WASH • Policy • Social & Behaviour Change

Robius
Bagoka

WASH and development professional working across research, sanitation markets, policy, partnerships and behaviour change.

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Shinyanga, Tanzania • English · Swahili · Kihaya/Kinyambo
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Turning evidence into practical WASH action.

Robius brings experience across national WASH strategy, sanitation marketing, formative research, stakeholder engagement, programme management, policy analysis and donor reporting. His work spans government, development partners, NGOs, private-sector actors and community systems.

26

regions mapped in a national WASH enterprise exercise

360

youth trained in financial literacy

8

regions reached through Mtu Ni Afya II interventions

Core expertise

Where strategy meets implementation.

Selected experience

Leadership across the WASH ecosystem.

01

Advisor – Water Access Catalyst Advisory Network

Nura Global Innovation Lab. Ltd (Israel)

July 2026 – Present · Hybrid
  • The Water Access Catalyst (WAC) connects African Water, Sanitation and Hygiene organizations with innovative Israeli water technology companies.
  • Shares perspectives on Tanzanian organizations and institutions in mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar that may benefit from participation in WAC, and facilitates introductions where relevant.
  • Shares sector and policy insights, including national strategies, private sector engagement frameworks, and institutional developments, and helps validate priority challenges.
  • Advises on technology relevance, partnership opportunities, and future program priorities in Tanzania.
  • Shares relevant WAC opportunities and learnings with his network and collaborates on water-related events in Tanzania and Israel where relevant.
02

Continent Advisor (Unpaid)

African Youth Water Forum (Partnership and Resources Mobilization)

May 2026 – Present · Remote
  • Cultivates high-impact strategic collaborations with continental bodies, private sector actors, and NGOs to advance AYWF’s water agenda.
  • Designs and executes fundraising strategies to secure sustainable, long-term funding for youth-led water initiatives.
  • Serves as the primary donor liaison, ensuring strategic alignment, transparent communication, and effective resource stewardship.
  • Mentors and equips AYWF teams with skills in proposal writing, networking, and decentralized fundraising.
  • Represents AYWF at high-level forums to advocate for targeted financial commitments toward youth-inclusive water governance.
03

UN Volunteer – Online

UNICEF Tanzania in collaboration with UNV

May – June 2026 · Online
  • Supported digital awareness campaign on immunization in Tanzania.
  • Supported UNICEF Tanzania's communication team in promoting approved content on the benefits of vaccines and preventive vaccination.
  • Disseminated awareness messages across WhatsApp, X, Facebook and other social media platforms.
  • Helped combat misinformation and myths about vaccines on digital channels.
  • Amplified campaign content nationally and mobilized communities through digital channels to encourage vaccine uptake.
04

Social Behaviour Change and Sanitation Marketing Specialist

Environmental Engineering and Pollution Control Organization (EEPCO)

October 2025 – Present · Tanzania
  • Leads the design and implementation of UNICEF-funded project: Accelerating Access to Adequate and Equitable Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) for All through Financial Inclusion and Sanitation Market Strengthening (MBS) in Songwe region.
  • Strengthens community engagement, social norms change, sanitation marketing and market-based approaches.
  • Trains teachers, health care workers, school committees and village leaders.
  • Supports gender-responsive systems for WASH management.
  • Co-leads oversight of WASH infrastructure construction in schools, health care facilities and water supply schemes.
  • Strengthens district teams in planning and monitoring SBC initiatives and integrating SBC and sanitation marketing into district plans.
  • Creates tools to track behaviour change and marketing progress; conducts baseline, midline and end-line assessments.
  • Documents lessons learned and best practices and co-leads development of IEC materials, radio messages, posters and digital content.
05

National WASH Expert (Consultant)

Athena Infonomics

July 2025 – May 2026 · Tanzania · Remote
  • Contributed to technical and financial proposals for the WASH Private Sector Engagement Strategy project in Tanzania funded by UNICEF and the World Bank.
  • Supported development and finalization of the inception report and research tools.
  • Led mapping of formal, semi-formal and informal WASH enterprises across all 26 regions, collecting geo-referenced data on service types, licensing and coverage.
  • Conducted 20 national-level KIIs and 20 IDIs with utilities, local authorities, private providers and microfinance institutions in Dodoma, Dar es Salaam and Mwanza.
  • Coordinated and facilitated FGDs with informal WASH providers to explore challenges, regulatory barriers and opportunities for sector growth.
  • Contributed to transcription, qualitative analysis and SWOT development while ensuring ethical standards and informed consent.
  • Supported the draft scoping report; co-coordinated the national validation workshop and capacity-building training.
  • Co-led the National Level Workshop and two-day capacity-building training in Dodoma and developed reports submitted to UNICEF and the World Bank.
06

National WASH Consultant

Athena Infonomics

February 2025 – November 2025 · Tanzania · Remote
  • Served as liaison between the Africa Urban Sanitation Investment Initiative (AUSII) and local stakeholders under the African Development Bank (AfDB).
  • Identified and compiled national-level policies, strategies and reports relevant to urban sanitation in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Namibia.
  • Mapped and profiled key national stakeholders including government agencies, private sector actors and NGOs.
  • Facilitated 30 national stakeholder KIIs involving ministries, quasi-government agencies, associations, private sector, DFI/MFIs, development partners and CSOs/NGOs.
  • Supported the SANEMAT assessment to evaluate market readiness and institutional capacities.
  • Identified market reports, financing data and stakeholder submissions.
  • Supported identification and prioritization of potential sanitation projects based on feasibility and strategic alignment.
  • Supported development of costed concept notes for prioritized projects, including timelines, objectives and estimated investments.
07

Associate WASH Consultant

FLUSH

March 2025 – Present · Global · Remote
  • Supports planning and development of a new Global Waters database, including developing forms, reviewing plans and proposing usability improvements.
  • Supports review of document submissions for quality and relevance.
  • Develops document summaries, attributions and potential insights for submitted documents.
  • Tests database features and system aspects as a whole.
  • Participates in meetings with the Founder and other stakeholders about the database.
  • Writes blog posts for FLUSH’s website on WASH-related topics.
08

Co-Facilitator – SBC Training

Ministry of Health & SNV

February 2025 · Tanzania
  • Presented implementation status of the National Sanitation Campaign, Mtu Ni Afya II.
  • Shared lessons learned from cholera response interventions under Mtu Ni Afya II.
  • Co-facilitated capacity-building training on SBCC for district and regional health officers.
  • Co-led district teams in establishing district delivery teams for WASH interventions.
  • Co-led district and regional teams to identify contextual communication touchpoints and develop WASH intervention roadmaps.
09

Research Scientist

Project CLEAR Ltd

November 2024 – November 2025 · Tanzania
  • Participated in developing technical and financial proposals for Tanzania’s 2025–2030 National Sanitation Strategy.
  • Contributed to the strategy through situational analyses, stakeholder consultations and drafting strategic objectives, interventions and M&E frameworks.
10

Programme Manager

IECA Organization

October 2024 – March 2025 · Lake Zone, Tanzania
  • Coordinated implementation of WASH interventions across Lake Zone regions with a focus on long-term sanitation improvements.
  • Coordinated and facilitated planning meetings to set project timelines, allocate resources and identify critical milestones.
  • Coordinated a baseline survey assessing community WASH Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP).
  • Trained local leaders, community health workers and WASH professionals on cholera prevention and sanitation best practices.
  • Organized and led community sensitization meetings on improved sanitation, safe water handling and hygiene behaviours.
  • Prepared and submitted progress reports and milestone deliverables to the USAID Maji Safi Project.
11

National Field Coordinator – Mtu Ni Afya II (SBCC) Campaign

Mtu Ni Afya II

May 2024 – January 2025 · Tanzania
  • Participated in formative research for the design of the National Social Behaviour Change and Communication Campaign (Mtu Ni Afya II).
  • Designed and executed behaviour change communication campaign interventions in 8 regions of Tanzania.
  • Managed community mobilization, media engagement and stakeholder collaborations.
  • Conducted data verification and impact assessments to measure programme effectiveness.
  • Developed and implemented a comprehensive Cholera Response Plan incorporating WASH interventions to address public health risks.
  • Prepared and submitted comprehensive progress reports to the World Bank through the Ministry of Health.
12

Consultant – Safe Pads Project

Project CLEAR Ltd

January 2023 – January 2024 · Tanzania
  • Developed technical and financial proposal for Strengthening Supply and Creating Demand for Safe Pads in Tanzania.
  • Developed stakeholder presentation for the kick-off meeting and participated in the meeting and preparation of minutes.
  • Participated in development of risk mitigation and management plan for safe pads in Tanzania.
  • Co-chaired the National Menstrual Health and Hygiene Stakeholders Workshop.
  • Coordinated market segmentation of key target audiences.
  • Coordinated design of a social marketing campaign targeting customers, regulators and suppliers.
13

Consultant – Enhancing Performance in Labour, Economic Affairs, and Investment Sectors in Zanzibar

Project CLEAR Limited

January 2023 – January 2024
  • Supported participatory design of youth and economic development programmes with strong stakeholder input from CSOs and local authorities.
  • Conducted policy analysis and developed concept notes to inform strategic planning and inclusive development approaches.
  • Documented stakeholder consultations, prepared technical briefs and contributed to final donor proposal submissions.
  • Ensured coordination of inter-agency meetings and consultations, fostering collaboration across sectors.
14

Field Coordinator – USAID Maji Safi Project

Project CLEAR Ltd

December 2022 – July 2024 · Tanzania
  • Coordinated design and implementation of Sanitation and Hygiene Behaviour Change and Communication (BCC) and Marketing Based Sanitation programmes in 4 regions.
  • Coordinated field operations and ensured executed works aligned with the Scope of Work.
  • Coordinated and led community mobilization events in programme areas.
  • Maintained communication with programme stakeholders, donors and government including Ministry of Health, PO-RALG, Ministry of Water, regional and district teams.
  • Worked with Ministry of Water, regional and district managers in planning, implementation and monitoring of rural water supply services and sanitation activities.
  • Produced progress implementation and monitoring reports.
15

Project Advisor – Opportunities for Youth Employment (OYE) Project

Health Actions Promotion Association (HAPA)

July 2021 – December 2022
  • Provided technical assistance in youth skills development, gender training and business coaching.
  • Developed training modules/materials on basic life, business and technical skills.
  • Trained 360 youths on financial literacy and formulated 90 Youth Savings and Lending Associations.
  • Facilitated registration of youth-led enterprises and developed mentorship programmes.
  • Coordinated partner and beneficiary engagement, training sessions and feedback loops.
  • Supported gender and youth mainstreaming; monitored field outcomes and shared reports with senior programme leads.
  • Oversaw event logistics and captured impact stories for donor reporting.
16

Sanitation Technical Lead

Winrock International – USAID WARIDI Program

2018 – 2020 · Tanzania
  • Led WASH behaviour change strategies across five regions.
  • Led sanitation initiatives across five regions in Tanzania in implementing hygiene behaviour change strategies.
  • Coordinated partnerships with public and private stakeholders in sanitation policy development.
  • Maintained communication with programme stakeholders, donors and government including Ministry of Health, PO-RALG, Ministry of Water and regional and district facilitation teams.
  • Communicated technical and programme matters with donors, partners and project teams.
  • Contributed to Tanzania’s National Sanitation Strategy (2020–2025).
17

Management Consultant

CLEAR Consortium

July 2017 – April 2018 · Tanzania
  • Conducted National WASH Stakeholders Mapping ranked according to potential.
  • Updated the list of WASH stakeholders quarterly based on partnership agreements.
  • Participated in National Technical Working Group monthly meetings.
  • Participated in formative research with LSHTM, McCann Global Health, EXP Tanzania, University of Dar es Salaam and CLEAR Consortium for the Nyumba ni Choo campaign.
  • Conducted data analysis using traditional and advanced methods and developed models using in-depth analytical techniques.
  • Participated in formative research feedback briefing meetings with the Ministry of Health.
  • Participated in the National Organization Committee for the launch of National Sanitation Campaign Phase II – Nyumba ni Choo.
  • Developed monthly newsletters shared with donors, government, development partners and WASH stakeholders.
18

Short Term Consultant (STC)

The World Bank

April 2016 – June 2017 · Tanzania
  • Provided technical guidance for the National Sanitation Campaign to regional secretariats.
  • Developed strategies for scaling up rural water and sanitation services.
  • Conducted policy alignment assessments and training for regional and district WASH teams.
  • Maintained communication with lead ministries and regional and district facilitation teams.
  • Communicated technical and programme matters with donors, partners and project teams.
  • Participated in development of the National WASH Guideline for Health Care Facilities (NGHCFs).
  • Produced progress implementation and monitoring reports.
19

Camp Manager – Nyarugusu Refugee Camp

Tanzania Water and Environmental Sanitation (TWESA)

January 2016 – March 2016 · Tanzania
  • Managed and coordinated WASH, shelter and camp management activities in compliance with UNHCR standards and procedures.
  • Prepared and submitted budgets, reports and work plans related to WASH, shelter and camp management activities.
  • Maintained and updated security information and data in consultation with UNHCR, Ministry of Home Affairs, camp committees and implementing partners.
  • Ensured collaboration among TWESA WASH, shelter and camp management work areas and with local authorities, NGOs and UN agencies.
  • Produced daily, weekly and monthly reports to the Programme Manager, UNHCR and MoHA offices in Nyarugusu Refugee Camp.
20

Regional WASH Coordinator

The World Bank Group – Water and Sanitation Program-Africa

April 2014 – August 2024 · Shinyanga region
  • Provided technical assistance on planning, budgeting, monitoring and reporting to regional and district secretariats implementing the National Sanitation Campaign.
  • Organized field visits to verify performance data collected by Local Government Authorities.
  • Facilitated quarterly experience-sharing meetings with Regional and District Water and Sanitation Teams.
  • Organized learning visits with Regional and District Water and Sanitation Teams.
  • Compiled quarterly performance reports for the Regional Water and Sanitation Team and ensured timely submission to the Ministry of Health Community Development Gender Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC).
21

Project Coordinator

Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)

2011 – 2013 · Morogoro, Tanzania
  • Supervised implementation of farming and livestock activities under the Integrated Rural Development Program (IRDP) – Pangawe Project.
  • Conducted programme needs assessments for farming and agriculture units and prepared assessment reports.
  • Prepared farmers’ training manuals and facilitated refresher training and capacity building.
  • Formulated and trained farmers’ associations on agriculture, livestock and farm operations.
  • Supported formal registration and official documentation of farmers’ associations.
  • Guided government officers and village leaders on effective project follow-up.
  • Monitored project operations including land preparation, planting, weeding, farm inspection, harvesting, storage and marketing.

Research

Research, assessments & evidence generation.

Selected research and assessment assignments documented in the CV, including formative research, baseline studies, situation analyses, market assessments and strategy research.

Evaluation

Evaluation & performance assessment.

Evaluation-related assignments and monitoring work documented in the CV.

Trainings & courses

Professional learning & facilitation.

Short courses, trainings and capacity-building experience listed in the CV.

Membership

Professional memberships & advisory roles.

Online publications

Relevant publications & materials.

Toilets as a Status Symbol (in Rural Tanzania)

Relevant online publication/material listed in the CV.

A Toilet Should Not Steal Our Breath

Relevant online publication/material listed in the CV.

Education

Academic foundation.

MSc Environmental Studies

The Open University of Tanzania · 2026

Diploma in Environmental Health and Safety

Athena Global Education · 2025

Master of Public Policy and Administration

University of Botswana · 2016

BSc Rural Development

Sokoine University of Agriculture · 2010

Let’s collaborate

WASH strategy, research, policy and partnerships.

Available for advisory, consulting, research, facilitation and programme collaboration.

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