JPO programme
The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) programme was an exchange programme for young water and sanitation sector professionals in the Netherlands and their counterparts in developing countries. It aimed to strengthen the capacities of these young professionals in generating and sharing knowledge. It ended in 2006.
Overview - JPO programme
IRC managed the JPO programme in collaboration with resource centres in developing countries. Twelve JPOs participate in the programme: four from the IRC in the Netherlands and eight from the resource centres. Each of the four Dutch JPOs spent a period of 15 months at one of the resource centres, followed by a further 15 months at another. In exchange, resource centres sent their JPOs to IRC for a stationing of 17 months.
Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn
Issiaka Kante, Junior Programme Officer from Burkina Faso, used this quote during the JPO E-conference which was held in the period July-September 2004, in which JPOs and ex-JPOs have been sharing stories and ideas in order to evaluate the IRC JPO programme.
