Head of corporate communications | Change hub
Petra is a proud member of IRC's Communications and Influencing Team. In her role as head of corporate communications she is committed to make IRC's mission 'water and sanitation for all' resonate and generate action, across the boundaries of the water and sanitation sector's silos. Her motto: less is more, cut the crap and let's work. Petra has been with IRC since 2003.
Using an asset inventory tool to improve water services in South Ari woreda in Ethiopia.
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Creating a favorable school environment for girls fosters their education. Raising awareness around the importance of menstrual hygiene management is important to break the taboos around menstruation and to take actions in order for girls to stay in schools.
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Micheal Abera talks about the collaboration between IRC and HOAREC in the work on a baseline study for UNICEF on water, sanitation and hygiene across small towns in Ethiopia.
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The private sector has a key role to play in the delivery of water, sanitation and hygiene services in Ethiopia. There are however constraints - barriers that are hindering private sector involvement. A study carried out by IRC for UNICEF has identified these bottlenecks and the way they can be addressed.
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Self-supply is a huge market. Tens of thousands of households in Ethiopia have already made their own investments in their private water supplies. MFIs can make a huge difference if they would support households with small loans to improve their family wells.
Read more...The WAS-RoPSS project, or the 'rope pump project' is working towards the development of guidelines for the standardisation of rope pump manufacturing. Read more...