BART DELVAUX

Carrera **c ***-**

Dep. ***

Bogotá

Colombia

acaqrl@r.postjobfree.com

+57.317-***-**** (Bogotá, Colombia)

1. Education

Agricultural Engineer at the “Katholieke Universiteit” in Leuven, Belgium (1991); Major study:

Rural engineering, minor study: agricultural economics and sociology; final dissertation at the

Centre for Agronomic Investigation in Developing Countries, KUL, Leuven (Study of the

transport of provisions to Kinshasa, Zaire. Analysis based on supply dates registered between

1986 and 1989).

Diplomado on-line “Gestión del desarrollo local (Local development management)” at the

International Training Centre of the International Labour Organisation, Torino, Italy (2012).

2. Working experience

August ’12 – December ’12: Advice for three municipalities of the Altiplano of La Paz to

form a mancomunidad (municipal association) (municipalities of Colquencha, Collana,

Waldo Ballivián - AROPAC TRES) for ITDG – Soluciones prácticas

(http://www.solucionespracticas.org.bo/)

December ‘11 – March ’12: Study on family income and market analysis of milk

production of the Municipality of Colquencha, inn the context of the Project

“Fortalecimiento de los medios de vida sostenibles de las familias campesinas del

municipio de Colquencha”, implemented by ITDG – Soluciones prácticas

(http://www.solucionespracticas.org.bo/) and Fundación Sartawi, financed by the

European Comission, La Paz – Bolivia.

September ‘11: Formulation for the elaboration of the Logframe, General and Annual

Operational Plans for the drinking water and sanitation sector in Haiti, financed by

the Spanish Water Fund, for the Direction Nationale de l’eau et de l’assainissement

(http://www.dinepa.gouv.ht/), at Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

June ‘11: Mid-Term Evaluation of the Project “Fortalecimiento de los medios de vida

sostenibles de las familias campesinas del municipio de Colquencha – Strenthening of

sustainable livelihood of peasant families in the municipality of Colquencha”

executed by ITDG – Soluciones prácticas (http://www.solucionespracticas.org.bo/) in

collaboration with Fundación Sartawi, financed by the European Commission, La

Paz – Bolivia.

January – March 11: Country expert in of the team of the Mid-Term Evaluation of the

for VLIR-UOS (University

IUC Partnership with the Universidad de Cuenca

Development Cooperation of the Flemish Inter University Council) of the programme

“Improvement of the quality of life at the Austro-Ecuatoriano” at the University of

Cuenca, (http://vlir-iuc.ucuenca.edu.ec/inicio.ks; http://www.vliruos.be/), Cuenca,

Ecuador.

December 10: Participant-expert in the “Regional Best Practice workshop” of the

Twin2go project (http://www.twin2go.uos.de/news), Lima, Peru.

September – October 10: Training course in the framework of the exit-strategy of

Oxfam-Novib in Latin America, organised by MDF (http://www.mdf.nl) in Antigua,

Guatemala and Lima, Peru.

April 10: Participant-expert in the “Regional Workshop “Adaptive water governance”

of the Twin2go Project (http://www.twin2go.uos.de), Santiago, Chile.

March 10 – November 10: Technical assistance at the Autoridad Binacional del Lago

Titicaca (http://www.alt-perubolivia.org/pagina/), La Paz, Bolivia.

Elaboration of projects

Contact international cooperation for financing

Revision of studies

October 09: Preparation of alimentation security project for ITDG (www.itdg.org.pe),

La Paz, Bolivia.

March 09 – March 10: Project prospection for the Autoridad Binacional del Lago

Titicaca (http://www.alt-perubolivia.org/pagina/), La Paz, Bolivia.

August 08 – September 09: Project prospection for IVL (Swedish Environmental

Research Institute; http://www.ivl.se/)

April 09 – present: Translator English-Dutch-French-Spanish for ‘Instituto exclusivo’,

(http://www.ie-translations.com/)La Paz, Bolivia .

June 07 – March 08: Adviser in water related themes for the Twinlatin Project, financed by

EU and administrated by IVL, Piura, Peru.

Organizing the GTB (Binational Technical Group on hydrology and erosion (GTB)

within the Twinlatin project.

Application of the WaTEM/SEDEM model to evaluate sedimentation in the

binational basin Catamayo-Chira, in the frame of the Twinlatin project

(http://www.twinlatin.org/;

http://geo.kuleuven.be/geography/modelling/erosion/watemsedem/index.htm)

Farmers training: Formulation training courses and training farmers in water

related themes, erosion and organization.

(www.asociacionchira.org):

November 04 – April 07: Advisor Central Peruana de Servicios (www.cepeser.org.pe ),

Piura, Peru.

January 07 – April 07: Project Coordinator “Program for competitiveness of organic

banana in the Chira Valley (Programa de desarrollo de competitividad del banano

orgánico en el Valle del Chira)” in Sullana, Piura, Peru.

May 06 – December 06: Project coordinator “Strengthening of irrigation water

committees from the Irrigation water board of the irrigation district of the Chira

river (Fortalecimiento de las Comisiones de Regantes de la margen izquierda y de la

margen derecha de la Junta de Usuarios del distrito de riego del Chira)” en Sullana,

Piura, Peru.

February 05 - March 06: Technical advisor for the project “Educational,

organizational and business development of small farmers in the lower part of the

Catamayo-Chira basin (Desarrollo educativo - organizativo y empresarial de

pequeños productores asentados en la parte baja de la cuenca peruano - ecuatoriana

Catamayo – Chira)” in Paita, Piura, Peru.

November 04 - December 04: Evaluation of irrigation Systems in the lower part of

the Chira basin in the frame of the Project: “Educational, organizational and

business development of small farmers in the lower part of the Catamayo-Chira

basin (Desarrollo educativo - organizativo y empresarial de pequeños productores

asentados en la parte baja de la cuenca peruano - ecuatoriana Catamayo – Chira)”

and elaboration of improvement proposals in Paita, Piura, Peru.

May 04 – November 04:

Consultancy (Volunteering) for the elaboration of a crop monitoring system for the

Binational Centre for Technical Education (Centro Binacional de Formación Técnica run

by the Asociación Chira, sedes Zapotepamba (Loja, Ecuador) y Mallares (Piura, Perú).

Consultancy (Volunteering) for the District La Huaca (Municipio de La Huaca), Paita,

for the elaboration of a drinking water project, Piura, Peru.

October 95 – April 04: Aid worker for VVOB (Vlaamse Vereniging voor

Ontwikkelingssamenwerking en technische Bijstand – Flemish Association for

Development Cooperation and technical Assistance) in Ecuador. ( www.vvob.be )

October 99 – April 04: Technical Adviser Project PROFOETAL (Project for

strengthening technical agricultural education in the province of Loja - Proyecto de

Fortalecimiento para la Educación Técnica Agropecuaria en la provincia de Loja),

afterward PROCETAL (Cooperation Program for technical agricultural education -

Programa de Cooperación para la Educación Técnica Agropecuaria en la provincia de

Loja). Responsible for advising technical agricultural schools about organization,

assessment of productive projects, strategic and operative planning, implementing

school farms, elaborating draft versions of technical manuals, organize, elaborate

and carry out training courses for teachers and local educational advisers), Loja,

Ecuador.

October 97 – September 99: Sanitary Technician in a cooperation agreement

between Plan International, Ministry of Agriculture and VVOB in a sanitation

program of Plan Internacional Austro in Cuenca, Ecuador: (Responsible for drinking

water and latrine projects, training courses for Water Administration Counsels and

users of water systems, organizational support, elaboration monitoring system,

follow up of construction projects, elaborating organizational structure), Cuenca,

Ecuador.

June 96 – September 97: Head of Projects in the Subsecretaría de Saneamiento

Ambiental (Sub secretariat for environmental Sanitation) in the province of

Chimborazo, Ecuador in an agreement between the Ministry, UNICEF and VVOB

(advising water and latrine projects, checking construction projects, follow up),

Riobamba, Ecuador.

October 95 – May 96: Sanitary Technician in the PROANDES project, in an

agreement between UNICEF and VVOB (checking projects and follow up),

Riobamba, Ecuador.

February - March 95: Soil analysis in firm Geologica, Leuven, Belgium.

December 94-January 95: interim jobs for Gregg and Wings, Belgium.

January - September 94: topographical study and construction plan elaboration as

independent consultant for an irrigation canal and a drinking water system in rural area,

Moquegua, Peru.

March 93 - January 94: agricultural technician in a development Project for LIVOS

(Belgian NGO) in rural area in Moquegua, Peru.

December 92 - February 93: interim jobs for Gregg (Belgium).

October - November 92: logistics responsible for “Doctors without Frontiers” in refugee area

in Likasi, Congo (Zaire).

3. Languages

Understand. Reading Writing Speaking

Dutch excellent excellent excellent excellent (mother tongue)

Spanish excellent excellent excellent excellent

English very good excellent very good very good

French very good excellent good very good

Portuguese good very good basic good

German good very good basic basic

Notions from: Italian, Arabic, Quechua, Aymara

4. Complementary formation

March ’11: Certificate Portuguese level “Intermediário Superior” of the

CELPEBRAS (Brasilian Education Ministry)

September ’08

– December ’10: 6 levels Portuguese at the Centro de Estudios Brasileiros, La Paz,

Bolivia

August –

December ’09: Aimara at theSpeaking Easy Institute, La Paz, Bolivia

March 09: Participant at the First National Water congress (Primer Congreso

Nacional de Agua), Lima, Peru.

March 09: Course on Hydrology at the Universidad Agraria de La Molina, Lima,

Peru.

September 08: Course on Water Evaluation and Planning System at the Escuela de

Postgrado de la Universidad Agraria La Molina. Lima, Peru.

July 07: Course on Basin modelling with HEC-HMS y HEC-Geo HMS (GIS) at

the Escuela de Postgrado de la Universidad Agraria La Molina. Lima,

Peru.

October 06: Course on “(Integrated basin management - Gestión Integral de

Cuencas Hidrográficas)” at the Escuela de Postgrado de la Universidad

Agraria La Molina. Lima, Peru.

March 02: Training to organize follow-up to teacher students at the Katholieke

Hogeschool Mechelen. Mechelen, Belgium.

July 01: Training on moderating (Taller de moderación avanzado), organized by

Capservs Medios at the German Cooperation Service (GTZ). Quito,

Ecuador.

August 00: Course on Indicators organized by VVOB and Centro Acordes from the

University Of Cuenca, Ecuador. Loja, Ecuador.

January 99: Course on sustainability in water and sanitation projects organized by

the Catholic University of Guayaquil and the University of Cuenca,

given by personnel from Cinara, Cali, Colombia and IRC, The Hague,

The Netherlands. Cuenca, Ecuador.

June 98: Training on Gender and Development (Plan Internacional Austro,

Ecuador). Cuenca, Ecuador.

5. Experience and complementary skills

Language skills

Excellent knowledge of Andean Region

Training in rural environment

Project formulation focused on agricultural production and water basins

Good knowledge of Project Cycle Management

Organize and moderate meetings

Several specific software applications, among others GIS

6. Hobbies

Travelling, walking, reading, do-it-yourself

7. Personal data

Born in Sint-Joost-ten-Node (Brussels, Belgium) on the 14/07/67

Belgian nationality

European Drivers’ License B

Married, one child

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