Key Qualifications
Professional
skills: Ample PCM experience with NGO’s and international projects by means of
long term assignments within broad themes of education, rural- and community
development, as well as with sectoral policies (SWAP) and reforms
in education. Training with promoters, adult educators and Ministerial
employees on the implementation of participative methods on research and
planning. Organisation of workshops about community development or national
education strategy in order to get needs assessment and problem solutions by
means of participative research and planning. Project approval experience
within Dutch NGO’s. Practical knowledge international tender procedures, and an
experience in external evaluations:
project identification, technical assistance Global Operative Plan (GOP)
and Annual Operative Plan, midterm & end evaluations.
Themes: Community
development & Municipal Capacity building, Social housing, Disaster
management, Education (Early Childhood-, Basic and adult education, Education
for Work/employment creation+micro development projects and -non- formal
Curriculum development, sectoral policy development and introducing ICT in
Basic Education).
Consultancy
experience: in literacy, basic and technical education projects, ITC and
education, evaluation of post-disaster infrastructure + social housing
projects, demographic issues, small-scale rural development project
formulation, project identification, project start-up workshops and training
courses participatory research + planning for community development and
municipal plans.
Settings: In Central
America: >20 years for Dutch Development Organisations, Ministries,
municipalities or the UN system (ILO, FAO or UNESCO). In Holland: >7 years
in Utrecht & Wageningen University and Dutch NGO's.
Personal
skills: "hands on", analytical & strategically, goal oriented,
responsible and humorous.
Education
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Institutions:
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State University of Utrecht (Holland), Faculty of
Social Sciences, Institute of Cultural Anthropology.
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Date:
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Sept. 1972 - June 1976 (BSc)
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June 1976 – June 1980 (MSc)
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Degrees:
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1976: BSc. Cultural anthropology. Special subjects: social psychology,
history.
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1980: MSc. Social Cultural Sciences. Special subjects: rural sociology, economy, co-operatives and
credits, adult education.
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Languages
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Language:
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Reading:
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Spoken:
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Written:
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Dutch (mother tongue)
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Spanish
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English
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French
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2
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4
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German
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3
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4
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Present Position
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Most current long term professional position in Holland:
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Date: from May 2002 till Dec.31,
2004
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Location: The Hague,
Holland
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Company: CMC: Centraal
Missie Commissariaat (=Dutch NGO)
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Position: Programme advisor
(from 80% to 20%)
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Description: Monitoring
social development projects in Latin America (Colombia + Mexico)
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Combined with:
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Date: from May 2004 till Dec.31,
2004
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Location: The Hague,
Holland
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Company: NOVIB-Oxfam
International (=Dutch NGO)
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Position: Senior Programme
and project advisor (60%)
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Description: Follow up and
educational Research and Policy development around the Joint Evaluation on
Basic Education –between NOVIB and PLAN NL + organization of a
corresponding international seminar. Also monitoring projects for South
America Desk
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Experience
Long-term Overseas
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Date: July 1999 – March 2001
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Location Chiquimula, GUATEMALA
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Company: UNESCO
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Position: P4 expert on Education for Work component
in Basic Education Project
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Description: Primary school curriculum development
and fine tuning, inspired by Education for Work as a non-formal education
strategy, linking real lives with -defective- school experiences and
implementing strategies for parental & community involvement. Related
with Ministerial and Municipal educational planning. Results: Strategic
direction and training stakeholders, regional development of a more
functional basics education programme and inputs for national education
strategy for Education for Work. Also: putting Education for Work in the
National Round Table Conference of International donor organisations in
Education, presided by the Ministry of Education, as a valid educational
alternative for poor people in rural areas of Guatemala.
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Date: Sep. 1995 – Dec 1998
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Location:
Tegucigalpa, HONDURAS
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Company: Dutch Government DGIS
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Position: Ministerial Advisor on Education for
Work
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Description: Strengthening the quality of national
education system by promoting the Education for Work methodology among the
different stakeholders in the Honduran National Education System. Design
& implementation of a National System for International Donor
organizations on Education. Include implementation of a participative
research and planning methodology within corresponding Ministries in the
process of SWAP for Education. Results: Training of Ministerial employees in
research & planning of –educational- needs analysis, development of a
National Strategy of Human Resource Development as a base for Educational
Reforms of the sector + system for International Donor Coordination, directed
by Ministry of Coordination & Planning. Recommendations for adjusting
educational policy.
Also: writing position paper on Education for Work
in Urban Areas (for DGIS, Holland).
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Date: January 1990 – June 1995
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Location: Comayagua, HONDURAS
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Company :ILO
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Position: Project Advisor Education for Work
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Description: Pilot development of Education for Work
as an educational development strategy for rural poor in Central America (See
also: http://www.ilo.org/public/spanish/region/ampro/cinterfor/publ/edu_trab/)
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Date: Sept 1987 - Sept 1989
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Location: Tegucigalpa + San Pedro Sula, HONDURAS
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Company: IHDER
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Position: Advisor Integrated Rural Development and
Literacy programme
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Description: Implement functional literacy program
for peasant syndicate by the Honduran Institute of Rural Development (IHDER).
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Date: March 1986- Sept.1987
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Location: San Pedro Sula, HONDURAS
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Company: Municipality
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Position: Municipal Director Functional Education
project
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Description: Integrated Rural Development programme,
implemented by municipality in the Merendón mountain region.
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Date: March 1985- March 1986
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Location: San Pedro Sula, HONDURAS
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Company: INHESCO
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Position: Co-ordinator Rural Community Training
Programme
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Description: Training Programme community
organization and strengthening
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Short-term Overseas
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Date from- date to:
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Location
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Company:
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Position:
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Description:
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July 2005 - October 2005
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Argentine
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European Union
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Mission Leader
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For IBF, Belgium: Technical assistance on aspects of
PCM: referring to the delivery of a the Global Operative Plan and first
Annual Plan concerning ICT in Primary education for PIIE
programme, Ministry of Education of Argentine (http://www.me.gov.ar/piie)
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May –april 2004
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Dominican Republic
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European Union
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Mission Leader
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Midterm evaluation “Technical Vocation
Programme Secondary Education”, Dominican Rep. For: Eptisa-Internacional.
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Aug.-Dec
2003
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Holland + Central America
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PLAN-NL
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Mission leader
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External Evaluation “Quality Learning Programme Central
America and the Caribbean” (Early childhood+ basic education). For:
Edburgh Consultants BV.
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Oct.+ Nov.
2001
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Holland (Utrecht)
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Edburgh Consultants BV
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Associate consultant
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Acquisition social sector and education projects in Latin America, collaboration
in writing proposals for tendering
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Oct.
2001
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Nicaragua (Estelí)
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European Union
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Mission leader
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Project formulation for EU tender social
housing project “Construcción y rehabilitación de viviendas sociales en
Estelí, Nicaraga” (for: CARE, Holland)
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Sept.+ Oct. 1999
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Colombia (Tumaco)
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European Union
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Mission member
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Midterm evaluation disaster prevention
project “Reorientación del crecimiento urbano en Tumaco, Colombia”(for:
CDR-ULA, Costa Rica)
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Nov.
1998
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Costa Rica
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Dutch Embassy, San José.
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Mission Leader
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Final external evaluation about the use of video within the
distance education programme of ICER (Instituto Costaricence de Educación por
Radio) for nonformal + basic education.
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July 1998 - Jan. 1999
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Honduras,
Tegucigalpa
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ICCO (Holland)
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Mission leader
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Support & design of the process about participative
evaluation ”10 years IHER (Instituto Hondureno de Educación por Radio)”,
resulting in a publication, a special bulletin and a radio programme.
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Oct.+ Nov 1997
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El Salvador
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Dutch Embassy, San Salvador
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Mission member
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Project identification with INSAFOR and local NGO about VET project
“Municipal development and Education for Work in urban areas”
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May 1997
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Honduras (Sabana Grande)
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SNV, Tegucigalpa
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Mission leader
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Final evaluation small scale rural development and co-operative
movement strengthening PER programme (=”Programa Pequeña Empresa Rural”)
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Sep.+
Oct 1996
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Honduras (Choluteca)
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SECPLAN + National Forestry Service Honduras
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Trainer
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With Suisse funding: implementing start-up
workshop Social forestry+ managing participative research team for all
personnel AFE-COHDEFOR.
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Oct. 1995
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Guatemala (Esquipulas)
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Swiss Dev.Aid:Prgm. POSTCOSECHA
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Trainer
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On the job 21 days seminar Participative Research
and Planning Social Forestry for all personnel Postcosecha programme in 4
countries (Swiss International Development Cooperation)
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Sep.+ Nov. 1989
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Honduras
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FAO + Nat.Univ.Honduras (UDIP)
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Researcher
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Design and implementation intercontinental
questionnaire:
small-scale farmers concept about limited natural resources and demographic
issues.
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May +June 1981 + January 1982
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Holland + Colombia
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CESO (Centre for Educational Studies in Developing
Countries), The Hague
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Trainer
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Implementing Operational Seminar in Mitu + Urabá, Colombia
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