Joy Makumbe, founder of Majorlic Construction, shares her inspirational story. Joy Makumbe knows a thing or two about beating the odds in a male-dominated field. The Zimbabwean civil engineer and entrepreneur has made a name for herself in the …
Q&A with Valerie Jenkinson | Women in WASH Leadership Series
Valerie Jenkinson, CEO of World Water and Wastewater Solutions and chair of Operators Without Borders, shares advice for young female professionals. Describe your education / training and how it advanced your career. My journey has been one of a …
Women in WASH Leadership Series: Joy Makumbe – Mother, Author, Project Manager, Resident Engineer & Site Manager
Journey towards senior management Describe your education / training and how it advanced your career. I studied Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry at A Level. I enrolled for a Civil Engineering degree at the University of Zimbabwe, and I have a …
Women in WASH Leadership Series: Refiloe Tlali
Retired after serving as Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) Chief Executive for 7 years Refiloe Tlali is an inspiration and aspiration for women in WASH! 1. Describe your journey towards senior management? 1.1. Describe your education / training and how …
International Women’s Day 2020 – An Equal World is an Enabled World
Author: Emma Livesey International Women’s Day (March 8) is a day for reflection and celebration but it also marks a call to action for accelerating gender equality. Reflection The global progress of women’s rights is painstakingly slow. Worldwide, on average, women …
Karen Pallansch honored as one of the Top 10 Influential Women of Water
In January of this year the chair of ROCKBlue’s Board, Mrs. Pallansch, was honored as one of the Top 10 Influential Women of Water. This is an award given at the Inaugural Mazars Women of Water Summit. Women in the …
Wuluw at a glance
Author: Akhona S. Rozani “Mosadi o tswara thipa ka bogaleng” is a Setswana proverb which translates to “a woman holds the knife by the blade”. Women are often expected to carry the burdens of society at great expense to themselves. …
Margaret Maina on education, equal opportunities and female leadership in WASH
The purpose of ROCKBlue’s WULUW Initiative is to increase female leadership in urban water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and help women in working in utilities in Africa and across the globe. As part of the WULUW initiative, ROCKBlue had the …
Sanitation Coverage in Cape Town’s Informal Settlements by Gisela Kaiser
ROCKBlue recently had the privilege to interview specialist Gisela Kaiser and get her expert insight on the subject of sanitation, particularly in informal, high density settlements. Gisela is an accomplished management executive and professional civil engineer …