Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have become a promising approach for donor agencies to address pressing development challenges, such as food security….
Partnering with Governments
Understanding the roles and challenges of enhanced partnership with governments, and their motivations and interests to partner, for stronger and more sustainable PPPs
The same but different? Donor approaches towards food security PPPs

PPP Café: Learning from Mid-Term Reviews of PPP Facilities: Oct 5th, The Hague
The Netherlands invests in public-private-partnerships (PPPs) as one of the ways of achieving development goals formulated in Dutch national policy.

Explorations 05: Working with the Public P
PPPLab interviewed the lead partners of 12 public private partnerships (PPPs) working in Kenya and Ghana. This exploration brief presents…

PPPLab Roundtable with water & sanitation experts
The Dutch water sector has strong expertise to offer that can contribute to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals through diverse…
Experiences of Dutch PPPs in working with governments and public sectors
Blog by Marije Balt & Stella Pfisterer Suppose you are lead partner of a food security PPP in Kenya. You…

Lunch Session: discussing the role of the public P, with the public P
On March 9th, PPPLab organized a second lunch lecture together with Marc Mazairac (Min. Foreign Affairs) for different departments of…
Editorial by PPPLab’s Marije Balt: best way to work effectively with the public P?
What is the best way to work effectively with public partners in a public private partnership? The PPPLab team of…

Understanding the Public P: Insights from a PPP case of water management in North Ghana
What is the best way effectively work with public partners in a public–private partnership (PPP)? The partnership of IWAD Ghana…

Understanding the Public P: Insights from an FDOV PPP in Kenya
This study is part of a research project by PPPLab on the role of the Public P in PPPs. This…

Insight Series 05: Partnering with the Public-P
Public–private partnerships (PPP) consist of at least one public and one private actor. The private actor may be a for-profit…
Overwhelming interest in the Sustainable Water Fund
According to RVO, The Netherlands Enterprise Agency, the year 2017 couldn’t have had a more exciting start . Now that…
Working effectively with public partners in a PPP? The cases of Ghana and Kenya
Workshop session report by Marije Balt Achieving sustainable results in promoting food security and water & sanitation requires working effectively…