Vida Duti holds a master's degree in Development Planning & Management from the University of Dortmund, Germany and the University of Science and Technology, Ghana. Prio to that she obtained a post-graduate diploma in Regional Development Planning & Management, from the University of Dortmund, Germany and a Bachelors of Art degree in Sociology and Law, from the University of Science and Technology in Ghana. 

Vida has 20 years of 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.

Before becoming the country director of IRC Ghana, she was the country team leader for Triple-S Ghana. Vida is currently involved in WASH policy and sector change management processes which are resulting in transformational changes and partnerships for sustainable WASH service delivery.

Vida has in-depth experience in the design and management of different financing mechanisms including district performance based grants, challenge prize schemes and social investment funds.

Vida Duti holds a master's degree in Development Planning & Management from the University of Dortmund, Germany and the University of Science and Technology, Ghana. Prio to that she obtained a post-graduate diploma in Regional Development Planning & Management, from the University of Dortmund, Germany and a Bachelors of Art degree in Sociology and Law, from the University of Science and Technology in Ghana. 

Vida has 20 years of 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.

Before becoming the country director of IRC Ghana, she was the country team leader for Triple-S Ghana. Vida is currently involved in WASH policy and sector change management processes which are resulting in transformational changes and partnerships for sustainable WASH service delivery.

Vida has in-depth experience in the design and management of different financing mechanisms including district performance based grants, challenge prize schemes and social investment funds.

Cor Dietvorst has 34 years of professional experience in information and documentation on low-cost water supply and sanitation in developing countries. His main areas of expertise are: news services, social media, right to information, information management, information retrieval and ethical funding. Cor is editor of the IRC newsletter and co-founder of the Sanitation Updates blog, which passed the one million page views mark in 2014. He is Chair of IRC's Works Council.

He is currently involved in maintaining IRC’s website, monitoring IRC’s communications targets and compiling ethical donor reviews.

Cor is fluent in English and Dutch. He has worked for IRC’s DGIS-funded programmes in India and Nepal.

Cor Dietvorst has 34 years of professional experience in information and documentation on low-cost water supply and sanitation in developing countries. His main areas of expertise are: news services, social media, right to information, information management, information retrieval and ethical funding. Cor is editor of the IRC newsletter and co-founder of the Sanitation Updates blog, which passed the one million page views mark in 2014. He is Chair of IRC's Works Council.

He is currently involved in maintaining IRC’s website, monitoring IRC’s communications targets and compiling ethical donor reviews.

Cor is fluent in English and Dutch. He has worked for IRC’s DGIS-funded programmes in India and Nepal.

I believe that behind all the systems, services and data, there are always real people, just like you and me.

Cor Dietvorst

Patrick is the CEO

Patrick Moriarty is IRC’s CEO.  He holds a degrees in Geography (Phd), Environmental Technology (MSc) and Civil Engineering (BAI).  He has more than 20 year’s of experience working across domestic water and sanitation and water resource management in Africa and South Asia, including more than ten years living in Ghana, Zimbabwe and Niger.  He has a wide and deep knowledge of the use of research and learning to drive change in policy and practice.  He is a recognised authority on sustainability, local water governance and applying systems thinking to wicked problems in water.  He provides high level strategic advice and support to a broad range of governments, organisations and networks including UNICEF, the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and Sanitation and Water for All (SWA). 

Patrick Moriarty is IRC’s CEO.  He holds a degrees in Geography (Phd), Environmental Technology (MSc) and Civil Engineering (BAI).  He has more than 20 year’s of experience working across domestic water and sanitation and water resource management in Africa and South Asia, including more than ten years living in Ghana, Zimbabwe and Niger.  He has a wide and deep knowledge of the use of research and learning to drive change in policy and practice.  He is a recognised authority on sustainability, local water governance and applying systems thinking to wicked problems in water.  He provides high level strategic advice and support to a broad range of governments, organisations and networks including UNICEF, the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and Sanitation and Water for All (SWA). 

I find the most satisfaction working in the messy interface between policy, strategy, research and practice – finding smart ways to achieve big goals

Patrick Moriarty