Asterope Consultancy

Facilitating community leadership in sustainable development

Aspirations of local communities for their own future are for me the litmus test for sustainable development.

Over 10 years I facilitated programs in Sub-Sahara Africa with communities near oil, gas and mining projects, to support them visualizing and negotiating a sustainable future.

The determination of people to build their community, often despite difficult conditions, inspires me. I am passionate to help creating the conditions for people and communities to realize their aspirations.

My fields of interest are natural resources management, conflict managements, social stability & inclusion of vulnerable groups, the creation of structural conditions for peace & sustainable development. As program or project manager & expert on socio-economic development in the area of large (international) investment projects, I see my role as thought leader and strategic thinker, setting the stage for creative forms of collaboration between communities, government & companies, fitting in the context.

What I can offer is to get the community perspective on the rader, so that investments pay off for both communities and investors, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals.