Ana has a background in social science, environmental science and management, with more than ten years of experience in consulting, research, management and implementation of projects and programs in the field of water quality, water supply, environmental sanitation, environmental awareness and public outreach; strategic planning and institutional development; communication and policy development, as well as advocacy and knowledge management. She has been working as analyst and consultant in research and implementation projects related to water, sanitation and hygiene in urban and rural contexts in Mozambique and, the Southern Africa Region. Within the WASH sector, she is focused on household water treatment and safe storage and hygiene in general. In the last five years, she has been actively involved in the development and testing of innovative products, approaches and methodologies in the WASH sector in central Mozambique, specifically related to the method of Water Disinfection and generally related to Water Treatment Systems and Hygiene. Additionally, founded a local NGO and, has been appointed for strategic steering position in a group of non-profit organizations in the water sector in Mozambique. For three years, she has been a Vice President of the Associação FACE de Agua e Saneamento, the organization in charge of introducing and promoting WASH public outreach and awareness in central Mozambique. During this time, she oversaw the implementation of more than five projects in the field and was involved in monitoring and evaluation of these projects. Among others tasks, she coordinates the advocacy and policy work of the organization, with a special focus on cooperation with government agencies and international donors. She has extensive experience in strategic guidance and institutional development of WASH based organizations. She has assisted local based enterprise in the development and testing of WASH initiatives, in the design and