Author: Baukje Kleinbekman
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Healthy relations with food & farmers
Recent events made it more clear than ever that we do not seem to have healthy relations with food and the people that produce our food. In the Netherlands (and much of Europe) we have had many weeks with high temperatures and no rain. To such an extent that using water on crops was hardly…
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11 cities – 200 km IN the water
I was born and raised in the Frisian province, in the north of the Netherlands. A province famous for it’s dairy, the beautiful Frisian cows and horses, it’s water. And, of course the incredible 11 cities skating tour of 200km. It has been a while since skating this tour was possible but it is done…
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Ikigai – a reason for being
According to Japanese tradition everyone has an Ikigai, a reason for being. In daily life wording: your Ikigai is the reason you get out of bed in the morning. Since we spend quite some time a day on working, it is great when our work aligns with our reason for being. It gives purpose to…
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Great things are done by a series of small things brought together – Vincent van Gogh
Coming from Vincent van Gogh we can’t do anything but believe this quote to be true. Also in economics you can observe this to be true. No business has started big. All start with ideas and guts, then trust and determination come into it and trough-out an open mind and observing the world around you…
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“Baukje has an impressive background and experience in the international arena”
I wish to strongly recommend Baukje as an outstanding individual in the area of entrepreneurial marketing and business development. Baukje has an impressive background and experience in the international arena including her time spent working in Africa. I have worked closely with Baukje during the development of programs in dairy development in emerging markets and…
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The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences
“So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man…
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“She deploys a wide range of skills based on years of experience in Africa and the Netherlands”
Based on my collaboration with Baukje during the implementation of the Diaspora volunteer project : maximizing the value of the Kenyan diaspora. A joint project between Kenya Diaspoar Community in the Netherlands, Africa Study Centre Leiden University and VSO Netherlands, I would attest to her qualities and professionalism in handling very complex projects that involve…
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Nieuwmarkt in the snow
Surely Amsterdam will not have a white Christmas but this comes very close to this feeling. On my way to the supermarket late afternoon I walked along the Christmas tree on the Nieuwmarkt and wanted to take a picture. Since I was not the only one I diverted my attention. And then I saw that…
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Must read – Teeming by Tamsin Woolley-Barker
To stay up to date I read a lot of articles and books, but not very often am I so taken by a book that I feel like publicly praising it. Teeming, written by evolutionary biologist Tamsin Woolley-Barker is a grant exception. The book explains how superorganisms work to build infinite wealth and how organizations…