Has been working in various Development Cooperation fields, having an expertise in projects’ management and evaluation. She was president of the Portuguese Non-Governmental Development Organisations (NGDOs), is a member of the Technical Secretariat of the Inter-Municipal Network for Cooperation. She has consultant expertise in several areas, namely decentralised cooperation, human rights, food safety, health care, environment, water and sanitation. Hermínia coordinates the projects’ team of VFC.