Assisting in policy and strategy
development, planning and institutional issues
Verona Groverman’s support to
projects, organisations and networks aims at clear and practical
outcomes. The support is diverse in nature but mostly concerns a
desire to strengthen their way of operation. It ranges from jointly
developing a clear strategy to assisting in the development of appropriate
roles of and linkages between institutional units. Her work often
lies at the interface between social aspects and technical aspects,
for instance, in integrated water management, natural resources
management and food security.
Verona Groverman uses
a participatory and inclusive approach to make her inputs –
both short term and long term – as sustainable as possible.
Almost 30 years of experience has resulted in strongly developed
communication and facilitation skills and in the ability to deal
with sensitivities and to bring different stakeholders on the same
line of thinking. The kind of support and approach is based on a
discussion in advance with the requesting party about the needs
and desired outcomes. The organisations asking her support are of
different kinds.
| 2012 (Jan, Febr.) |
Team member of the feasibility study on the
Use of Metal Silos to Reduce Post-harvest Losses of Grains (SDC), Central Corridor of Tanzania |
| 2011 (May, September) |
Facilitator of Face-to-Face workshops for the ICCO Alliance (ICCO), the Netherlands |
| 2011 (June – October) |
Study to explore the market opportunities of a comprehensive approach focusing on supporting NGOs/CBOs worldwide engaged in HIV/STI prevention for LGBT (Schorer) |
| 2010 (Febr.) |
Study on HIV mainstreaming models and sustainability
for JOHMET, East Africa (Oxfam International/GB) (for strategy
development) |
| 2010 (March), 2009 (Sept
–Nov.) |
Support
to the MFS II application process: Context analysis
to support the MFSII application (Dance4Life) (2010), Gender
advisor (Plan NL) (2009), The Netherlands |
| 2008 (June) - 2009 (March) |
Exploratory
study on capacities of organisations and networks of People
Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) and their role in putting
the GIPA Principle (Greater/Meaningful involvement of PLHIV)
into practice (for donor policy development) (STOP
AIDS NOW!, The Netherlands) |
| 2009
(January) |
Supporting
the International Department of the Norwegian Association of
Handicapped in the development of a gender strategy (NAD),
Norway |
| 2007 (September) - 2008 (March) |
Support
to the development of the mission and mandate of the Programme
Women and Violence (Cordaid), The Netherlands.
|
| 2005 (June-November), 2004 (May, June,
Sept.) |
Facilitator
in the gender mainstreaming process of PLAN Netherlands (policy
development, planning, capacity building) (Plan NL), The
Netherlands. |
| 2005 (March-April) |
Support to the strategic planning process of
Heifer NL including an assessment of supported projects (Heifer
Netherlands), The Netherlands. |
| 2003 (June) |
Mission to start-up the Energy and Poverty Programme
EASE in Vietnam. (ETC Energy) Vietnam. |
| 2002 (Febr., March), 2001 (Dec.) |
Facilitator of a strategy-workshop and a preparatory
meeting for an energy/gender network (ENERGIA), followed
by proposal development with capacity building for its Phase
III. (ETC Energy). The Netherlands. |
| 2001 (April, June) |
Facilitator in short workshops on strategy development
and vision/mission formulation for a consultancy firm
(ETC-I, ETC-NL), The Netherlands. |
| 2000 (Oct. - Dec.) |
Involvement in a participatory study on the relationship
of local and government initiatives focusing on promoting the
quality of life in rural areas in the North of the Netherlands
for policy improvement (Province Groningen). The Netherlands. |
| 1998 (Nov.) - 1999 (March) |
Advisor on participatory policy development/implementation
concerning ethnic minorities (Municipality Huizen), The
Netherlands. |
| 1997 (Nov.), 1998 (March) |
Support mission to strengthen institutional aspects
in the WID Programme of an irrigation project in South
Sumatra (Haskoning/EU), Indonesia. |
| 1997 (Mar./Apr.) |
Synthesis study for Policy Development on Food
Security and Nutritional Improvement (final part of Programme
Evaluation VPO Programme). (NOVIB, CARITAS NL, Dutch Interchurch
Aid), The Netherlands. |
| 1996 (June), 1997 (June) |
Missions to promote participation and gender issues
in a sustainable land use project of a Haitian NGO (ICCO),
Haiti. |
| 1995 (April-June) |
Support to the Programme Sustainable Land Use in
Latin-America for a Dutch NGO (ICCO), The Netherlands. |
| 1994 |
Compilation of pilot Gender Assessment Studies
and publication for better programming (DGIS),
The Netherlands. |
| 1993 (June) |
Mission on sociological and institutional issues
of water resources management (farmers' participation) for Capacity
Building in Water Resources Sector Project (UNDP), Yemen. |
| 1993 (Feb., July),1992 (Jan-Feb, Sep., Dec.),1991
(July, Oct.-Nov.) |
Support missions focusing on planning, action research,
participatory training on irrigation management and gender
issues and on the production of a training module for the Production
Management Unit Project - integrated water management
(DGIS), India. |
| 1991 (Jan.) |
Consultancy on feasibility of urban settlement
preferences and training of officials (Urban Implant Development,
Bussum), The Netherlands. |
| 1992 (Oct.), 1991 (Sep.-Oct.),1990 (May), |
Backstopping missions to monitor, advise on M&E,
institutional development and income generation/micro enterprise
development (on and off-farm) and train staff of the People's
Participation Project (FAO), Swaziland. |
| 1990 (Sep.) |
Identification mission for the People's Participation
Programme (rural development through promotion of self-help
organisations) (FAO), Mozambique. |
| 1988 - 1990 |
Rural sociologist responsible for project management,
set up of a monitoring and evaluation system, training of staff
and beneficiaries, extension, production of training material,
income generation/credit through on and off-farm activities
in the People's (Women's) Participation Project (rural
development through promotion of self-help organisations) (FAO),
Swaziland. |
| 1984 - 1986 |
Rural sociologist responsible for project management,
set up of a monitoring and evaluation system, training of staff
and beneficiaries, extension, income generation/credit
(on and off-farm activities), women's and literacy programmes
in the People's Participation Project (rural development
through promotion of self-help organisations) (FAO), Pujehun,
Sierra Leone. |
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