Country Coordinator | India country programme
Ruchika is the Country Coordinator for India. She is responsible for initiating and managing partnerships and conceptualizing projects with partners to develop the India Country Programme of IRC. She has been with IRC since 2014. Her interest is in strengthening institutions at various levels to ensure improved services in communities, with a focus on households from marginalized communities.
Prior to IRC, Ruchika has worked with the India Chapter of Plan International for over seven years where she played a crucial role in managing programmes in rural and urban settings. She managed grants from international donors specifically on School WASH in seven states (Uttarkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Rajasthan, Delhi and Andhra Pradesh.) Ruchika has also worked with grassroots organizations focusing on children in difficult circumstances.
Inspirational stories about how ordinary women in India and Kenya have converted the challenges posed by COVID-19 into an opportunity to promote good... Read more...
IRC's approach to sustainability within the Watershed empowering citizens programme in India and its response to COVID-19 in Ganjam district, Odisha. Read more...
With rapid urbanization and the development of large infrastructure in Delhi, came the demolition and resettlement of unauthorised slums/colonies within the city. Read more...
Strengthening institutions is key to sustainable services Read more...
Recommendations to address the funding challenges of India's flagship rural water and sanitation initiatives. Read more...
Using the Life-Cycle Cost Approach to understand the rural WASH budget. Read more...
Report of an August 2020 webinar with representatives from national, state and local government and civil society. Read more...
Water and sanitation interventions should put special focus on strengthening systems of community participation as well as enabling the participation... Read more...
On 30 June 2020, WaterAid India and the Urban Management Centre held a webinar on the health, safety and livelihood challenges sanitation workers face in India during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
How does understanding public finance for WASH help civil society organisations (CSOs) to enhance their work in the community, and are budget related... Read more...
How does understanding public finance for WASH help civil society organisations (CSOs) to enhance their work in the community, and are budget related... Read more...
Through source security, service provision and waste management, the state of Bihar has used a holistic approach to ensure sustainability of services. Read more...
Enhanced capacity building initiatives are needed for Administrators, Technocrats and Elected Representatives, especially at the operational levels... Read more...
IRC has worked for over four decades in India and will continue to do so as outlined in our latest strategy. Read more...
How can the devolution of planning and budgetary processes help communities raise their issues and plan accordingly. Read more...
A roadmap for tracking and analysing district budgets for water and sanitation programmes in Bihar, India. Read more...
A roadmap for tracking and analysing district budgets for water and sanitation programmes in Odisha, India. Read more...
Working papers focusing on the institutional setup and financial flows for WASH in Bihar and Odisha. Read more...
