About World Partners
Who we are
World Partners is an organization that exists since 1995. We have offices in the United States, Germany and Ukraine. Our head quarters are based in the Netherlands. Our main activity is Business as Mission worldwide.
What we do
World Partners stimulates entrepreneurship, supports, consults and or starts social-economical projects. In practice we empower local entrepreneurs, send out professionals and provide turnkey business concepts.
Why we do it
We believe that business gives opportunities for work with an abiding, positive impact on communities throughout the world. With entrepreneurship we strive to contribute to the material and immaterial well-being of people.
Our agricultural expertise
Vegetable and fruit production
Value chain expansion
Irrigation development
Hydroponics
Post-harvest processing
Livestock and poultry farming
Our impact
Spiritual
We work from a Christian worldview. We believe in a God of love and want to contribute where our help is relevant. It is important to us, in every project, to see how we can share this love through the company and help people develop spiritually.
Economic
Worldpartners helps with setting up and maintaining businesses. A successful business provides many economic opportunities for the region: income, jobs and the expanding technical knowledge offer many opportunities for future enterprises.
Social
We encourage entrepreneurs with whom we collaborate to be socially involved. They can express this involvement in two ways: through management that respects people and the environment, and by using company profits to support social projects.
Our boards
Worldpartners is managed by both a Dutch and American board. These boards consist of the following members:
Board NL
Klaas Evers (President)
Peter Frans de Jong (Treasurer)
Michiel Klaassen (Secretary)
Board USA
Richard Swanson
Gene Short
Gary Venable
Hans Hamoen
Board members receive no remuneration, directly or indirectly, for their work for the foundation. They are entitled to reimbursement of the costs incurred by them in the performance of their duties. These fees are made visible and further explained in the annual accounts.
Annual results
Our annual results and financial reports are presented within the Annual Report. View our reports from the previous years (in Dutch):
Documents from earlier years are available upon request.