About Skybird
With 01.12.2018 Austrian Red Cross together with its partners embarked on an exciting 5-years regional WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) capacity strengthening programme in East Africa.
It is the overall aim of The Skybird Programme to contribute to improved living conditions – incl. health, environment and livelihood – in East Africa through increased innovation, strengthened capacities and partnerships of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (RCRC) movement in WASH and related fields to enable more gender sensitive and effective WASH service delivery.
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Latest updates and learnings
Gulping Wastepreneurship Intervention to Address the Sanitation and Hygiene Challenges of Slums In Kampala, Uganda.
Written by: Maureen Nabuduwa, Branch Manager at Uganda Red Cross Society Kampala South Branch | Jan 31, 2024 Background Every onset of the rainy season is a cause of fear for slum dwellers in Makindye East which hosts the biggest number of informal settlements in...
Briquette Making Wastprenuers in Gulu municipality, Uganda – URCS Gulu Branch Skybird Micro Project
Written by: Lucy Anek, Branch Manager at Uganda Red Cross Society Gulu Branch | Jan 31, 2024 In order to alleviate the problem of poor waste management in highly populated, poor and congested settlements in Gulu city in Uganda, Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) Gulu...
URCS Moroto branch Skybird Micro Project – Borehole Solarization Water Pumping System in Matany Town Council
Written by: Ballam Oyugi, WASH Supervisor for Uganda Red Cross Society | Jan 31, 2024 Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) Moroto branch implemented the Skybird Micro Project themed around water supply, hygiene and sanitation promotion where the key activities were:...