Jouwert van Geene

Jouwert van Geene
Jouwert van Geene studied polical science and development studies at Nijmegen University (1995). He is specialised in participatory methods and capacity development for development organisations.

He worked for some 6 years in Zimbabwe and Malawi mostly in building the capacity of local NGOs and government with regards to project management, organisational development and organisational learning. In Zimbabwe he was an external advisor to the Mutare Sports Leaders Project from 2002-2004.

Jouwert van Geene now works at Wageningen University and Research centre, mainly focusing on training and research on participatory methods for multi-stakeholder engagement.
Jouwert van Geene's contributions to the e-Debate are listed below. Just follow the links below to access his comments during the e-Debate.

''...the balance is very difficult to strike...''

Jouwert van Geene responds to two broad questions in Round 1 with his impressions from the field in Zimbabwe and rural Malawi. Find out what his reactions were...
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''Understanding what one discipline can contribute to the other is a challenge.''

Jouwert van Geene speaks to the difficulties in overcoming the challenges in maintaining a balance between sport and other components in S&D. Read his full comments in Round 2...
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''...I believe that reflection and learning (from both mistakes and successes) has greatly improved in the last decade.''

Jouwert van Geene comments on current attitudes towards recognising mistakes and discussing failures openly in S&D. Find out what his comments were in Round 3...
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