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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.
IRC materials and web sites on WASH in Schools were used in an academic study of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Institute of Education. What impact does the provision of separate toilets for girls at school have on their primary and secondary school enrolment, attendance... Read more...
Toilet use by young children is often scary for both parents and children. Useful materials on this topic are discussed in this article. Read more...
Menstruation is normal and natural, but menstrual requirements of women and adolescent girls have been ignored in sanitation. This section mentions useful sources on this subject. Read more...
This section looks into adjusting toilets to the needs of the old, the pregnant and people with disabilities. Read more...
Interview with IRC's Dick de Jong about the need for sanitation facilities in schools. Read more...
The Business Plan 2012-2016 highlights a number interesting IRC activities, findings and opinions. Read more...
This is a call for participants and contributors to an in-depth learning and sharing session on sanitation in rapidly-growing towns. IRC, together with UCLGA, WIN-SA and AusAid, are hosting a Learning and Sharing Workshop around this crucial topic in November 2011. The 2 day session, to be held in... Read more...
Presentation during the Stockholm World Water Week 2011 on Scanning the 2020 horizon: An analysis of trends and scenarios in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene sector. Read more...
In 2009 gender specialists were asked to review the current Indonesia Sanitation Sector Development Program (ISSDP) activities. On the basis of these findings a gender strategy was developed for inclusion in the sanitation awareness campaigns and city sanitation strategies in Indonesia. Read more...
Report from second review meeting on sustainable WASH. Read more...
Some 224 conference delegates from over 100 organisations in 40 countries participated in the WASH Conference 2011 in Brisbane, Australia. The common theme was sustainability. The conference was unique in that four areas of sustainability had equal weight in the programme: institutional,... Read more...
IRC provides advisory services to local sector organisations and external support agencies including NGOs. Short-term missions include technical support and critical help for agencies in developing, formulating, appraising and evaluating interventions. IRC also provides longer term project support... Read more...
This document presents the process of the project, which was facilitated by IRC, NETWAS and CEFORD, and built on the interest of local individuals and organisations in learning for improved governance in the WASH sector. Read more...
Looking back onto eight years of project implementation and a composite partnership under the West Africa Water Initiative (WAWI) banner brought to notice that the facilitating of a network from Accra to Zinder offers great opportunities, but requires a solid communication and knowledge management... Read more...
From 7 April to 31 May 2011 IRC and UNICEF are organising a web-based debate on four topics around what we can do to improve water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in schools in the developing world. Right now less than half of all primary schools have access to safe water and just over a third have... Read more...
About 300 - 500 participants from all over the world are expected to attend the 6th Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) Forum, Kampala, Uganda, 29 November - 01 December 2011. The theme will be rural water supply in the 21 st century: myths of the past, visions for the future. Read more...
Multi-stakeholder learning processes can make a difference: it increases information sharing, raises the priority of water, sanitation and hygiene, there is more community empowerment and results in better performances in the WASH sector. Read more...
World Water Day 2011 is focusing international attention on the rapid growth of urban populations. The theme ‘Water for cities: responding to the urban challenge’ wants governments, communities, organisations and individuals to address the problems around urban water management. Read more...
