Rita Wainess Email & Phone Number

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Design and delivery of policy impact and process evaluations, capacity building support, strategic studies, and stakeholder engagement. Topics centre on energy and low-carbon and energy innovation, circular economy, green transitions, climate change evaluated through systematic, theory-based approaches, including Process Tracing and Contribution Analysis..

Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Atherton, California, United States

- Managed grants to INGOs, Grassroots, and National organizations in East Africa in the Family Planning and Safe Abortion field of SRH, with a focus on service provision and Public Systems Strengthening. - Provided extensive capacity building though programming, data analysis, MEAL, and budgeting support, to partner organizations with a Thought-Partner.

Atherton, CA, USA

• Assisted in managing the Uganda Portfolio at the Bergstrom philanthropic foundation, working with grassroots and international organizations in family planning and reproductive rights in rural communities of Latin.
• Promote Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR), family planning, and community development, providing education and contraception to rural and refugee communities
• Support capacity building and systems strengthening of the Ugandan health infrastructure through financing and planning of Health Worker and Village Health Teams trainings on service provision, sensitization, and data.
• Guide and provide capacity building to multiple international and grassroots organizations, like MSI, PSI, and Reach a Hand - Uganda, in the planning, execution, evaluation, and budgeting of projects
• Analyze the success of projects through Monitoring and Evaluation Excel templates I designed and tailored
• Research and integrate Ugandan national development, SRHR, and refugee policies and international best practices of these fields, such as advising partners on the Ugandan law that holds NGOs accountable to equally.

Berkeley, CA

Recruited and mentored students through guidance in resume and applications to ensure internship and program placement for the UCDC Program, a competitive academic and professional program that sends UC students to Washington DC to intern and study.

Chiang Mai, Thailand

- Investigated and identified resettlement and international development policies for rehabilitating the city’s Canal to prepare a plan for sustainable, practical city action to ensure government participation and proper resettlement- Conducted interviews and evaluated sustainability achievements of villages in collaborated with municipalities to ensure.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Developed 30 mentee-mentor professional partnerships for the PEACE Project that fostered collaboration, leading to the implementation of best policies in peacebuilding, humanitarian, and international development fields- Analyzed the demographic data of 300 participants through spreadsheets and created reports that demonstrated the financial and.

Berkeley, USA

Orientation Leader for first, week-long "Golden Bear Orientation" for new students of U.C. Berkeley. Preparing group of 35 new students for the Berkeley experience, community adaptation, and familiarity with resources. Facilitating discussions about topics of identity, community, involvement, and sexual assault.

South West, Singapore

- Reviewed, analyzed, and presented survey data of exchange students’ experience complaints to the International Relations Office to determine high areas of program improvement- Provided student perspective for information, presentation, and outreach of IRO affairs; - Coordinated cultural activities for 200 international students participating in the.

Fullerton College

- Developed and facilitated the Supplemental Instruction classes in the Anthropology Department, resulting in a 4.0 class GPA among participants- Designed and led collaborative learning exercises to improve students’ understanding of course material in supplemental sections separate of primary class

Fullerton College

Inspired students to get involved in more rigorous classes that would motivate them to pursue higher education and better overall achievement.

Master Of Science - Ms, Sustainable Development (Spru)

Bachelor'S Degree, Honors, Interdisciplinary Studies (Peace And Conflict, History, International Relations, Sociology), Honors

Activities and Societies: UCDC elected participant and, later, ambassador; Orientation leader for incoming cohort; 3 international.

Associate'S Degree In Social Sciences. Associate'S Degree In Arts And Humanities, Sociology And Anthropology, 3.86

Activities and Societies: Senator in Student Senate; Judicial Chair and Research, Planning, and Resolution Vice Chair of Student Senate.