Irene Westra
History: Young Expert at Akvo.org - Kenya
YEP period 2019 - 2021, batch 17
First position after YEP
Looking for a job in the agrofood sector
YEP Role
Akvo is a nonprofit foundation working to bring data and digitalization to the forefront of the development sector. Our impact areas are Safe water for all and Sustainable smallholder farming. Our team provides data consultancy, tech solutions, and local knowledge to our partners worldwide.
My role focuses on understanding how data and technology can be used as means to support our partner's needs. My day to way work involves activities like data analytics, project management for custom technical solutions, training, data collection. I am part of the Akvo East Africa hub and based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Skills
Data science, Project Management, Analytics, Training
Background
- Nationality: Dutch
- Education:
Bachelor of Science – Sociology, Utrecht University
Master of Science – Data Science: Business and Governance, Tilburg University
Experience before YEP
2018 - Freelance Data Consultant
Congo Call Center – Kinshasa, Congo
2017 – 2018 - Data Consultant | Data Scientist
Ynformed – Utrecht, Netherlands
2015 – 2017 - Executive Secretary | Project manager
Utrecht Data School – Utrecht, Netherlands
