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Annelien Meerts

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Programme Advisor Jordan, Community of Practice at Orange Corners Africa

Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

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

  1. Netherlands Enterprise AgencyYouth entrepreneurship and employment advisor at Orange Cornerscurrent2025 — presentThe Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
  2. Fair & Sustainable ConsultingConsultant entrepreneurship and value chains2018 — 2025The Randstad, Netherlands
  3. Annelien Meerts, onderzoek & adviesOwner and consultant2011 — 2018Utrecht
  4. R&D GroupHead of the Training & Consultancy department2017 — 2018Addis Ababa
  5. R&D Group for CordaidProgram manager2016 — 2018Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  6. TeamproProject Manager2015 — 2016Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  7. Buusaa Gonofaa MFIResearch expert Social Performance Management (SPM)2015 — 2016Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  8. Faculty of Geo Sciences at Utrecht UniversityResearcher2010 — 2011The Netherlands, Suriname, Morocco, Ghana
  9. COS UtrechtProject officer2007 — 2010Utrecht, Netherlands
  10. Faculty of Geo sciences, Utrecht UniversityStudent assistant2005 — 2008Utrecht, Netherlands
  11. ProCap ProjectmanagementTelephonist/Secretary2007Utrecht, Netherlands
  12. YOSPISIntern2006Kano, Nigeria

Education

  1. Utrecht UniversityMaster, Human Geography & Planning2007 — 2009
  2. Utrecht UniversityBachelor, Human Geography & Planning2003 — 2006
  3. TCC de ThijVWO, Economics & Society with biology and arts1997 — 2003
  4. BABELA1, Arabic (MSA) language acquisition2013
  5. BABELB1, French language acquisition2012 — 2013
  6. Volksuniversiteit UtrechtB1, French language acquisition2010 — 2011
  7. ILA montpellierB2, French language acquisition2019
  8. Alliance francaise in UtrechtB2, French language acquisition2025

Skills & more

NVivo1Project Coordination2Qualitative Research14Quantitative Research3Consultancy1Development Cooperation2Sustainability7Sustainable Development11Social Sciences5Research13Statistics3NGOs9
+12 moreProposal WritingTechnical AssistanceInternational DevelopmentInternational RelationsConsultingPublic PolicyNon-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)NonprofitsSPSSAnalysisDutchEnglish

Languages Amharic · Dutch · English · French · German

From Annelien's professional profile.

Colleagues at Orange Corners Africa

Ariyanna Pretorius
Marketing & Communications/Graphic Designer at Orange Corners Africa
Benthe Beijens
Programme Advisor Morocco & Senegal at Orange Corners Africa
Carmen Kurvers
Higher Education Advisor at Orange Corners Africa
Emilie Visser
Programme Advisor Bangladesh & Mozambique, Private Sector Collaboration at Orange Corners Africa
Emma Muilwijk
Programme Assistant at Orange Corners Africa
Erik Parigger
Interim Programme Manager / Programme Coordinator Orange Corners at Orange Corners Africa
Geerten Schurink
Programme Advisor DRC, South Africa & South Sudan, One Young World at Orange Corners Africa
Kars Gerrits
Coordinator Orange Corners Innovation Fund (OCIF) at Orange Corners Africa

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Where does Annelien Meerts work?
Annelien Meerts is Programme Advisor Jordan, Community of Practice at Orange Corners Africa.

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