You have a project idea which needs funding. You want to respond to a request for proposals or mobilise new resources for your organisation. You want to demonstrate your added value but are facing stiff competition. Learn to write a proposal that stands out. We believe that writing a convincing and attractive proposal is something we all can learn.

Course objectives
By the end of the course, you will:

• Have learned to match your unique proposal idea and added value with funders’ needs
• Make sound GO / NO GO decisions on opportunities
• Know how to bring logic and structure to your proposal and improve the writing process
• Understand the appraisal procedures and criteria that will be used to evaluate your proposal
• Have practised & raised your confidence in proposal writing

Course agenda: 7 – 15 December 2020
This course is offered over a 6-day period, involving 8 sessions which lasts 1.5 hours each. Additionally, there is a 2-hour test session before the start of the course. The course is based on a participatory, active learning approach and combines guided virtual classroom sessions with learning at your pace.. The following topics will be covered in the course, which might be further adjusted to suit participants' training needs

Meet your trainers
Mr. Floris van Zuilekom
Trainer/consultant
MDF Africa, Kenya Office
Mr. Floris van Zuilekom is experienced in developing proposals for a variety of funders and clients, and transfers these proposal writing skills during training courses, especially in an online setting. Thus far,
he developed courses and trained professionals from organisations such as ICCO, GIZ, Solidaridad, The Hunger Project, SNV, Terres des Hommes and several Universities in Asia and Africa.

Mrs. Michelle de Rijck-Mrema
Trainer/consultant
MDF Netherlands
Email: rhe@mdf.nl
Mrs. Michelle de Rijck-Mrema has eight years of experience in international development assistance. She was the lead trainer for three of MDF’s main training courses, delivered from the office in Eastern and Southern Africa. This included the blended biannual Monitoring Evaluation and Learning course and the Writing Winning Proposals course. She is involved in online blended learning trajectories and is familiar with facilitating learning through platforms such as Moodle,
zoom, mural, padlet, etc.

Contact us
MDF Asia, Vietnam Office
Add: Room 501, A1 Building, Van Phuc Diplomatic Compound
         298 Kim Ma Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi
 Tel: +84 (0) 24 6258 4438
 Email: mdfasia@mdf.nl