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Annelien Meerts
InvestorProgramme Advisor Jordan, Community of Practice at Orange Corners Africa
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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About
Annelien Meerts is a youth entrepreneurship and employment advisor at Orange Corners, part of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, focused on creating economic opportunities for young people in Africa and the Middle East. She has worked as a programme manager and consultant on private sector and SME development initiatives across African countries, with expertise in Market Systems Development, value chain analysis, and program management. Her technical background includes training and coaching certification, monitoring and evaluation, and proposal development.
Experience
- Netherlands Enterprise AgencyYouth entrepreneurship and employment advisor at Orange Cornerscurrent2025 — presentThe Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
- Fair & Sustainable ConsultingConsultant entrepreneurship and value chains2018 — 2025The Randstad, Netherlands
- Annelien Meerts, onderzoek & adviesOwner and consultant2011 — 2018Utrecht
- R&D GroupHead of the Training & Consultancy department2017 — 2018Addis Ababa
- R&D Group for CordaidProgram manager2016 — 2018Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- TeamproProject Manager2015 — 2016Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Buusaa Gonofaa MFIResearch expert Social Performance Management (SPM)2015 — 2016Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Faculty of Geo Sciences at Utrecht UniversityResearcher2010 — 2011The Netherlands, Suriname, Morocco, Ghana
- COS UtrechtProject officer2007 — 2010Utrecht, Netherlands
- Faculty of Geo sciences, Utrecht UniversityStudent assistant2005 — 2008Utrecht, Netherlands
- ProCap ProjectmanagementTelephonist/Secretary2007Utrecht, Netherlands
- YOSPISIntern2006Kano, Nigeria
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Proposal WritingTechnical AssistanceInternational DevelopmentInternational RelationsConsultingPublic PolicyNon-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)NonprofitsSPSSAnalysisDutchEnglishLanguages Amharic · Dutch · English · French · German
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- Who is Annelien Meerts?
- Annelien Meerts is a youth entrepreneurship and employment advisor at Orange Corners, part of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, focused on creating economic opportunities for young people in Africa and the Middle East. She has worked as a programme manager and consultant on private sector and SME development initiatives across African countries, with expertise in Market Systems Development, value chain analysis, and program management. Her technical background includes training and coaching certification, monitoring and evaluation, and proposal development.
- Where does Annelien Meerts work?
- Annelien Meerts is Programme Advisor Jordan, Community of Practice at Orange Corners Africa.
- Where did Annelien Meerts go to school?
- Annelien Meerts studied at Utrecht University (Master, Human Geography & Planning); Utrecht University (Bachelor, Human Geography & Planning); TCC de Thij (VWO, Economics & Society with biology and arts).
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