Who we are

Orange Corners is managed by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency at the request of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Team works closely together with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and local partners in each programme country.

Lennart Kamphuis

Team Manager
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Erik Parigger

Programme Coordinator Orange Corners
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Kars Gerrits

Coordinator Orange Corners Innovation Fund (OCIF)
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Benthe Beijens

Programme Advisor Morocco & Senegal
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Raïsa van Eijndhoven

Programme Advisor Iraq & Palestinian Territories
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Ramiro Gomes Monteiro

Programme Advisor Sudan, Jordan, Social Entrepreneurship & Knowledge to Knowledge
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Richard van Hoolwerff

Programme Advisor Angola, South Africa & Government to Government
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Mike Sips

Programme Advisor Ghana, Advisor Orange Corners Innovation Fund (OCIF)
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Milou Derks

Programme Advisor Egypt, Burundi & Research and Innovation
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Ward Karssemeijer

Programme Advisor Nigeria, Mali & Alumni Community
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Geerten Schurink

Programme Advisor DRC & South Sudan, One Young World
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Emilie Visser

Programme Advisor Bangladesh & Mozambique

Mariam Al-Bouawad

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning 
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Brigitte van de Pas

Marketing & Communications Coordinator 
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Rachel van der Pol

Programme Advisor Algeria, Côte d’Ivoire & Advisor Orange Corners Innovation Fund (OCIF)

Carmen Kurvers

Higher Education Advisor

Paulien Peet

Advisor Orange Corners Innovation Fund (OCIF)

Ariyanna Pretorius

Marketing & Communications

Carlijn de Waard

Programme Assistant

Jonah Mandemba 

Programme Assistant
Kingdom of the Netherlands