My decennium in a nutshell…
We’ve just ended a decennium… Thinking about it, I see myself back at the beginning of the ‘10’s’ in Cameroon, where I coordinated a few projects for a Dutch ngo. One of those was a water project, installing a waterpump in a small village that lacked running water. People walked about half an hour to […]
My action research in Lesvos
By Julia Ertl, May 10th 2019 My last week of action research here in Lesvos, Greece started today! My action research focuses on the question: How can refugees visiting and working in the community center ‘One Happy Family’ feel more included and comfortable at the center? After spending the first couple of months exploring the […]
SevenSenses Founder Madelon Eelderink nominated for Agnites Vrolik Award!
The Agnites Vrolik Award 2018 is an initiative of UtrechtUniversity to reward the one who’s (scientific) work has the most impact on society. The prize: €25.000,- to be spent on science. SevenSenses Founder Madelon Eelderink is nominated for this award! The award will be given out on January 31st 2019 at the Agnites Vrolik Dinner. If […]
Evaluating the outcome of the Street Angels Challenge: the Street Angels Slum Festival!
I jumped on Asuman’s ‘boda boda’ as if the last time I sat on such Ugandan motorbike was just yesterday. He brought me straight to the hectic center of Kampala, where I was going to meet Dan Sentamu to evaluate the outcome of the Street Angels Challenge: the Street Angels Slum Festival. As one of […]
How sustainable fisheries tackles today’s global wicked problems
This article written by Correspondent’s Tamar Stelling about the root cause of today’s global wicked problems really shocked me. The situation is even worse than I thought! We all know the oceans are not doing very well lately. The plastic soup, overfishing, oil spills, just to name a few threats. Stelling states that the declining […]
How action research leads to new economic incentives for nature conservation
What seemed so far away back in summer 2016 when I did action research on Saba, has come close with the blink of an eye. Through action research, fishermen had co-created a seasoning system for the endangered redfish; on the 1st of April 2017 they will take out their redfish traps and leave them to […]
Participatory Action Research in development cooperation: 5 differences to top-down approaches
SevenSenses strongly believes that Participatory Action Research (PAR) increases the quality of development cooperation worldwide. PAR adapts to any local situation, empowering communities to tackle their most pressing issues ‘community up’. Let us show you the five most significant differences between traditional forms of top-down development cooperation and Participatory Action Research in development cooperation. Dependence […]
How action research brings SevenSenses to the sharks
SevenSenses and sharks. Who would have ever seen the link? Ron van der Veer from the Dutch Council of State saw it a few months ago. He is involved in the Save Our Sharks project in the Caribbean, sponsored by the Dutch Postcodeloterij. It’s aim is to bring back a healthy shark population around the […]
The basic principles of Participatory Action Research
I often get the question what Participatory Action Research (PAR) actually entails. “Research, so you are going to collect data and deliver a report to get dusty on a shelf?” “Action, so you are going on the streets for a strike to protest with flags and banners?” I know, I know. The name may be […]
Healthy Cooking Challenge wins Albert Schweitzer prize!
Vera van Rijn, participant of the Healthy Cooking Challenge, pitched the project that was developed out of this Challenge, an action research conducted during summer 2015 in the slums of Kampala, Uganda. The project already made remarkable results, now sealed with the Albert Schweitzer prize! Thursday, december 10th. I had JUST reached the Albert Schweitzer […]