Elynn Walter joined IRC in February 2016. She is an advocacy professional and holds a master's degree in global public health. Elynn has worked in US and global advocacy providing strategic guidance and training to the WASH and related sectors. She has extensive experience in the WASH and health nexus and contributes to IRC's influencing work in Africa, Asia and Latin America. She has organised and facilitated blended learning courses and workshops on advocacy, systems strengthening, gender, health, education, and environmental conservation. Based in the Washington DC, she led IRC's partnership work in the United States. Elynn was a Community Health Educator in the Peace Corps in Turkmenistan and has worked for the US government as well as the private and non-profit sectors.
More emphasis is needed on building and strengthening the work of multi-stakeholder platforms in WASH at the national level. Read more...
Multi-stakeholder engagement is critical for making progress towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 'Ensure access to water and sanitation for... Read more...
Following the massive outbreak of cholera in Peru in the summer of 1991, the Peruvian Ministry of Health conducted a detailed study of the city water... Read more...
The primary school readers contain information on child growth and development, diarrhoea and dehydration, acute respiration infection, immunization... Read more...
Report presenting the outcomes of two workshops held on improving sanitation services in small towns in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. Read more...