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.
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A framework is developed incorporating public participation as a mandatory clause in water supply projects. Read more...
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Recommendations to the Dutch government on how to reduce the potential adverse social and environmental impacts of the National Capital Integrated... Read more...
Benchmarks for water services in Mile, Afar and South Ari, SNNPR, and assessments of both the performance of service providers and the performance of... Read more...
Baseline assessment report on rural water service levels in Mile, Afar and South Ari, SNNPR. Read more...
"El agua debe ser incolora en todos los aspectos, es decir que tampoco debe tener color político, ni debe verse como un medio para ganar votos, nuestra única motivación debe ser garantizar ese derecho humano de acceso al agua, para todos y por siempre". Alcalde de San Antonio de Cortés. Read more...
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This review is the first comprehensive evaluation of the External support programs (ESP) literature. It derives a definition of external support... Read more...
