Ask for Water GmbH was founded in 2020 by Dr. Kerstin Danert. She provides research, consulting, facilitation and knowledge management services as well as training and curriculum development for governments, non-government organisations (NGOs), funding agencies and research institutions who are involved in international development cooperation. The focus is on water supplies, and groundwater in low- and middle-income countries.
Ask for Water GmbH works in partnership with its clients through genuine dialogue to address pressing global concerns in water, environment, climate and human livelihoods. The company combines science, engineering, social science and the arts.
The company director, Kerstin Danert has over twenty-five years of experience regarding water supply and the environment in primarily in relation to countries in sub-Saharan Africa. She is passionate about improving access to water for domestic use, agriculture and business and has worked in over 15 countries. Ask for Water GmbH is a Limited Company, registered in Switzerland, working with clients from all over the world.
Kerstin Danert was born in Germany, grew up in Scotland, studied and worked in the UK and Germany, before living and working in Uganda for ten years. She moved to Switzerland in 2008 where she currently resides.
You can find out more about Kerstin Danert on LinkedIn and ResearchGate.
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Podcast with Kerstin Danert:
- Connecting women’s voices on climate justice: perspectives from Scotland and around the world (United Nations House Scotland)
- From Rainwater Tanks to Dignity: The Ripple Effect of Water Access Projects (DevelopmentAid Dialogues)
- The Do’s and Don’ts of Rural Water Supply (DDW Podcast)