Who we are

Share-Net is the Netherlands Network on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and HIV and AIDS. Our membership includes development organisations, universities, individual consultants, researchers and students working in the fields of SRHR and HIV and AIDS in developing countries and countries in transition. Share-Net Netherlands is the Dutch Knowledge Node of Share-Net International and functions as the national knowledge-sharing, dissemination partner and networker for Share-Net International in the Netherlands.

Secretariat

The secretariat of Share-Net Netherlands consists of 2 coordinators, Karen ‘t Hooft and Meike Stieglis for a full implementation of the activities mentioned below.

Core Group

The Core Group (CG) of Share-Net Netherlands is an advisory body for the Dutch Knowledge Node within Share-Net International and consists of 7-9 members, representing and mobilizing the Network members in the Netherlands to discuss critical issues in the SRHR and development field. There will be a balance between members with expertise in the SRHR and HIV fields. The CG members should represent the diversity of the network and breadth of its members interest. The CG members will be proposed and appointed by the members in the annual business meeting for a period of three yearsi; they may be re-elected once. To ensure continuity, CG members will not all step down at the same time. Members can indicate their interest in participating in the CG. The CG will meet at quarterly intervals and whenever issues necessitate an extra meeting. The CG is responsible for

  • Representing, strengthening and activating the Dutch Network;
  • Strategically think of the role and planning of Share-Net Netherlands and how to actively involve members;
  • Providing a Share-Net Netherlands representative in the Steering Group of Share-Net International;
  • Providing a Share-Net Netherlands representative in the Small Grants Group;
  • Ensuring that Share-Net Netherlands activities are based on the SRHR and HIV information needs of the members;
  • Advising the Steering Group of Share-Net International: providing input on work plans and reports;
  • Ensuring that the annual activity plan of the Network represents relevant activities representing the breadth of the network.

The Core Group consists of the following people:

  • Catherine Hodgkin (Chair) – independent consultant
  • Jennifer Bushee – STOP AIDS NOW!
  • Rineke van Dam – Simavi
  • Billie de Haas – University of Groningen/Rutgers WPF
  • Yvonne Bogaarts – Rutgers WPF
  • Willeke Kempkes/Anke Plange – ICCO Alliance
  • Korrie de Koning – KIT
  • Odette Salden – PSI

Members

Share-Net Netherlands consists of individuals (students, researchers, consultants), universities and organisations based in the Netherlands, which are professionally active in the fields of SRHR and HIV and AIDS in developing countries and countries in transition. The network differentiates between two types of members: institutional members and individual members:
  • Institutional members are active members of the network, whose financial contribution is scaled based on organization size;
  • Individual members represent themselves and not an organisation. Their financial contribution is relatively small.
In the Netherlands interested organisations and individuals are invited to participate in Share-Net on the basis of the contribution they can make to Share-Net and their areas of interest and expertise. The membership, will be open to institutions as well as individual members (as long as they meet the membership criteria). The expectation of members in the Netherlands is that they:
  • Are actively involved and can commit time and/or resources to meet common objectives
  • Share a commitment to the aims and general strategy of Share-Net
  • Are willing to work in an open collaborative partnership with others in the Network and develop leverage for Share-Net.
Members of Share-Net Netherlands automatically join Share-Net International.

Partners from the private sector

Different parties can be included, both commercial enterprises as well as institutes from the non-profit sector. The viewpoints from which the private sector may have interests in collaboration with Share-Net includes:
  1. Provision of expertise, skills or finances as an expression of their social responsibility.
  2. Creation of win-win situations so all parties profit, although maybe not always to the same extent.

Private parties should be clear from which viewpoint they participate and when commercial interest is involved, full transparency is required. In any case, private sector organisations should align with the vision and mission of Share-Net. Private sector organisations may bring added value as they have their own research and development departments, access to stakeholders and networks, practical knowledge on what works and doesn’t work in the application of their products and marketing knowledge.


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