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The CARE Crisis Report 2025 is a strong reminder that some of the world’s most urgent humanitarian crises remain almost invisible.
Tuổi Trẻ - one of Vietnam’s largest and most influential daily newspapers - has published an article on the Dutch Innovation Mission to Vietnam in January.
Today is the International Day of Education - UNESCO’s yearly reminder that learning has the power to change everything.
Yesterday we visited a Mekong Salt Lab champion farm and got a glimpse of  Vietnam’s agriculture future: circular, farmer-driven and ready to scale.  
The last days in Vietnam have been a whirlwind of ideas, collaboration, and hands‑on learning. One theme kept coming back: how to tackle salinity challenges with practical, scalable innovation.
Happy to be back in Vietnam! We’re in the Mekong Delta this week, building on our ongoing work with partners to address salinisation in horticulture.
Great energy at the RVO training day, organized by the NWP! SkillEd joined two other organisations to share practical cases and spark co‑learning on agricultural water project design.
Pineapples from Benin are known to be especially sweet, juicy and flavourful. And with our new project, we aim to make the value chain just as sweet.
We’re back in the office and diving straight into 2026 with exciting work on three continents.
SkillEd celebrates a milestone year with new projects across four continents and a growing community in more than 100 countries. Wishing everyone happy holidays and a bright, inspiring start into 2026
We are celebrating the BUCRA kick‑off of the blended training program in Qahbunah, Egypt, on Monday, 15 December.
Dutch farmers and agricultural professionals: here’s a new course to help tackle salinization.
Between the grand halls and lively conversations at the Ambassadors’ Dinner 2025 in Kasteel de Wittenburg, we explored how SkillEd’s digital training can make a difference across continents.
Have you seen the latest SkillEd feature? Our new text-to-speech function makes learning even more accessible.
Yesterday we kicked off the Water in het Oosten (“Water in the East”) (WOO) project with Saxion University of Applied Sciences and we are thrilled to be on board.
Today, we are raising a virtual toast to the UN - 80 years of bringing the world together to tackle big challenges and spark even bigger change.
Proud to be featured in the second edition of The Salinity Magazine, published by the Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) and Netherlands Food Partnership (NFP).
SkillEd has signed a new two-year partnership agreement with Edukans to co-develop the Business Hub.
The rainy season has truly arrived in Uganda’s Circular Refugee Camp, Imvepi. Despite the downpours, our partners completed the installation of a Sanisecure sanitation system for treating faecal slu
Our latest initiative: Dynamic Agroforestry for Resilience and Prosperity – a multi-year project running from October 2025 to September 2029 in Sierra Leone.
Africa VeggieTap, developed by East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer (EWS-KT) and powered by SkillEd, is growing - and so is its impact.
Watch the video to see how clean energy, smart tech and local training are coming together to power better, sustainable healthcare.
Meet Akenna Willy, whose journey shows how practical skills and digital learning can transform lives.
SkillEd has been ranked #11 in the latest Top 36 EdTech companies list in the Netherlands, compiled by F6S Innovation.
At SkillEd, we’re passionate about education, and on World Youth Skills Day, we’re celebrating why it matters more than ever.
The Saline Agriculture partnership meeting brought together Dutch partners working globally to tackle the increasingly urgent challenge of saline water and food security.
On July 15, we celebrate the 10th anniversary of World Youth Skills Day. As the world transforms at lightning speed, equipping young people with future-ready skills is not just important - it’s esse
We're thrilled to see the Mekong Salt Lab project spotlighted on THVL, one of Vietnam’s largest television networks.
Last week, a hands-on training program took place in three health centres across Imvepi and Rhino Camp refugee settlements in Uganda, equipping 20 trainees with vital skills in biogas electrification
New stories from the field Many thanks to our partner East West Seed Knowledge Transfer for capturing and sharing insightful stories from the field!    
The Dutch government has published an insightful report on the groundbreaking progress in climate and water-smart agriculture in Egypt.
Step behind the scenes with us as we visit the Imvepi Refugee Camp in Northern Uganda, alongside co-initiator Peter Scheer from Semilla Sanitation/Nijhuis Saur Industries!
This week, we visited the Imvepi Refugee Camp and the nearby city of Arua, Northern Uganda, on behalf of the Circular Refugee Camps consortium,
The Mekong Delta is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world, but it is severely threatened by salinization. To address the pressing challenges, the ADB has initiated a ...
SkillEd had a productive first day at the Asia NL Water Food Learning Week
We are attending the UNESCO Global Education Coalition (GEC) meeting and celebrating the 5th anniversary of the GEC.
The Mekong Salt Lab (MSL) in Vietnam has just entered a crucial phase. Together with our 12 lead farmers, we are validating the usability and content of our courses to ensure that our training materia
A dynamic group of education and training professionals met for the “SALTA Thematafel Educatie & Training”, focusing on the critical issue of salinization and its impact on freshwater management.
Launch of the RVO-funded project BUCRA (Building Unity for Climate Resilient Agriculture) project in Egypt
We are back in the office and can’t wait to dive into an exciting year full of new projects and collaborations. Here’s a sneak peek of what we have planned
Thanks to everyone who has played a role in our journey towards borderless education over the past months and years!
The SkillEd app is now available in the Google Play Store, for all your Android devices!
SkillEd is part of BUCRA Impact Cluster, which aims to prepare the Egyptian agricultural sector for the future by introducing climate-resilient farming methods and ensuring stable incomes for local fa
The Mekong Salt Lab Forum in Tra Vinh province is one of the highlights of our trip to Vietnam. Here we discuss challenges and previous results, salt (living) lab models and solutions for water manage
SkillEd at the Green Economic Forum & Exhibition (GEFE) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    Together with East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer, we are today celebrating the launch of Veggie Tap for Africa – following our successful initiatives in Myanmar and the Philippines.
SkillEd joins the UNESCO Global Skills Academy
Project update from Circular Refugee Camps, Uganda: The construction of the bio-treatment plant has been completed and is ready for use.
The Mekong Salt Lab project in the Vietnamese province of Tra Vinh is making progress; a wide range of smart measures to reduce the impact of salinity on farmers are implemented.
AGXecutive and SkillEd will create a digital agricultural education, open to more than one million Romanian farmers
SkillEd attended the annual meeting of the Global Education Coalition at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
Congratulations to the participants who completed the first 2024 Training of Trainers (ToT) program in Makueni County/Kenya!
Results of the 2023 Leaders of Leaders Africa Fellowship program, and launching the 2024 program!
New project in the Netherlands: Development of a blended learning package on salinization at vocational schools in the Netherlands together with SALTA
SkillEd is now an official member of the Global Skills Academy, which is under the umbrella of UNESCO
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Network seminar in Vienna - a fantastic opportunity to connect with participants from across the EU, share insights and discuss the future of agricultural training
SkillEd attended the ADB (Asian Development Bank) procurement meeting in The Hague.
Happy Tết Nguyên Đán, and Mekong Salt Lab project progress where various water innovations are currently being implemented.
Strengthening partnerships at NABC’s New Year’s Reception
Goodbye 2023 ! The top 5 of attended courses in 2023, and happy holiday wishes 🙂
New on the website: Stories from the field, interviews & reports. Skill-Ed’s training app has changed people’s lives for the better, and we are excited to share some of the most inspiring stories
Remarkable advancements in the syntropic food forestry training in Makueni County, located in the South-East of Kenya!
A visit to some of our projects and partners in Kenya, and planning more courses and collaborations.
Congratulations to the fantastic MegaBreak team for winning the Vietnam AquaVenture 2023 during VIETWATER 2023!
Today we presented the Mekong Salt Lab project at the Partners for Water – Vietnam Sector Meeting at Aquatech Amsterdam!
In collaboration with SkillEd, Bonsucro launched a free online course about sustainable sugarcane farming and the Bonsucro’s Production Standard v5.2.
We are in Vietnam to join the “Mekong Salt Lab – phase 2” opening ceremony, meet farmers and other stakeholders, and prepare new training modules on saline agriculture.
Update Leaders of Leaders fellowship program: Great progress for the LOL fellowship program in Africa! The participants completed six sessions and are now approaching the mentorship phase.
From the field: video from our partner Edukans about the school-based Blended Education Mentorship Program in Malawi
Many thanks to the NWP for publishing this great article "From Ground Pollution to Food Solutions in Uganda" about our work at the “Living Lab and Knowledge and training centre” in Uganda.
We are now member of the NABC! The Netherlands-African Business Council aims to enable businesses to drive Africa’s growth in a sustainable and inclusive manner.
Together with partners from Vietnam and The Netherlands we will support farmers to adapt to the increasing soil and water salinization through the.“Mekong Salt Lab” pilot project in Vietnam
The water management project in Mozambique – a collaboration of Blue Deal (Dutch Water Boards), Stichting Water Opleidingen (SWA), SkillEd and local partners - enters an exciting new phase
With seven other companies we visited the Nile Delta and Luxor region to attended the El-Wadi Exhibition, meet with local partners and explore future collaborations.
Amaka Anaeli joins our team
Progress in our pilot project in Imvepi Refugee settlement, Uganda!
Edukans, Foundation Boost a School and SkillEd launched The Business Academy for Sustainable Impact (BA)
SkillEd partners with Lifex Agriculture Initiative (LAI) to build a learning academy for women and youths in agriculture
We are happy to announce our latest app launch: VeggieTap is now available in the Google Play Store.
First success for training program in Malawi
Now available in Vietnamese: Course “Saline Agriculture”
Guus Paardekooper travelled to Vietnam and helped introducing farmers and value chain players to the world of blended learning.
Now available in Tagalog and Bisaya: Course “General Vegetable Production”
Pilot project in Malawi: Improving school education
Now available in Myanmar: Course “General Vegetable Production”
Project update from the Imvepi Refugee Settlement/Uganda
East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer and SkillED are pleased to announce the launch of our free online course on “General Vegetable Production”.