IRC Associate
Lars is an accomplished professional with over a decade of experience in the WASH sector, specializing in water quality and rural WASH in East Africa. In 2019, he joined IRC WASH as an associate. He is coordinating IRC's activities under the USAID Transform WASH project, aimed at strengthening market-based sanitation in Ethiopia. He has also conducted sustainability checks on rural WASH projects in Ethiopia which were implemented on behalf of UNICEF.
Lars holds a degree in Environmental Engineering (M.Sc.) from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH), and a certificate of advanced studies from the Centre for Development and Cooperation at ETH (NADEL). Since 2012, he has been based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he resides with his family.
He is a dedicated and passionate professional who strives to make a meaningful impact in the WASH sector through his work at IRC. His strong technical expertise, coupled with his cross-cultural skills, enables him to effectively collaborate with diverse stakeholders and to drive positive change.
A contextual assessment of GESI in the WASH sector based on a review of national policies, strategies, and implementation practices in Ethiopia. Read more...
Long-term strategic planning at the district level helps to identify improved service delivery models, system strengthening activities, financing... Read more...
Addressing inequalities by improving access to WASH services for vulnerable groups; introducing social water tariffs for the vulnerable; involving... Read more...
WASH Talk podcast on the creative solutions, which Dutch NGOs Simavi and Aqua for All are using in Africa. Read more...
Training local masons on the DQ Selling® approach for door-to-door sales of sanitation products in rural areas. Read more...
This learning note summarises the findings of USAID Transform WASH's activities to pilot smart and targeted sanitation subsidies in line with... Read more...
Presentations from the WASH Learning theme 1 - Delivering Safe WASH Services session of the All Systems Connect International Symposium 2023. Read more...
The Transform WASH Activity in Ethiopia has significantly contributed to advancing market-based sanitation approaches and promoting gender equality... Read more...
How government, development partners and private businesses can successfully implement market-based sanitation. Read more...
Three factors – legitimacy of the collaborative, aligning activities within clear mandates, and demonstrating value – all work together to secure... Read more...
Harmonizing institutionalized monitoring, national benchmarks, improving the data culture and acting upon monitoring results will be essential in... Read more...
Systems approaches are ongoing processes which take time and require multiple levels of action, both at local as well as at regional and national... Read more...
A summary of a study undertaken of the financing approaches used under the USAID Transform WASH programme in Ethiopia, which was conducted to better... Read more...
This report summarizes the findings of action research on how different actors in the Transform WASH project create demand for sanitation products... Read more...
An approach is developed to assess WASH risks in marginal populations that are poorly understood and served through conventional approaches. Read more...
Reflections on how to strengthen the capacity and relationships of actors in the Cambodian sanitation market - and in the wider rural sanitation... Read more...
This book/learning tool presents an approach for the comprehensive and integrated management of faecal sludge in urban and peri-urban areas of low-... Read more...
An information guide to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in schools, health care facilities, the workplace, orphanages, prisons, refugee... Read more...