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.
Interview with Alana Potter, co-drafter of the Africa Sanitation Policy Guidelines. 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...
The World Water Week annual event is organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute [SIWI] and focused on transforming global water challenges Read more...
Interview with David DeArmey of Water for Good about using IRC tools in a fragile context. Read more...
This video is addressing the faecal sludge management issue in Bamako district by giving the floor to all key actors to highlight their challenges and proposed solutions.
It calls for the Government to secure space in the city in order to build a faecal sludge treatment plant for better management
This video is meant for decision-makers, and as a citizen's information-sharing effort.
The video was produced with the purpose to call upon the government of Mali to take action in securing space to build a faecal sludge treatment plant in the district of Bamako. Because until today, faecal sludge is being discharged straight into the nature without any treatment, the wastewater finds its way to the Niger river basin
The Change we want to see is a better management system of the faecal sludge in Bamako district by building a treatment plant.
On 7-10 August 2018, the Watershed partners came together in Accra to discuss progress and success, and to look at the future. Read more...
The Safe Water 2 Programme is "a place for innovation," says Hester Foppen of Aqua for All . As a partner in the ' Safe Water Phase 2' Programme , IRC spoke to her about business viability and innovation at a stakeholder workshop in Nepal in the fall of 2017. Read more...
This podcast discusses how to finance water utilities when traditional sources of capital dry up. 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...
Lessons learned from SNV projects in Nepal and Tanzania on accountability in rural water supply. Read more...
Social and technical diversity in urban waste and sanitation services is not the problem but rather the opening to tailor-made solutions and... Read more...
IRC's Research into action partner REACH launches its communications. Read more...