Research Officer | IRC Ethiopia
Betelhem Gebeyehu is working as a Research and Systems Strengthening Officer at IRC WASH in Ethiopia. Betelhem got her bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. Then she came to have her MSc in Environmental Sciences (Specialisation in Water Systems and Global Change) at Wageningen University and Research. She concentrated her studies on water quality, water resources management, and systems thinking. She started working with IRC Ethiopia via the Young Expert Programme (YEP) mainly involved in USAID Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership in 2017.
In her professional journey at IRC, Betelhem has been supporting several projects in different capacities focusing on the development of WASH master plans, producing research and learning papers, training and capacity building for different actors, facilitation of leaning alliance platforms and overall systems strengthening.
The Climate Resilient WASH learning platform has brought stakeholders together, but action and follow-up need to improve. Read more...
Learning alliances are critical for bringing together relevant WASH stakeholders from government WASH sector offices at the woreda and zone levels,... Read more...
Presentation accompanying the symposium session exploring the perceived divide between human rights and systems strengthening approaches. Read more...
What actors and factors contributed to creating systems-focused learning and what are the critical success factors. Read more...
Une présentation autour des mécanismes de collecte de données, de leur utilisation et de leur impact sur l'amélioration des services d'... Read more...
A presentation around data collection mechanisms and their use and impacts on water supply service improvement in small towns in Ghana and Mali Read more...
La réussite de la prestation de services d'assainissement repose sur la mise en réseau des acteurs de la chaîne de valeur Read more...
Successful sanitation service delivery is based on network delivery by value chain actors. Read more...
Sharing the progress towards the WASH masterplan targets and SDG 6 in Asutifi North district Read more...
Recommendations for hand hygiene in public places and institutions; hand hygiene in the local governance process; hand hygiene promotion strategy;... Read more...
Policy recommendations for the Indian state government of Odisha and its departments for drinking water and local government, health, education, and... Read more...
How UNICEF aims to refine and improve WASH knowledge management by systematically basing its actions on the best available evidence. Read more...
Key messages for designing policies and planning implementation in Ethiopia. Read more...
Annual report presenting the work of IRC in Mali Read more...
The leveraging experience has opened new windows of opportunity for better collaboration and partnerships between NGOs and government, and may... Read more...
