Naomi has over 15 years of progressive experience in non-profit strategic communications management, development research writing and communication, media relations management and citizens engagement campaigns. She holds a MA in Journalism and Communication, a Bachelors of Mass Communication and a Diploma in Performing Arts (Theatre for Development major) all from Makerere University, Uganda. She also has a Diploma in Media & Land Governance from the MS Training Center for Development Cooperation in Arusha, Tanzania and a Certificate in Citizen Participation and Inclusive Governance from The Hague Academy for Local Governance in the Netherlands.
Naomi has previously worked with several organisations including; the International Refugee Rights Initiative as a Programme and Communications Officer, WaterAid Uganda as the Communications and Media Relations Manager, Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment as a Research Officer, and the Cross Cultural Foundation of Uganda as the Communications and Advocacy Officer.
This paper describes the development, structure, and functionality of the toolkit; provides guidance for its application; and identifies good... Read more...
A guide to the planning, collecting, and disseminating data on costs of environmental health services (EHS) - water, sanitation, hygiene, health care... Read more...
Government of Uganda has since 2014 intensified and set the discourse for Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM). Read more...
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IRC Uganda leads interventions to advance urgent improvements to the state of healthcare facilities in Uganda Read more...
There is insufficient information in the literature to evaluate the utility and efficacy of systems approaches for improving WASH service... Read more...
This is the end-of-project evaluation of Watershed - empowering citizens conducted by PopDev Consultancy on request of the Directorate-General for... Read more...
Earlier sanitation campaigns in India showed poor demand for and use of rural community sanitary complexes (CSCs). How can India's national... Read more...
New project on supporting WASH in healthcare facilities in the fight against COVID-19. Read more...
Fort Portal, Kabarole, UGANDA. 11 November 2020 - IRC Uganda today launches a new project with Kabarole District Local Government to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 through strengthening water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in healthcare facilities. Read more...
This thematic discussion examines the readiness of India's local government institutions to effectively plan and implement grey water management as... Read more...
An appeal for more funding for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in healthcare facilities in Uganda. Read more...
Thanks to IRC Uganda's cost-saving initiative Bwanika Health Centre II in Kabarole District now has a sanitation facility. Read more...
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Enhanced capacity building initiatives are needed for Administrators, Technocrats and Elected Representatives, especially at the operational levels... Read more...
Why has the World Bank adopted Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) and what are their initial experiences in engaging with its counterparts on the... Read more...
Results from stakeholders workshops in Ethiopia and Uganda indicate that a more intentional focus on factor interactions in WASH systems could lead... Read more...
While selection of water treatment technologies that meet minimum WHO efficacy recommendations for comprehensive protection against waterborne... Read more...
Ten years after a community-led total sanitation campaign, intervention households continued to have higher rates of ever owning a latrine but... Read more...
Women and girls are disproportionately affected by the lack of access to basic water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities. What is needed to... Read more...