Annabel Buzink

Young Expert at Rode Kruis - Philippines
YEP period 2019 - 2020, batch 17
YEP Role
As a Young Expert for the Netherlands Red Cross in the Philippines I am responsible for the implementation of Coastal Zone Management project in Tacloban. I am currently working on setting up a Leadership & System Transformation lab for key stakeholders within the Tacloban ecosystem to increase the ability to reflect and identify possibilities for the creation of sustainability-oriented solutions.
Please click here for more information about my project.
Skills
- Thematic expertise in the field of Global Health, Hygiene Promotion and Integrated Water Management
- Strategic skills in the field of Ecosystem Thinking, multi stakeholder processes, partnership development, programme design and relation management
- Practical skills in the field of project management, planning, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, financial management
Background
Nationality: Dutch
Education: Research Master Global Health at the VU University, Bachelor Cultural Anthropology & Sociology University of Amsterdam
Experience before YEP
Prior to YEP I worked as a Project Officer for the Philippines and Malawi at the Netherlands Red Cross Headquarters. I have field experience working as a Medical Coordinator for Project Abroads Nepal and as a Research Officer for Simavi in Ghana and Indonesia.