Research and policy advisor | Associate | IRC Ethiopia
Abinet Kebede is a specialist in research and project coordination. He has over 10 years of professional experience working as a researcher and project coordinator for various projects in the areas of agriculture, health and nutrition, capacity building and project evaluation. He has expertise in qualitative and quantitative data analysis, report writing, project cycle management, project monitoring and evaluation.
Increasing repair and maintenance funds leads to higher borehole functionality and water access rates in the drought-prone regions of Turkana, Kenya... Read more...
Research found a strong relationship between variation in seasonal water access and reported emotional response. Water security improvement could be... Read more...
A contextual assessment of GESI in the WASH sector based on a review of national policies, strategies, and implementation practices in Ethiopia. Read more...
This article demonstrates the effectiveness of facilitation of a learning alliance by a non-governmental organization providing funding and expert... Read more...
Successful pathways secured uptake by government and had flexible programming. Read more...
More emphasis is needed on building and strengthening the work of multi-stakeholder platforms in WASH at the national level. Read more...
WASH system strengthening is climate action and WASH must be a core component of climate financing and adaptation strategies. Read more...
Anyone, of any gender, at any age, can leak urine or faeces. What would you do if it happened to you? What can you do to support people living with... Read more...
Conceptual frameworks and guiding questions that help identify opportunities to strengthen links between water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and... Read more...
The two utility models present in Kabarole outperformed the community management model, with the existing national utility demonstrating greater... Read more...
A critical reflection on the use of planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning (PMEL) tools. Read more...
Despite the high level of exposure to the COVID-19 virus among HCWs in the treatment centers, only 14.0% were at high risk of COVID-19 virus... Read more...
Hardcore poor households need to get 100% subsidies but they must also share 100% of operation and maintenance costs of water and sanitation... Read more...
Strategies and steps towards inclusion of persons with disabilities in the improvement of water and sanitation services in Ethiopia. Read more...
Comparing water utilities in Kenya, Ethiopia, Cambodia, and the United States reveals a gap between the full costs of service delivery and budgets of... Read more...
A systems approach requires us to know the importance of political buy-in and strong leadership. Read more...
A WASH system is made up of different people and organisations, so it's important that they all work well together. Read more...
Achieving the sustainable development goal for water and sanitation is hard to imagine. The first step is to work out the steps needed to get there. Read more...
This policy brief sets out key concepts, principles and practical implications for the citywide inclusive sanitation (CWIS) approach. Read more...
