ABOUT

Carin is an expert in institutional strengthening, inclusion and rural livelihoods.

Dr Ir Carin Vijfhuizen works over 32 years in Africa, the Middle East and Europe.

As from 2017 she is director of SLEE-B: Strengthening Leadership in Education and Enterprise-Balance

Yemen (2005 and 2006 & 2007-2014)



  • Strengthening the Women Research Center at the Aden University in Yemen
  • Research on women and trade in Aden
  • Monitoring of capacity building projects and programme in higher and technical education
  • Needs Identification and articulation of a capacity building programme NICHE (Netherlands Initiative for Capacity building in Higher Education) and the formulation of NICHE projects in higher and technical education