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Vera is a Master of Arts: Journalism and post graduate in Electronic Information Management (Moscow State University and The Robert Gordon University). In the past 15 years, she has gained experiences in working with both traditional and new media, strategic communications, publications, knowledge and information management, communication technologies and children's issues. Prior to joining IRC, she worked for the Bernard van Leer Foundation in Den Haag (the Netherlands) that works to improve opportunities for children up to age 8 who are growing up in socially and economically difficult circumstances; Save the children – Redd Barna(Uganda) and Commercial Television (STV-Uganda).
Vera was appointed organisational trust person in 2016.
Join SWS for an engaging webinar about lessons learned from a systems approach to support stakeholder understanding of WASH service delivery. October 27, 2021 at 10 a.m. EDT | 16:00 CEST | 17:00 Ethiopia. Kenya and Uganda Read more...
USAID's Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership (SWS) will host its 5-day, Closeout Event and Learning Series, September 20, 22, 27, 29 & 30. Read more...
1 June| 8 June| 15 June| 22 June Read more...
On November 10 th , 14:30 CET ( 13:30 GMT and 16:30 EAT ), representatives from FCDO , SNV , Tearfund , Plan International UK , and Itad will discuss learning under three headings: Payment-by-Results, sustainability, and reaching the vulnerable . Read more...
The Netherlands has been at the forefront of ensuring sustainability of WASH services. The IOB policy review in 2012 made it clear that a significant percentage of water and sanitation facilities that were developed with Dutch support, provided poor quality services and had limited sustainability... Read more...
VIA Water and IRC are pleased to welcome you to an inspirational session with Thomas Rau, a renowned speaker, innovator, visionary and thinker on the topics of the end of property and the circular economy. He is ranked among the Top 5 Dutch key players in sustainability and was elected as Dutch... Read more...
The formal launch of Sanitation Innovation Accelerator 2016 (SIA'16) on the 25th May 2016 (afternoon) at Indian Habitat Center, New Delhi. The Sanitation Innovation Accelerator 2016 Cohort would be introduced to mentors/experts/investors in the sector. A video conferencing session would be... Read more...
From projects to services For decades, WASH programs have followed a "business as usual" approach of implementing projects that have largely remained focused on the project and under emphasized the broader context. In the rural sub-sector external funding often finances a WASH project that is... Read more...