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.
Landmark decision the result of a two-year-long digital campaign by 2019 Ton Schouten Award winner Mayuri Bhattacharjee Read more...
Raising awareness about the socioeconomic, health and environmental context: a WASH Talk podcast. Read more...
Dutch Olympic sailor Carolijn Brouwer will launch a "Menstrual Hygiene Call to Action" at an event in Scheveningen, The Hague on 19 June 2015. Read more...
Want to make sure that girls don't miss classes during menstruation? Teach them to make and wash their own reusable sanitary pads. Read more...
School menstrual hygiene management in Malawi : more than toilets, 2012. Full-text (pdf) SHARE; WaterAid This study identifies the needs and experiences of girls regarding menstruation. It draws upon participatory group workshops, a questionnaire and semi structured interviews with school-age girls... Read more...