Portfolio Manager Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

• Sep 2021 - Present

Member

• Jun 2018 - Present

Zorgdragers is een netwerk van gedreven professionals met uiteenlopende profielen. Maar dan anders. Anders omdat we samen streven naar betere zorg. Anders omdat we liever geven, dan nemen. Het is voeding voor mijn brein en passie voelen. Het is een ontzettend leuke groep mensen - (huis)artsen, organisatiedeskundigen, een traumahealer, zanger, architect, verhalenschrijvers…. en ik dus. Erg fijn om met zo’n groep aan duurzaamheidsvraagstukken in de zorg te werken. Voor de Leerplaats van Zorgdragers heb ik een workshop inzake persoonlijk leiderschap ontwikkeld (open inschrijving). Hierin koppel ik mijn levenslessen van achter de Berlijnse Muur middels foto’s en anekdotes aan actuele uitdagingen in de zorgsector. Dit wordt geen sessie om je achter de spreker te verschuilen. Je ervaart en reflecteert samen met anderen over de belemmerende effecten van je eigen muren. En je oefent om erover te klimmen of vanuit niemandsland je eigen pad te zoeken. Show less

Owner/Advisor/Coach

• Aug 2015 - Present

I am an independent advisor, consultant and coach in the field of global health. I help (social) entrepreneurs, NGOs, cooperatives, hospitals and other initiatives to deliver essential goods and services in a more sustainable way. I help them continuously innovate, conquer new markets, engage with the right partners, strengthen the whole chain, and set up a resilient organisation that is able to deal with change. My customers —many of them with an international focus— are thus able to achieve more impact. Clients include: North Star Alliance (working in several African countries), Shkorey (working with Eritrean asylum status holders in the Netherlands), My Jorley Ghana, AIDSFONDS, Zorgverslimming Netherlands, Fresenius Medical Care, MeduProf-s (working in Zanzibar), RNW Media. Show less

Guest speaker / lecturer at high schools and colleges

• Nov 2014 - Present

1. Since 2014 > 40 guest lectures at high schools throughout the Netherlands (Amersfoort, Amsterdam, Gouda, Huizen, Naarden, Nijkerk, Wijhe, Zwolle) 2014: 25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. On November 9, 2014 we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. To promote dialogue on the recent German history, the Amsterdam Institute for German Studies (DIA) organizes the project 'Blik op de muur'. People who were born and raised in the former GDR (DDR) acted as guest speakers at selected Dutch secondary schools, sharing their personal stories. The German Embassy in The Hague supports this relevant initiative. 2. Guest speaker at the Civic Education Conference held by the Duitsland Instituut Amsterdam (Amsterdam, May 2018) 3. Guest lecturer at the College 'Hogeschool InHolland', 'Hogeschool van Amsterdam', 'Driestar Hogeschool' Gouda, 'Hogeschool Utrecht'. Show less

Programme Manager India/Business Development

• Dec 2014 - Jan 2023

Microcredit for Mothers aims to help mothers in eight Asian countries to be autonomous and independent women by giving them access to a microcredit. We believe that a microcredit can be the accelerator to improve their lives and that of their families. According to scientific research, women add the highest value to their families’ conditions and will be the multiplier effect to the development of their communities. Microcredit for Mothers aims to help mothers in eight Asian countries to be autonomous and independent women by giving them access to a microcredit. We believe that a microcredit can be the accelerator to improve their lives and that of their families. According to scientific research, women add the highest value to their families’ conditions and will be the multiplier effect to the development of their communities.

Program Lead Power to You(th) Program and Ghana focal point

• Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

The Power to You(th) consortium targets harmful practices, such as Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) and child marriage, sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and unintended pregnancies. It's a 5-year partnership in Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Senegal and Uganda. The programme will strengthen the capacity of civil society organisations, especially those at the grassroots level, to effectively lobby and advocate for inclusive decision-making. Power to You(th) will also help amplify the voices of adolescent girls and young women, empowering them to increase their agency, claim their rights and address gender inequalities and gender norms.Next to that: focal point Nepal and Bangladesh for the 'Right Here, Right Now 2' Program. Show less

Programme Lead Yes I Do programme

• Feb 2020 - Dec 2020

Senior Programme Officer, Yes I Do Alliance, Kenya and Indonesia

• Aug 2019 - Dec 2020

Rutgers is an international centre of expertise on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) founded and based in the Netherlands. Our expertise is also applied worldwide. We support our partners internationally (across Europe, and in Africa, Asia and Latin America) to improve sexual and reproductive health and the acceptance of sexual rights and gender equality in their countries. We approach sensitive issues in a positive way and have gained a wealth of experience in making sexuality, and sexual and reproductive rights a topic of discussion within different cultural contexts.Yes I Do is a strategic alliance of five Dutch-based organisations that strives for a future in which girls (and their communities, and nations) are no longer subjected to the debilitating and poverty-inducing impacts of child marriage, female genital mutilation/cutting and unwanted teenage pregnancies. Show less

Co-creator

• Feb 2016 - Dec 2020

FRIS Collectief is een collectief op het gebied van ontwikkelingssamenwerking en sociaal ondernemerschap. FRIS Collectief is een collectief op het gebied van ontwikkelingssamenwerking en sociaal ondernemerschap.

Quality and Knowledge Coordinator

• Jun 2011 - May 2014

We are a group of dedicated media professionals who believe that objective information can be of life-and-death importance. Free Press Unlimited helps local journalists in war zones and conflict areas to provide their audience with trustworthy news and information. The information that people need to survive and give shape to their own future. Free Press Unlimited is a merger organisation of Free Voice, Press Now and the international project department of RNTC. - Responsible for knowledge management and knowledge development - including planning, monitoring, evaluation, design and implementation of a continuous professional development plan, organizational learning. - In charge of quality issues, including partner surveys and (international) partner meetings. - Focal point for the international trainers network of Free Press Unlimited. - Project co-ordination in Mexico and Central America, especially with regard to organizational development, e-learning, and safety and security of journalists and other media workers (2012/2013). Duty travel to various countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Show less

Programme Manager Community Media

• Sep 2007 - May 2011

Responsible for managing a cross-regional community media programme in Africa, Asia and Latin America, including international partnerships. Prior to this position, I worked as Programme Manager for Latin America (2007-2008). For my assignments, I travelled above all to Latin America (Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, Peru), Africa (Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, South Africa) and South-East Asia (Indonesia). Responsible for managing a cross-regional community media programme in Africa, Asia and Latin America, including international partnerships. Prior to this position, I worked as Programme Manager for Latin America (2007-2008). For my assignments, I travelled above all to Latin America (Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, Peru), Africa (Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, South Africa) and South-East Asia (Indonesia).

Co-ordinator of the global UNFPA/UNAIDS project "Financial Resource Flows for Population and Aids"

• Feb 2003 - Jun 2007

Founded in 1970, NIDI is affiliated to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) as the only social science institute of the Academy. Combining excellence and relevance our mission is to conduct high-quality scientific research on population issues (our core activity) and to disseminate and enhance the use of demographic knowledge to stakeholders in academia, policy and society at large. Research is needed to address the challenges that demographic developments pose to individuals and society. - Responsible for the overall management and co-ordination of internal and external affairs of the project (team of 7 staff members). - Monitored and evaluated international donor assistance and domestic expenditures on family planning, reproductive health, AIDS and basic research. - Contributed to developing and testing new instruments for resource tracking, in co-operation with UNFPA, UNAIDS, WHO and Abt Associates (reproductive health subaccounts, out-of-pocket expenditure surveys). Show less

Programme Officer, office for Mexico and Cuba

• Sep 1997 - Nov 2001

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. - Provided technical, financial and administrative backstopping to projects/programs on sexual and reproductive health and rights, population, development and environment, violence against women, and advocacy, throughout the whole management cycle. - Acted as the UNFPA focal point for gender issues, within the UN system in Mexico. - Organised and implemented sensitization/training courses. From November 2000 to November 2001: attached as International Consultant. Show less

Intern at the Directorate-General XVI (Regional Policy and Cohesion)

• Mar 1996 - Aug 1996

Department for Spain Department for Spain

Intern

• Oct 1995 - Feb 1996

Researcher

• Dec 1994 - Jun 1995

Researcher

• Feb 1993 - Apr 1993

Member of a research team conducting a study in Chile on the reintegration process of Chileans returning from political exile in Eastern Germany Member of a research team conducting a study in Chile on the reintegration process of Chileans returning from political exile in Eastern Germany

Researcher

• Jul 1992 - Sep 1992

Member of a research team at the Hospital Carlos Marx in Managua, on sexual and reproductive rights and health, quality of care, sex education and violence against women Member of a research team at the Hospital Carlos Marx in Managua, on sexual and reproductive rights and health, quality of care, sex education and violence against women

Staff member of the Visitor's Center

• Sep 1989 - Jul 1990

Organization and co-ordination of national and international visits to the former concentration camp (with a special emphasis on adolescents) Organization and co-ordination of national and international visits to the former concentration camp (with a special emphasis on adolescents)