Programme Officer| Change hub
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.
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The case of Kijura Town Council in Kabarole District, Uganda. Read more...
Influencing national policy and bringing it back to district level. Read more...
Balancing safe water needs, demands, and rights to water for the people of Kabende sub county, Kabarole district in Uganda Read more...
Documenting the processes used to develop strong partnerships among NGOs and sharing some lessons learned about partnership development in an alliance in Ethiopia. Read more...
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During a stakeholder workshop in Nepal in September 2017, IRC spoke with Anisha Karn, Marketing Manager of SmartPaani, a Nepalese private water company, about business viability, social marketing and innovation in Nepal. Read more...
Online humanitarian Question&Answer [Q&A] forum KnowledgePoint is modernising in its user experience, data security and use of gaming technology, among other areas, over the next six months. Read more...
Accessibility, affordability, and availability of technology options are crucial for the survival of safe water businesses, says Fanny Boulloud of the Swiss Antenna Foundation. As a partner in the 'Safe Water Phase 2' programme, IRC spoke to Boulloud about business viability at a stakeholder... Read more...
IRC Ghana is partner in a new pilot called the 'District Based 100% Full WASH Coverage Initiative'. Read more...
Water is fundamental to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. With these words, the annual World Water Week 2017 was opened yesterday at the city conference hall in Stockholm. Read more...
Sanitation and Water for All holds high-level event during the World Bank's Spring Meetings. Read more...
The theme this year is: Why Waste Water? Join in the celebrations with IRC! Read more...
After eight years of working in Ghana, IRC has achieved a paradigm shift in monitoring and delivery of WASH services. Read more...
The culture of neglecting maintenance needs to change. Read more...
The governments of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea thank the Dutch government for its support Read more...
In this first year of the Watershed programme the country teams define their goals in a Theory of Change workshop. Read more...