Country director | IRC Ghana
Vida Duti is the Country Director of IRC Ghana. She has 20 years working experience with national and international entities in the areas of community development and poverty reduction; gender and development; capacity development of local government actors; democratic governance and public sector reforms.
Vida was the Country Team Leader for Triple-S (Sustainable Services at Scale) Ghana and she is currently involved in WASH policy and sector change management processes which is resulting in transformational changes and partnerships for sustainable water service delivery. She has in-depth experience in the design and management of different financing mechanisms including district performance based-grants and social investment funds.
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Perspectives of a WASH systems advocate and watcher. Using a simple handwashing device in Bongo, Ghana. Photo: IRC Ghana Read more...
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