdam
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Robert Lefebure
Data services lead, London
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Tom de Vries
CEO, Amsterdam
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Jochem van Berne
Head of marketing and communications, Amsterdam
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Franky Li
Partnership developer & associate, Amsterdam
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Anthony Gonzalez
Product owner RSR, Amsterdam
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Anita van der Laan
PMEL expert & associate, Muaradua
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Harro Riedstra
Programme manager, Amsterdam
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Annabelle Poelert
Data consultant, Amsterdam
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Emeline Bereziat
Water expert lead, West Africa
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Joy Ghosh
Tech lead, Amsterdam
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Jeroen van der Sommen
Co-founder & associate, Amsterdam
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