Jeske Verhoeven joined IRC in October 2008. Her focus is on capacity development for WASH systems strengthening and managing the WASH Systems Academy. In 2018 she started leading the development of this online collaborative platform developed to assist WASH sector professionals with knowledge and tools to apply a WASH systems strengthening approach.
Her other areas of expertise include WASH finance, Aid Effectiveness and Process Documentation. In the WASHCost project (2008-2013) she was responsible for development, coordination and facilitation of the Life-cycle cost approach training package and the Costing Sustainable Services online course. She was also responsible for the development and implementation of life-cycle cost approach database protocol, research on expenditure on direct and indirect support, support to project management and involved in process documentation. Her research on WASH finance has been specifically on finance for capital maintenance and urban sanitation. Jeske has developed a training package to facilitate training on aid effectiveness and research on aid effectiveness in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector. Jeske has supported country teams with the documentation of action research, facilitated training sessions on process documentation and organised writeshops.
Jeske has a BA in Journalism from the School of Journalism in Utrecht, The Netherlands and an MA in International Development Studies from the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.
A novel Empowerment in WASH Index is presented, which was piloted in Banfora, Burkina Faso. Findings show importance of household- and community-... Read more...
More emphasis is needed on building and strengthening the work of multi-stakeholder platforms in WASH at the national level. 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...
Opportunities and recommendations for strengthening monitoring capacities, processes and systems in Ethiopia. Read more...
Government should take the lead in making sure WASH services are empowering; NGOs should support government in monitoring empowerment in WASH... Read more...
Though challenging, rigorous local-level monitoring is key to ensure equitable, quality service delivery. Read more...
Presentations from the WASH Learning theme 1 - Delivering Safe WASH Services session of the All Systems Connect International Symposium 2023. Read more...
Presentations from the Country Dialogues session of the All Systems Connect International Symposium 2023. Read more...
An overview of policies, strategies and challenges facing the rural drinking water sector from a government perspective. Read more...
A briefing note on the use of cellular and satellite connected sensors for near-time monitoring of rural water services in Ethiopia. Read more...
This report reviews the global progress made towards achieving SDG 6. It builds on the latest data available for the 11 SDG 6 global indicators. Read more...
In many countries, the progress is falling well short of the maximum achievable level and does not appear to be correlated with national social and... Read more...
While reviewing experiences with the UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking Water (GLAAS), it is clear that there is a need to strengthen systematic, comprehensive, country-led processes which feed global monitoring. Read more...
IRC is involved in an exciting programme to stimulate businesses in products and systems for household water treatment and storage: Safe Water Phase 2. Read more...
Systematic planning, inventory updates, and financial forecasting for assets carried out, and asset ownership clearly defined. Read more...
This poster summarizes the costs of handpumps, an ongoing monitoring initiative through the National Monitoring System (SINAS) within the National... Read more...