Context, international cooperation (Utrecht, the Netherlands) is a development organisation which is organised as a social enterprise and uses business principles with the aim to achieve fundamental social change and generate revenue.

What is our mission?

Context facilitates dialogue between policymakers, academics and development practitioners. The work of Context is organised around four thematic clusters: Civic Driven Change and Civic Driven Child Development, Capacity for Development, Measurement and Learning, and Strengthening Dutch societal support for global issues. These clusters are tightly interlinked and mutually stimulate and strengthen their work.

What do we offer?

As a consultancy Context takes on assignments that fit within the thematic framework of The Centre. Context can perform different roles, varying from partner, counsellor, facilitator to reflective observer, depending on the nature of the assignment and the specific needs of a client. For more information, please visit our website www.developmenttraining.org, or contact info@developmenttraining.org.

How do we work?

Context staff members focus on three major activities: exploratory research (exploration); facilitating and accompanying organisational change processes within client organisations (adaptation); and dissemination of experiences and research findings through publications, workshops et cetera.

The way of working within the Centre for Civic Driven Change is, hence, a logical continuation of Context’s business principles and mission.

The starting point of the Centre for CDC and CDCD

The Centre for Civic Driven Change (and Civic Driven Child Development) was initiated by Context, international cooperation in 2007. The Centre is supported by International Child Support and .<//a>Stichting Het Groene Woudt

Context, international cooperation, commissioned Alan Fowler (Institute of Social Studies/The Hague) to conduct a baseline study, which was finalised in November 2007 and set the conceptual starting point for Context’s work on Civic Driven Change. This study explores the central concepts of Civic Driven Change, sets out some important principles of change, introduces the complexity approach and provides a tentative list of elements of Civic Driven Change. Since then, Context is constantly developing and refining its view on Civic Driven Change, by generating knowledge through the described activities.

Within The Centre's activities we seek collaboration with development organisations, universities, development practitioners and others.