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A Year in the Life of a PPP Nomad

Being a PPP practitioner working all around the world I have often received the question what I actually do. Be it from family, friends or even fellows. To respond to this question I have decided to keep a periodic diary of my activities and share it as a blog.

Jan 2, 2021

One Step Back, Two Steps Forward

Looking back at 2020, the word adaptation comes to mind. Adapting to social distancing, travel restrictions, working from home and other...

May 17, 2020

Week 20: We'll Meet Again...

There comes a time when one reaches one’s limits. I have reached my inspirational limits for this blog. What was intended to become a...

May 11, 2020

Week 19: Working Apart Together

This week it has been 2 years ago that I concluded my association agreement with K-Infra from Spain. At that time business was slow. The...

May 3, 2020

Week 18: In Search of Inspiration

It was December when I got the idea for this blog. Several new projects from all around the world were contracted and I thought it would...

Apr 26, 2020

Week 17: My First Online Training

Finally after weeks of preparation I have started my first online training this week, the K-infra’s CP3P Execution Course. Made possible...

Apr 19, 2020

Week 16: Yearning for an Exit

We are now 5 weeks in our ‘intelligent’ lockdown in The Netherlands and in the global standstill. I think we have managed fairly well to...

Apr 12, 2020

Week 15: Preparing for Online Training

We finally reached agreement on the approach for K-Infra’s online training to the Dutch Government. Rather than streaming the trainings...

Apr 5, 2020

Week 14: A Real Pandemic

A pandemic is “an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects an exceptionally high proportion of the...

Mar 28, 2020

Week 13: Life Goes On

Spring has come. Our Magnolia tree is in bloom. Life goes on. With all the uncertainty this pandemic is bringing us. Can we have our...

Mar 21, 2020

Week 12: Black Swan

“A black swan is an unpredictable event that is beyond what is normally expected of a situation and has potentially severe consequences....

Mar 14, 2020

Week 11: Advanced Return from Kyrgyzstan

Awkward times. This week I was in Kyrgyzstan to take stock of the government’s progress with regard to its PPP reforms. A chaotic week....

Mar 7, 2020

Week 10: A Bit of Everything

This week working from home on a bit of everything. First concern was the aftermath of last week's burglary. Not only frustrating because...

Mar 1, 2020

Week 9: Skiing in France

After some busy weeks finally some time for some R & R. For already some 25 years my wife and I enjoy a week of skiing in the winter...

Feb 21, 2020

Week 8: Kick off in Pakistan

Another busy week. This time in Pakistan. Unfortunately I had to leave on Sunday missing my mother’s 80th birthday party. Congrats mom. I...

Feb 16, 2020

Week 7: A Few Days in Georgia

This week I spend a few days in one of my favourite destinations, Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. A beautiful city that manages to...

Feb 9, 2020

Week 6: Reunion in Sally

The CP3P training course in Sally, Senegal lasted till Tuesday. Seven days in a row. Literally a marathon covering a distance of more...

Feb 1, 2020

Week 5: Training in Senegal

This week was scheduled for a CP3P training in Senegal. CP3P refers to the Certified PPP Professional Program initiated by the World...

Jan 27, 2020

Week 4: Work-Life Balance

Work–life balance is a term commonly used to describe the balance that a working individual needs between time allocated for work and...

Jan 17, 2020

Week 3: Winter in Bishkek

After only 24 hours at home back on the road again. Destination: Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan and definitely one of my favourite...

Jan 10, 2020

Week 2: Inception Mission in Indonesia

This week was scheduled for Jakarta, Indonesia to kickstart the assignment for the Ministry of Finance’s PPP Unit. I used Emirates this...