Nou Panhaka is a development practitioner with over 9 years of experience in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), rural development, gender, climate change adaptation and food system transformation. With a dual master's degree in Environment, Development and Peace from the UN-Mandated University in Costa Rica and Transdisciplinary Studies for Social Development from the Ateneo De Manila in the Philippines, Panhaka brings a unique blend of academic excellence and practical expertise to her work. Throughout her career, Panhaka has excelled in roles such as Programme Policy Officer for Food Systems, Learning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Technical Advisor on Gender and Climate Change, Project Lead Designer on Hygiene Behaviour Change Communication, and SME Development Manager & Management Consultant.

Her achievements include revising Cambodia's food systems roadmap, financing strategy and national advocacy and social behaviour change strategy, as well as developing programme design, monitoring, evaluation and learning, facilitating stakeholder engagement, research and fostering a culture of learning and collaboration.
She has worked with government agencies including the Council for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD), Ministry of Women Affairs, Ministry of Rural Development (MRD), Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) and on projects funded by esteem partners such as USAID, SIDA, IFAD and other private sector funders such as VF cooperation and Australian Water Corporation.

Panhaka NOU

Young Research Fellow 2023 (Batch 2)