Petra Brtnikova

Petra is a Project Manager with Salanga though our partners fondly call her the ‘Kinaki Guru‘. She works with Salanga’s partners providing timely support, helping with problem-solving and troubleshooting, and providing capacity building and training on all things MEL and Kinaki.

Petra is a MEL enthusiast with exceptional skills in qualitative and participatory research and monitoring techniques. She is an experienced trainer of trainers for Focus Groups, Key Informant Interviews, and Mobile Data Collection, having delivered training for teams and individuals around the world.

Petra is a Ph.D. Candidate at the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague. She has extensive experience conducting research in Cambodia, Vietnam, and Brazil. As part of her Ph.D., Petra participated in the evaluation of a European Commission-financed program. She conducted surveys, interviews and focus groups with project participants in Cambodia and Vietnam and led the report writing process for the six countries involved in the study.  Having personal experience using various software for data analysis, Petra has a great appreciation for Kinaki – making the work much more simple, enjoyable and professional. She believes our users have the same experience.