Programme Officer | Knowledge Management and Communications | Change Hub
Sára has a bachelor's degree from ELTE University in Budapest (HU) in English and American Studies and a master's degree from Vilnius University (LT) and Hanze UAS (NL) in International and Intercultural Communications with a focus on sustainable development.
At IRC she is part of the Global Programme where she leads knowledge management activities, supports the organisation's work in districts and focus countries (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Mali, Niger and Uganda) and engages with governments and partners dedicated to WASH systems strengthening through various consultancy assignments.
This review confirms positive impacts of sanitation on aspects of health, but evidence gaps remain. More research is needed that rigorously describes... Read more...
Since not everyone can be served by sewerage systems in the near future, septage management is one of available options to achieve sanitation for all... Read more...
Achieving SDG6 needs continued dedication but sometimes appreciation of hard work is welcome. Read more...
This paper presents findings on water and sanitation service levels from 16 small and medium towns in four regions of Ethiopia. Read more...
Spreading the cost of faecal waste removal over a series of monthly payments could make it more affordable for poor households and help kick start... Read more...
Top-down efforts are ineffective for connecting low-income urban populations to centralised water, sanitation or electricity services. Bottom up,... Read more...
Sharing a sanitation facility with just one to two other households can increase the risk of moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) in young children,... Read more...
In the context of urban Haiti, household container-based sanitation services (CBS) systems have the potential to satisfy many residents' desire for... Read more...
The costs of a pilot small-scale container-based sanitation service (CBS) were higher than those of large-scale waterborne sewerage, but economies of... Read more...
BRAC WASH has researched how to develop a viable process for faecal sludge-based organic fertiliser. Read more...
A photo story about the construction of five community latrines by the HYSAWA Fund in Bangladesh. Read more...
Whilst poor design or siting of latrines or hygiene related facilities are not the root cause of violence, these issues can contribute to increased... Read more...
This brief summarises recent data on budget allocations to sanitation in four African municipalities. Read more...
Providing solutions for the safe and commercially viable collection and composting of faecal sludge for use in agriculture and horticulture in... Read more...
Case study on rapid assessment to identify supply chain challenges. Read more...
Emerging lessons from the use of building blocks for sustainable un-sewered urban sanitation in sub-Saharan Africa. Read more...
Increasing latrine coverage does not by itself reduce exposure to faecal pathogens and prevent disease. Read more...
Brings the engineer's and designer's perspectives together to make a 'beautiful latrine'. Read more...
This paper explores spaces where urgent environmental health imperatives intersect with deeply entrenched cultural norms surrounding human waste and... Read more...