Since completing her PhD with a study of orphans and vulnerable children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Elke has served as a faculty member for universities on three continents, and worked on research, monitoring and evaluation in many countries and contexts, including on human development (UNDP – worldwide), emergency response/disaster relief (UNOCHA – Asia and Africa), HIV/AIDS (CDC – Ethiopia and Rwanda), child protection (UNICEF – DRC), child and forced labor (US Department of Labor, the World Bank, Fairtrade International, Walk Free Foundation – worldwide), and rural development and agriculture (USDOL, Fairtrade – Africa and South & Central America).
Elke joined UNOPS in 2019, where she led planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting for the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council. In July 2021, Elke became the Sanitation and Hygiene Fund’s first Head of Monitoring and Evaluation.
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