Per Unheim, M.A., B.A. (Hons) - Project Manager

Mr. Unheim joined Cowater International in 2007, where he supports business development activities and contributes to the management and implementation of water, governance and social development sector projects in Africa and Asia.  He is a graduate of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs and McGill University, where he studied international affairs/global finance and political science/economics respectively. His M.A. Research Essay focused on the determinants of remittances sent abroad from Canada. Further, Mr. Unheim has strong work experience in the public and non-profit sectors in Canada and Bangladesh. In 2004-05, he worked for the Bangladesh Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims in Dhaka on a CIDA-financed initiative, where he assessed the reach and effectiveness of BRCT’s nation-wide Door-to-Door Campaign Against Torture. Since then and prior to joining Cowater, he worked as a Policy Analyst for the Canada Public Service Agency and as a consultant for the International Development Research Centre and the Canadian Foundation for the Americas.