Marieke is a WASH expert with over 18 years of experience in the sector. She has a special interest in small town WASH, participatory strategic planning processes and evidence-based decision making in WASH.
After graduating as an Irrigation and Water Engineer from Wageningen University, Marieke joined IRC as a Junior Professional Officer (JPO) in 2003. As JPO she was stationed with NGO Forum (Bangladesh) and with TREND Group (Ghana). In 2006, she joined the IRC team in the Netherlands.
Marieke has led and participated in action-research studies in Ghana, Ethiopia, Uganda, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe on issues like monitoring sustainable WASH service provision, small town water supply, Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM), multiple-use water services, and cost recovery and financing.
Marieke has experience in working closely with ministries (e.g. the Ministry of Water Resources, Irrigation and electricity in Ethiopia) and government agencies (e.g. Community Water and Sanitation Agency in Ghana) in identifying and addressing sector challenges. She has supported knowledge management and sector learning processes in various contexts and countries (e.g. support to the establishment and development of Learning Alliance Platforms in Ghana and Ethiopia and the Resource Centre Network Ghana).
Marieke is supporting the Accountability and Adaptation team, responsible for monitoring, with special emphasis on monitoring service level and financial indicators. She is also supporting various action research projects, with special focus on monitoring and sustainability issues. She is leading the development of a District WASH Master Planning Facility.
Business models and breakthrough approaches to solve India's rural sanitation challenges. Read more...
An information guide to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in schools, health care facilities, the workplace, orphanages, prisons, refugee... Read more...
This qualitative research study aims to understand perceptions, barriers, and motivators for improved sanitation behaviour in rural India. Read more...
This guidebook introduces rural and small water and wastewater systems in the United States to ten key areas of effectively managed systems. Read more...
This is the final report from the Action Research for Learning programme (2013–2015). Read more...
This factsheet presents a summary of the key findings relating to water supply, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure and the services received by... Read more...
This factsheet presents a summary of the key findings relating to water supply, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure and the services received by... Read more...
This factsheet presents a summary of key findings relating to water supply, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure and the services received by... Read more...
This factsheet presents a summary of the key findings relating to water supply, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure and the services received by... Read more...
Innovation of sanitation master planning within the ONEWASH Plus programme in Ethiopia. Read more...
Poster sharing initial conclusions and lessons so far from research on access to sanitation for the disabled in the Northern part of Bangladesh. Read more...
This paper presents the results of a baseline survey on disability-related problems on access and accessibility to sanitation in the BRAC WASH III... Read more...
Power point presentation on paying more attention to the whole sanitation chain. Putting more focus on leadership for change. Putting more emphasis... Read more...
This working paper provides a comprehensive summary of the historical development of Sri Lanka's urban water and sanitation sectors together with a... Read more...
How can mobile channels support sanitation service delivery while building new engagement models with customers in underserved settings? A review of... Read more...
BRAC WASH has had a transformative effect on latrine construction in Bagherpara, Bangladesh – especially for the ultra-poor who cannot afford to... Read more...
Emerging lessons from the use of building blocks for sustainable un-sewered urban sanitation in sub-Saharan Africa. Read more...