That’s the work. And I stand by it - The caricature.
Fair enough. The papers are piling up, the megaphone looks dramatic, and yes, there’s a lot going on at that desk.
But that’s exactly the point.
That desk is my daily reality. On it are reports, policies, frameworks, and data that promise change. Behind it are real people who actually need that change to work.
My job is to stop those two worlds from ignoring each other.
The megaphone isn’t noise. It’s translation. I take research that only experts understand and turn it into decisions, actions, and systems that make sense on the ground. I ask the uncomfortable questions so communities don’t keep paying for silent policy failures.
I work in WASH, but not just pipes and pumps. I work on the human side of systems. Governance, accountability, and the small details that decide whether a water point works for ten years or breaks after one rainy season.
So yes, the caricature is a bit comic. But it’s honest.
A little messy, very deliberate, and focused on one thing: making sure good intentions don’t die in documents, and that people don’t have to queue for water because someone, somewhere, didn’t think things through.
That’s the work. And I stand by it.