Knowledge by, for and about newcomers

Knowledge by, for and about newcomers

About Pepijn Tielens

Pepijn werkt als adviseur, met een specialisatie in monitoring en evaluatie. Bij het UAF leerde Pepijn de praktijk van nieuwkomers kennen, zowel als mentor als later als beleidsadviseur. Hij neemt kennis over advocacy mee naar OpenEmbassy, en een enorme drive om vanuit radicale gelijkwaardigheid de systemen te veranderen. Zijn leergierigheid maakt dat hij snel dingen doorgrondt. Pepijn doet nooit iets zomaar, ter voorbereiding van een avond van zijn boekenclub kocht hij een Scandinavisch kookboek om passende gangen bij de roman te maken.

Related projects

M&E Maastricht

Monitoring and Evaluation Maastricht

Commissioned by the Municipality of Maastricht, we gather insights from newcomers about work, participation and social connections through surveys and expert pools, within the New Urbanism policy framework.

COA Quality Framework

Commissioned by COA, we use expert pools to gather insights and experiential knowledge from former residents for COA's quality framework. The so-called "10 golden rules" are central to this.

Perspective of people from Ukraine in Doesburg

Wat hebben mensen uit Oekraïne nodig om hun leven op te bouwen in Doesburg. In twee expertpools gingen we met deze vraag aan de slag met de mensen zelf, de experts.
Expertpool Care Cafe Venlo

Care Cafe Venlo

OpenEmbassy and VitaValley are researching the functioning of the Care Café in Venlo. An initiative set up by Dokters van de Wereld to answer care questions of newcomers in a non-medical setting.

Monitoring and Evaluation Venlo

A qualitative monitoring and evaluation for the municipality of Venlo to make municipal policies more appropriate for people who are subject to mandatory integration.

Expert pool of Court of Auditors Almere

For Rekenkamer Almere, we conducted research into the (digital) services provided by the municipality of Almere to newcomers. How can you as a municipality make this information accessible, so that newcomers can participate and their self-reliance is increased?
Meedoen Samendoen, project with AB/Z for COA

COA Participating & Doing Together

Development of a social design with Department of Extraordinary Affairs to promote participation of newcomers in shelter through the existing structure of Meedoen desks.

Expert Pool Reorientation Asylum

The Ministry of Justice asked ABDTOPConsult for a reorientation of the current asylum policy and the design of the asylum system. OpenEmbassy was engaged for input from asylum seekers and status holders.
Stock photo MAP Boost

Monitoring and Evaluation of Social Services

Monitoring and Evaluation of NewBees' Social Service Time (MDT) program for young newcomers.

Platform Newcomers and Employment

Platform Newcomers and Work supports initiatives that guide newcomers to work with funding, research, community, knowledge and coaching.