Jacob Jan Vreugdenhil is the new Chair of the NGO Platform & member of the NWP Advisory Board

Jacob Jan Vreugdenhil brings valuable experience from collaborations with diverse sectors, promising to enrich the NGO Platform's mission to achieve greater cooperation between and with NGOs, other NWP participants, and government agencies working on achieving SDG 6. Regarding his new role as the Chair of the NGO Platform, Jacob Jan states, “I see the NGO Platform Chair role as an opportunity to co-create a shared vision for a changing development sector. A vision that leads to a different positioning, effective learning, and ultimately more results.”

The NGO Platform

The NGO Platform, under Jacob Jan's leadership, will work to strengthen partnerships across NGOs, companies, governments, and knowledge institutes. The Platform brings together Dutch NGOs working on different aspects of water management ranging from access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, and enhancing sustainable water use, to ecosystems management. The platform acts as a forum for NGOs to discuss issues specific to their sector and creates the opportunity for a common voice to be heard in raising awareness about these issues in policy, research, business, and other environments. Read more about the NGO Platform.

NWP's Advisory Board

Netherlands Water Partnership’s (NWP) Board of Directors also announces the appointment of Jacob Jan Vreugdenhil as a new member of NWP’s Advisory Board. The Advisory Board, chaired by Henk Nieboer, is an important body in the governance structure of NWP and provides overall strategic guidance. The Advisory Board, chaired by Henk Nieboer, now consists of 11 members, who together are a good reflection of the overall Dutch water sector. In his capacity as a member of NWP’s Advisory Board, Vreugdenhil represents the group of NGOs. More about NWP's Advisory Board.