Ruchika Shiva is the Acting Director of the IRC's South Asia Regional Programme. In her present role she has been actively involved in building IRC’s programme in the Asia region. She has been contributing to and leading programmes and assignments in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India and Nepal with bilateral, multilaterals and other development organisations.
Ruchika has a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Delhi (India). Ruchika has over 19 years of experience in the development sector, with over 10 years focussed on water and sanitation. Prior to this, she worked with Plan International and other implementing organisations on issues related to women and child rights.
Ruchika is interested in strengthening institutions at administrative levels to ensure improved services in communities, with a focus on households from marginalised communities.
In December 2001 and May 2002, two surveys were conducted as part of a hygiene behaviour change programme participatory monitoring process in nine... Read more...
This paper analyses the implications the current WTO negotiations to liberalise trade in services may have for global water resources. Read more...
Examination of the issue of water privatization to date. The report looks at the dangers and benefits of water privatization, offers case studies... Read more...
The Handpump Sustainability e-conference was held in November and December 2001 as part of the research project Guidelines for Sustainable Handpump... Read more...
The guide outlines the type of information and approaches that Healthy Villages managers could provide to their communities. It can be used as the... Read more...
The overall WELL purpose is improved access to information and support in water, sanitation and environmental health for DFID and Partner Agencies in... Read more...