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.
Update, supplemented with learning gained from Methodology for Participatory Assessment with Communities, Institutions and Policy Makers (MPA)... Read more...
Completely revised edition of the 1981 textbook which links water supply science and technology with the specific needs of small communities in... Read more...
Small towns and their water supply need are described. Experiences in small towns and the challenge of providing sustainable services are written... Read more...
This thesis examines how the private sector can support community-managed rural water supply, especially in Africa. Read more...
Fifty two sector professionals mainly from East Asia discussed and shared approaches to achieve sustainable and equitable water and sanitation... Read more...
Written for USAID managers it gives information on measuring institutional capacity, including some tools that measure the capacity of an entire... Read more...