Dieuwertje Damen

dieuwertje.damen@rainbowcollection.nl / +31634342357



Rainbow collection

Dieuwertje Damen (1981) studied international development at the university of Amsterdam. She has worked as the projectmanager for Dutch Design in Development and Share-people and she is the co-founder of the social venture the Value Agency.

Dieuwertje has worked with many development organizations and entrepreneurs in Africa and Asia, focusing on design, fair trade and market development, but it also supports several Dutch organizations in their own way to give substance to their Social Responsibility Strategy (Heineken, Arcadis Aqumen, Ruby Brown). Dieuwertje has broad experience in project management and building partnerships in international development and enabling entrepreneurship. Her great passion is to find tailormade, creative and innovative ways for cooperation. Dieuwertje strongly believes in the power of entrepreneurship as an engine for development.

This fits very well with the Rainbow Collection: the creation of commercial, but fair trade merchandise made for Dutch companies & retailers by small African producers for the world cup 2010. Sustainability and continuity are hereby on top of the agenda in order to leave a legacy after July 11 when the World Cup final is played. Therefore she will work towards a sustainable business model. â??staying awake to make your dreams come true" in everything she does is her motto.