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Corina Kwami is a PhD candidate at University College of London in London, United Kingdom on a UK\u00a0research grant titled Transforming the Engineering of Cities. She is currently investigating best\u00a0practices in access to water services in Medellin, Colombia. Her works includes collaboration with\u00a0local governments, industry leaders in utilities services (such as EPM) and local communities to\u00a0achieve this.\u00a0Previous work has included consultancies for the United Nations with direct international experience\u00a0in cities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. I have worked with UN agencies such as WHO,\u00a0International Labor Organization, partner agencies such as UNICEF, UNFPA and UNHCR,\u00a0development partners such as Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ),\u00a0Belgian Development Cooperation (BTC) and through partnerships with the Bill & Melinda Gates\u00a0Foundation, Mastercard Foundation and Ferrero Chocolate.\u00a0As a student in high school as well as university, she was student athlete, involved in the debate\u00a0league, creative arts and spent my exchange abroad in Morocco. After university, she lived in\u00a0Switzerland, Germany, Rwanda and the UK.\u00a0In order to communicate her work creatively, Corina has been involved in a range of arts\u2019 projects\u00a0that raise awareness about cities and their role in development. She showcased her work on cities in\u00a0a TEDx talk in Berlin in 2013 and was recognized by the Center for International Education Exchange\u00a0(CIEE) for “Inspiring Social Change 2014.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Corina Kwami   Corina Kwami is a PhD candidate at University College of London in London, United Kingdom on a UK\u00a0research grant titled Transforming the Engineering of Cities. She is currently investigating best\u00a0practices in access to water services in Medellin, Colombia. Her works includes collaboration with\u00a0local governments, industry leaders in \u2026<\/p>\n

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