IRC Associate
Shiny was Programme Officer for IRC's India Country Programme. She supported programme implementation and led communications for India. She also supported the Bangladesh Country Programme. Her interests lie in working towards gender transformative change and sustainability. Shiny's prior experience has been in research on gender and equity, in informal economy and evaluations, and urban governance.
The use of sanitary latrines in a rural area in Bangladesh was found to have increased substantially (73 per cent compared to the national average of... Read more...
Describes a prototype workshop organized by Unicef as part of their new basic services programme for Ethiopia. The workshop was held in Samre, Tigray... Read more...
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...
This technical paper analyses the use of the adsorption technique for the removal of toxic metals, organics and refractory compounds from wastewater. Read more...
The book starts with the suggestion that the world might soon face a water crisis similar to the energy crisis in the 1970s. Too much water is used... 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...
Semipermeable membranes have been used for separation of phases since the 1950's, but are becoming increasingly sophisticated and in widespread use... Read more...