International Humanitarian City
Apr 29, 2021
Veronica Rodriquez, Project Development Consultant
International Humanitarian City

Experienced business development strategist and project developer; expertise working with executive level professionals in: designing and implementing projects, client management, business presentations.

Governmental humanitarian free-zone hosting a community of members comprised of: UN organization, International NGOs, Inter-governmental
organizations and commercial companies.

Manage the “International Humanitarian Logistics Databank Project”, which collects & shares real-time information on prepositioned aid and humanitarian assets. Project partners: World Food Program (WFP), United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD), the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations of High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and the United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF). Humanitarian hub locations: Italy (Brindisi), Ghana (Accra), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Panama (Panama City), Spain (Las Palmas) and the United Arab Emirates (Dubai).

Supervise relationships and initiate & facilitate communication with project partners in each hub for the development of the project. Hubs include: local humanitarian offices, local customs authorities, and in-country governmental agencies. Provide ongoing dynamic support and research to the International Humanitarian City (IHC) team to overcome local challenges towards project implementation.