Annegeet O.

The AMID is a one-year dual Masters programme. Talented young professionals work four days a week at an organisation engaged in issues related to sustainable development and attend lectures at the university one day a week in the field of international development.

Sustainable Energy Technology.
The master Sustainable Energy Technology is offered by the three universities of technology in the Netherlands. It aims to give engineers a broad knowledge in the field of energy technology. The program offers a multidisciplinary technical program with additional subjects from social sciences that anticipate the innovations' impacts.
Master thesis in Kenya: Fieldstudy on the impact of fuel wood consumption by substituting a traditional fire with an improved cookstove in rural households in Kenya (graded with a 9)

Advanced Technology.
The bachelor Advanced Technology trains students in a multidisciplinary way to combine and apply knowledge from diverse fields of science. It also focuses on the social consequences and commercial viability of technological innovations. Advanced Technology students come in contact with three fields, namely; Engineering, Material science and Technology & Society.
Minor: 'As the world turns' Sustainable development in a North-South perspective.
Internship in Ecuador: Design and implementation of a micro hydropower plant (4kW) in Tumianuma, Chirusco valley, Ecuador.
Bachelor Thesis: Research on the effect of heating rate on the primary fast pyrolysis process.

• Supporting and advising country offices on their humanitarian aid response (MPCA, WASH, Shelter/NFI, MHPSS, FSL) in Moldova, Ukraine, South Sudan, Iraq, Yemen, Syria. This includes portfolio management, proposal development, coordination and implementation.
• Giving technical advise to country offices on their drinking water and water management interventions
with a focus on entrepreneurship in Mozambique and Kenya, and on flood solutions in South
Sudan (dyke construction).
• Developing a policy for climate resilient programming
• Giving trainings on humanitarian aid and the Core Humanitarian Standard to local partners
• Managing relationships with (funding) partners, such as the Dutch Relief Alliance (from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and UNOCHA

Project Lead in managing Covid-19 transport for people in the Netherlands towards hospitals and vaccination locations, with a pool of 100 volunteers.

• Coordinating WASH consortium with (inter)national partners, local government, WASH Cluster and UNOCHA.
• Giving technical guidance and trainings to 11 partners for in-camp and out-of-camp settings
across Iraq.
• Coordination lead of the sub-national WASH Cluster in Ninewa

• Applying for grants and developing new project proposals (OFDA)
•Supervising project activities, such as water network repairs and latrine constructions.
• Managing project staff in Ninewa and Dohuk governorates

• Conducting rapid needs assessments across the country and recommend a response.
• Designing, coordinating and implementing WASH projects in emergency response.
• Supervising project activities including latrine construction, handpump repair, borehole drilling,
surface water treatment systems, hygiene promotion, cholera response and distributions.

• Assessing WASH needs and security in rising emergency settings across the country
• Designing, implementing and evaluating the Emergency Response Team’s WASH programme
within time, budget and quality standards (ECHO funding).
• Leading a team of 7 WASH staff.
• Coordinating and liaising with National WASH Cluster and other WASH partners.

Managing a WASH project in emergency response after hurricane Matthew hit Haïti. Activities included distribution of Sawyer filters and repair of water gravity fed systems.

Aqua for All creates and supports Public Private Partnerships with results-based and scaleable programs to maximize the impact of WASH initiatives, supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Screening, assessing and monitoring WASH projects and start-ups funded by Aqua for All
• Developing a mobile data collection system for field measurements
• Analysing data to create evidence based information on sustainability

Evaluating the impact of the WakaWaka Virtual Grid (a pre-paid solar powered light and
charger) on the livelihood circumstances of households in rural off-grid Rwanda.