Former WASH Expert for IRC in Honduras
Maricela is a civil engineer with a masters degree in project management. She has nine years of experience in the water and sanitation sector in Honduras. She has worked in the past with the Honduran Tourism Institute. She also worked with the National Service of Aqueducts and Sewers (SANAA) on planning, monitoring, evaluation and control of water and sanitation projects in urban and rural areas of the country. Maricela was hired by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to support the strengthening of the National Council for Water and Sanitation (CONASA), where she had the opportunity to participate in the development of the methodology for the establishment of the municipal Commissions of Water and Sanitation (COMAS) in Honduras and the formulation National Policy of the sector. In August 2023 Maricela assumed the role of Oficial Senior de Influencia Nacional at IRC's alliance partner Water For People in Honduras.
Following a review of existing latrine pit emptying devices (conventional vacuum tanker trucks, BREVAC vacuum tanker truck, MICRAVAC latrine emptying... Read more...
The CIDA-funded Community Water Project (COWAP) began in 1994 in the Upper Regions of Ghana as a follow-up to the Water Utilization Project (WUP)... Read more...
Describes field studies of pit latrine emptying using the micravac, a small-scale motorized tanker, in two areas in Zimbabwe: Porta farm, a temporary... Read more...
Consists of the paper: Human resources development in the water sector - a proposed strategy : discussion paper Read more...
Few would dispute that urban water systems should be both healthy and sustainable. Ideally, along with efficiency, these would be central pillars in... Read more...