Cor has 39 years of professional experience in WASH information management and information services. Since 2019 he is IRC's Information Manager, specialising in MS Teams. He is editor of IRC's newsletter Amplify and was co-founder and co-editor of the IRC / USAID Sanitation Updates blog, which ran from 2008-2021. From 2016-2020 he was IRC's co-representative in the Board of the online Q&A forum KnowledgePoint.
In 2020, he organised the first ever WASH sector webinar on decolonisation. Next to decolonising WASH knowledge, he has a special interest in transparency and the right to information and ethical funding. Cor has been on short missions for IRC to India, Nepal and Uganda.
In his spare time he enjoys dancing with grandmothers and taking Toby out for walks.
Key conferences, meetings, webinars and international days Read more...
Water for Good CEO Jon Allen (l) and Lifewater International CEO (r) announce merger ( Vimeo video still) The One For All Alliance (OFA) has grown thanks to Water for Good’s merger with Lifewater International. The merger has added a new country – Cambodia, 2.5 million more people and US$ 6.7... Read more...
WHO launches guidelines for drinking-water quality and sanitary inspection Read more...
Agenda for Change recently added two new publications to its systems library. Read more...
How IRC supports the Isoko y'Ubuzima project with its proven tools and approaches. Read more...
Global platform, On Think Tanks has included IRC in its open database of 3,600 independent think tanks Read more...
Policy recommendations for national government and the state government of Odisha. Read more...
The power of partnerships. Report of an end-of-programme workshop and a WASH Debate. Read more...
Recommendations for national, state and district level government. Read more...
Last year our IRC colleague Marion bought a dream apartment on the sunny island of Majorca for herself and her daughter. At the moment, she is staying there to keep an eye on the renovation of her apartment. That's not going as well as she had expected. First there was a big leak and now she has... Read more...
Webinar addresses the funding challenges of India's flagship rural water and sanitation initiatives. Read more...
A prize winning solution for vulnerable urban communities in India. Read more...
Women from Odisha, India, demand greater role in decision making and hygiene promotion. Read more...
IRC's role as learning alliance facilitator, providing funding and expert advice, has proven to be effective in fostering solutions, development and collective action among district stakeholders in Uganda. Read more...
Landmark decision the result of a two-year-long digital campaign by 2019 Ton Schouten Award winner Mayuri Bhattacharjee Read more...
Role of technology and local government in waste water management. Expert views from a thematic discussion and webinar. Read more...
Performance monitoring and innovative technological and financial solutions help. Report of a webinar. Read more...
Women-led Self Help Groups (SHGs) play a central role. Read more...
IRC is providing technical support to UNICEF to help implement the "Drink From Tap" Mission. Read more...
Winning solutions will receive grants to implement their models in Chandrapur District, Maharashtra. Read more...