Executive Committee
Members of the Executive Committee are responsible for a broad range of ongoing project activities, like maintaining contact with both partner organizations abroad and donor organisations and private donors in the Netherlands, fundraising, monitoring progress, providing technical support, and the collection and dissemination of information to both local partners and donors. The activities done by the members of the executive committee have been approved in advance by the board and are done under the responsibility of the board. The Executive Committee of the foundation currently consists of three members.
The number of members has been set unanimously by the board. Members of the Executive Committee may be members of the board as well, but this is not a requirement. In addition to members of the board, experts and/or advisors can be temporarily added to strengthen the activities of the Executive Committee on a voluntary basis.
Joost Verwilghen
In addition to being treasurer on the SAKO board, I am also member of the executive committee. This is a small group of volunteers who, in consultation with partner organizations, are actively committed to projects that contribute to improving education and healthcare for children and young people. Because of my work, I am regularly in Bangladesh. This gives me the opportunity to visit project partners, learn from the projects they carry out and work with them to look at possible new initiatives that can take children a step further.
Nina van Egmond
At the start of my professional career, I worked for four years in the health care sector in Bangladesh. During that time, I’ve got to know the country, the health care services on site, and a number of the local partners of the SAKO Foundation. Subsequently, I worked for a women's organization in Indonesia, and the International medical and humanitarian organization Médecins du Monde (Doctors of the World). Currently I am working for the Dutch Council for Refugees and I conduct PhD research in the area of human rights and migration. My commitment to the SAKO Foundation means for me the continuation of my bond with both Bangladesh and Indonesia: two countries that have become very dear to me.
Sjef Verwilghen
In Bangladesh, where the SAKO foundation is active, I have regularly visited the projects. This allows me to strengthen our cooperation, to understand the context in which our projects are conducted, and allows me to better inform our donor-organizations and private sponsors about the way their financial contributions are spent.