With her 15 years of experience and Masters' degrees in Communication and Public Policy Management, building relationships and partnerships has always been an important part of Jane's work. In 2006, when she first entered the water sector, she worked for the Nile Basin Initiative in Uganda, promoting communication and information sharing and exchange and stakeholder involvement with various stakeholders. Before that, she worked for 10 years with DENIVA, a National NGO Network in Uganda and supported civil society organisations and district NGO networks in different regions of Uganda through capacity building in information management, documentation of evidence and effective participation in local governance.
Jane's first encounter with IRC was in December 2009 when she became Country Coordinator of the Triple-S initiative in Uganda. On July 1st, 2013, she was appointed Country Director for IRC Uganda.
In 2014, the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) appointed Jane as National Coordinator for Uganda. In 2015 the Uganda Water and Sanitation NGO Network (UWASNET) recognised her as one of the women influencing change in Uganda.
In Ethiopia, prioritising access to groundwater, supported by responsive and proactive operation and maintenance, increases rural water supply... Read more...
Approximately one in four handpumps in sub-Saharan Africa are non-functional at any point in time, which in 2015 was roughly equivalent to 175,000... Read more...
Strong dependencies were found between functionality and system type and administrative unit (e.g., district). Read more...
Water committees and handpump mechanics ensure safe and reliable services in Western Uganda. A story about action learning supported by the Dutch... Read more...
With over a million handpumps in sub-Saharan Africa and new installations every day, handpump standardisation is still vital for the policy and... Read more...
A step by step guide on the siting of drilled water wells, from consideration of the user needs up to engaging a drilling contractor to construct the... Read more...
Handpump sustainability is enhanced by household members' involvement in management-related decisions, but is compromised when households are... Read more...
This poster summarizes the costs of handpumps, an ongoing monitoring initiative through the National Monitoring System (SINAS) within the National... Read more...
This case study looks at district-based associations of hand pump mechanics in Uganda as a supporting mechanism for improved functionality. Presented... Read more...