Ruchika Shiva is the Acting Director of the IRC's South Asia Regional Programme. In her present role she has been actively involved in building IRC’s programme in the Asia region. She has been contributing to and leading programmes and assignments in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India and Nepal with bilateral, multilaterals and other development organisations.
Ruchika has a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Delhi (India). Ruchika has over 19 years of experience in the development sector, with over 10 years focussed on water and sanitation. Prior to this, she worked with Plan International and other implementing organisations on issues related to women and child rights.
Ruchika is interested in strengthening institutions at administrative levels to ensure improved services in communities, with a focus on households from marginalised communities.
WASH interventions can help reduce carbon emissions, especially by limiting methane gas emissions from sanitation. Systematic assessment of... Read more...
Indicators for hand hygiene monitoring in households, schools and health care centres, for policy makers, implementors and citizens. Read more...
There is decades of evidence of the disproportionate impact of WASH on women and girls, but relatively few women at the decision-making table. Learn... Read more...
Présentation de Richard Bassono lors du symposium All Systems Go Africa 2022 Read more...
Présentation conjointe de Richard Bassono, GRET, Burkina Faso, Hilaire Dongobada, Water for Good, RCA et Pius Nishimwe / Alan Reade, GOAL, Sierra... Read more...
Joint presentation Kyla Gregoire, CARE USA/Malawi, Richard Bassono, GRET, Burkina Faso, Lavuun Verstraete, Unicef Ethiopia, Fatim Hélène Traoré,... Read more...
Presentation by Richard Bassono, GRET, Burkina Faso, during the All systems go Africa symposium 2019 Read more...
Présentation de Richard Bassono, GRET, Burkina Faso lors du symposium All Systems Go Africa 2019 Read more...
Presentatacion par Ronald Kaggwa, Autorité Nationale de Planification (ANP) Ouganda Read more...
Recommendations for hand hygiene in public places and institutions; hand hygiene in the local governance process; hand hygiene promotion strategy;... Read more...