Stef Smits is a senior programme officer and Co-director of IRC's Growth Hub. He has 20 years of professional experience in water supply and sanitation in over 25 countries in Europe, Latin America, Southern Africa, and South Asia. His main thematic expertise includes: institutional models for water supply, sustainability and enabling environment, monitoring, costing and financing of services and integrated water resources management.
Stef has led numerous projects on these topics, and published about them. In addition, he has ample management expertise: from consultancy assignments to multi-annual programmes, and units within an organisation. He has worked for a range of clients including bilateral donors, development banks, research funders and NGOs. Stef holds an MSc degree in Irrigation and Water Engineering from Wageningen University, The Netherlands.
SIWIL is a pipe lifting device that is called after its developers SIbanda Zanamwe and WILlem Harderwijk. It was designed as a more practical and... Read more...
This paper describes an attempt by the revolutionary government of Burkina Faso between 1983 and 1990 to mobilize the residents of peri-urban areas... Read more...
Several pump types used for manual irrigation were tested for flow rate, daily capacity (amount of water lifted in 8 hours), and ease of operation at... Read more...
The Benin Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project was a joint effort of USAID, the government of the Republic of Benin, UNICEF and the Peace Corps. Read more...