Former 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.
Research found a strong relationship between variation in seasonal water access and reported emotional response. Water security improvement could be... Read more...
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What is currently working well and what needs to be urgently addressed for meaningful reporting on implementation and progress towards SDG 6 targets. Read more...
Interview with Alana Potter, co-drafter of the Africa Sanitation Policy Guidelines. Read more...
A critical reflection on the use of planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning (PMEL) tools. Read more...
A guide for implementing WASH in schools initiatives, based on a compilation of best practices in WASH from 15 prize winning schools in Odisha state... Read more...
Despite the high level of exposure to the COVID-19 virus among HCWs in the treatment centers, only 14.0% were at high risk of COVID-19 virus... Read more...
Lessons learned and relevance for global and regional civil society organisation (CSO) networks active in the WASH sector. Read more...
A call to action for ministers of finance, with inspirational case studies and forward-looking sector perspectives. It is part of an initiative by... Read more...
What does government leadership in the African water and sanitation sector really mean? Perspectives from a technocrat, a politician and IRC's CEO. Read more...
The report gives recommendations on what needs to done to achieve the goal of "full coverage" for water, sanitation, hygiene, and waste management... Read more...
Sanitation criteria under the Model Healthy Village Program would best be harmonized with the Ministry of Health's Guideline for Open Defecation Free... Read more...
This working paper unpacks what is meant by the enabling environment for finance in WASH and presents real examples of how these bottlenecks are... Read more...
An introduction to the UDUMA model based on long-term affermage contracts with local authorities and blended finance, which is being piloted in... Read more...
This report has been developed primarily for WaterAid staff and partners to help in the selection of management models for piped water supply systems... Read more...
The drive for reaching SDG 6 has created a big demand from private safe water businesses to help governments supply safe water. Read more...
This case study seeks to share WaterAid Timor-Leste's experiences of institutional strengthening in an environment characterised by challenges and... Read more...
This paper focuses on budget allocations and expenditures by national, state and district authorities for Odisha State and Ganjam District (India). Read more...
The book is the revised and updated edition of an earlier IRC/PROWWESS/UNDP publication: Participation of women in water supply and sanitation :... Read more...
