Managing Editor | Change hub
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Tettje is involved in communication in the Change hub team and focuses on editing, web publishing and communication outreach. Tettje supports in preparing documents for publishing online and in print. She is giving web instruction, is co-writer of blogs and documents, and is involved in communication activities and responsible for quality control of written texts. Tettje has a degree in English language and literature of the University of Utrecht and has worked as editor for various employers in the past.
In the three Northwest provinces of Dien Bien, Lao Cai and Lai Chau in Vietnam, with some of the highest poverty and lowest access to services in the nation, the SSH4A project is working to increase capacity and provide tools and expertise. Read more...
Dr Kurian Baby, IRC India Country Director, discussed the issue of water security in India. Read more...
Vibhu Nair, Founder of CEC, made a presentation on change management based on the transformation of Tamil Nadu’s Water Supply and Drainage Board. Read more...
AIDMI’s Mihir Bhatt’s presentation touched upon the absence of disaster mitigation strategies that take into account water access and delivery. Read more...
Prof Ratna Reddy presented on a life-cycle costs approach (LCCA) as a means to achieving sustainable service delivery. Though various components of LCCA are not new, Prof Reddy reported that life-cycle costs are often not considered in budgeting for WASH. Read more...
Addis Ababa, 9-11 April 2013 - Monitoring is a critical building block for sustaining water and sanitation services. Which water and sanitation system are exactly out there? What is the status of these systems? Knowing is necessary for correcting, adapting, and planning for sustainable WASH service... Read more...
In an interview on World Water Day 2013 IRC's director Nico Terra talks about the post-2015 MDG agenda in which water has become a separate goal. Read more...
This year main events around World Water Day 2013 will take place in The Hague, The Netherlands. IRC will be actively involved in these celebrations. On 21 March WaterCouch.tv will be launched, and on World Water Day itself a high level meeting will be held where the WSSCC and IRC will co-convene a... Read more...
We’re only one week away from the big event: “Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium” in Addis Ababa Ethiopia! Come and be part of a global symposium on monitoring sustainable WASH service delivery. Attend presentations, debates, trainings, and technology demo-spaces. Read more...
The sanitation service delivery approach is a conceptual approach that focuses on sanitary practices by all during the entire life-cycle of the human excreta disposal. The services relate to the first promotion of Open Defecation Free (ODF) and toilets to the final end disposal or productive use of... Read more...
Developing the capacities of the staff (governmental and non-government) as well as the private sector is important part of governance. The full range of capacities needs to cover the full cycle of sanitation services. Read more...
Transparency (openness) and integrity (honesty) aim to counteract corruption. The Oxford Dictionary defines corrupt as having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain. Read more...
Successful sanitation programmes depend on equitable participation of women and men. Read more...
IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre has joined the Millennium Water Alliance (MWA), the consortium of US-based organisations that implement water, sanitation and hygiene education programmes throughout the developing world. “This is very exciting for us because IRC is so highly respected... Read more...
In this second announcement, we share with you brief overviews of how the symposium is structured, as well as descriptions of the six focus topics. In addition to plenary and topic sessions, we are hosting two plenary debates and a training seminar on life-cycle costs, as well as early-evening demo... Read more...
IRC and The Water Institute at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill have announced a new collaboration, which will advance both organisations’ goal – to enhance the well-being of people in developing countries through improved water, sanitation and hygiene. Read more...
The third Costing Sustainable Services online course for WASH sector professionals is now open for registration. Read more...
Often, local institutions of communities play an important role in improving the WASH service delivery and standards of services. The Water Committee in Jankampet village, Andhra Pradesh (India) teaches a few new lessons on WASH governance, investments and service levels as this short film shows. Read more...
At local level both small providers and consumers need access to financing mechanisms and information to make an informed choice. Read more...
Gender-specific analysis of the supply sector shows up different roles of men and women in the sanitation supply chain that otherwise remain invisible. Read more...
