IRC Associate
Freelance writer, journalist, editor, consultant and trainer. Peter researches, writes and edits mainly on water and sanitation, health and development. He is has been acting as consultant to the BRAC WASH project in Bangladesh supporting their communications work and providing training, and was for five years consultant to IRC's WASHCost project. Over the past years, Peter has been supporting the IRC Ghana team in communicating their district based work.
Unsafely managed sanitation, especially in rural areas, remains a challenge in developing countries as a result of population growth, climate change... Read more...
Major barriers to entry for sanitation start-ups in Ghana are the lack of start-up capital; lack of access to affordable banking services (... Read more...
The World Bank in Ethiopia has commissioned a rapid survey of what motivates people to upgrade their latrines, with the aim of delivering behaviour change communication materials with greater impact. Read more...
Business models and breakthrough approaches to solve India's rural sanitation challenges. Read more...
This study concentrates on the reform experience of the Ghana Water and Sewerage Corporation (GWSC) which is responsible for the provision of urban... Read more...
The inability of cities to provide and maintain adequate infrastructure affects the living and working environment of their populations, especially... Read more...
This field note describes the approach adopted by Burkina Faso to finance urban sanitation by stimulating demand for sanitation, and then meet that... Read more...
This brochure summarises case studies that have been taken from all over the world, showing that sanitation can be a viable business. Read more...