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.
VIA Water and IRC are pleased to welcome you to an inspirational session with Thomas Rau, a renowned speaker, innovator, visionary and thinker on the topics of the end of property and the circular economy. He is ranked among the Top 5 Dutch key players in sustainability and was elected as Dutch... Read more...
The formal launch of Sanitation Innovation Accelerator 2016 (SIA'16) on the 25th May 2016 (afternoon) at Indian Habitat Center, New Delhi. The Sanitation Innovation Accelerator 2016 Cohort would be introduced to mentors/experts/investors in the sector. A video conferencing session would be... Read more...
Starting on the 11 th April is the 2 week RWSN e-discussion on the subject of continuous country-led monitoring of rural water services. The Discussion will run for the next 2 weeks (11 th -22 nd April). How will it work? The e-discussion will run for two weeks from Monday 11th - Friday 22nd April... Read more...
From projects to services For decades, WASH programs have followed a "business as usual" approach of implementing projects that have largely remained focused on the project and under emphasized the broader context. In the rural sub-sector external funding often finances a WASH project that is... Read more...
This is first in a series of IRC Events for 2016. The theme for the event is ‘Reaching universal coverage: an Agenda for Change’. The Sustainable Development Goals require the sector to work towards universal coverage of water and sanitation services. This raises the question on whether the sum of... Read more...
The standard approach of financing is not sufficient and not appropriate for long term financing needs of water companies. Water Financing Facilities are a potential mechanism to mobilise additional finance for the sector. They pull utilities and their projects together reducing risk and therefore creating the possibility for longer term loans at considerably lower interest rates.
Read more...This three-day conference in University of Oxford convenes leading global thinkers and practitioners from government, enterprise, civil society and academia to advance and debate risk-based analysis of water security. Read more...
Theme 2 (October 20-23): Lack of leadership for change around sanitation SuSanA forum: http://forum.susana.org/forum/categories/218-thematic-discussion-sustainable-urban-sanitation-moving-forward Read more...
The discussion on the first week's theme has started today. The introduction to this topic is now online and can be accessed through the following link. With this link you can react to the theme and its questions but note that you will have to log in on the SuSanA forum: http://forum.susana.org/... Read more...
Webinar "From building infrastructure to creating support mechanisms for rural water supplies" The rural water supply sector is moving from a focus on building systems to increase coverage, towards one of creating mechanisms to ensure that these systems provide sustainable services. Particularly... Read more...
Innovative approaches to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in emergency situations Emergency and conflict situations around the world are increasing rapidly. In 2014 the number of forcibly displaced people reached 59.9 million, three times that of 2010 and the highest since 1945. There are... Read more...
Positioning our work to champion sustainability and equity, and to catalyse change towards our vision of universal access by 2030. Read more...
The sixth SACOSAN will be hosted by Bangladesh from 11-13 January 2016 in Dhaka with motto of: "Better Sanitation, Better life" South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN), a government led biennial convention held on a rotational basis in each SAARC country, provides a platform for interaction... Read more...
The Amsterdam International Water Week (AIWW) is the platform for new alliances and fresh ideas: connecting industry, science, business, policy and technology. The event crosses borders between water and sanitation, delta technology, food, agriculture, finance and governance. Thus bringing together... Read more...
This year's World Toilet Day will draw attention to the need for better sanitation to improve health and nutrition for everyone, everywhere. It will also serve as an important global reminder that #wecantwait for 2.4 billion people to gain access to improved sanitation. Read more...
Bringing together research with policy, practice and networking events Where Science Meets Policy, organized by The Water Institute at UNC, considers drinking water supply, sanitation, hygiene and water resources in both the developing and developed worlds with a strong public health emphasis. IRC... Read more...
The role of finance in achieving successful sanitation outcomes for urban areas. A thematic discussion "Urban Sanitation Finance – from Macro to Micro Level"... Read more...
This event aims at sketching out a change agenda and describes what is needed to go to scale. Worldwide there are several successful social enterprises that are providing safe water via water kiosks, chlorine dispensors, decentralised chlorine production or production and sales of household water... Read more...
Side event on Financing Universal Access to Water and Sanitation Services by 2030. 15th of July 2015 10.00-12.30 The 2015 Global Risks report of the World Economic Forum identifies the occurrence of 'Water Crises' as the number one global risk in terms of impact and number eight in terms of... Read more...
Ghana was one of the 50+ countries selected to host national consultations to contribute to defining potential priorities for the Post-2015 Development Agenda, as well to reflect on issues of implementation and the 'how', while drawing lessons for localization of the Sustainable Development Goals (... Read more...
