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
Briquette Making – Challenges and Opportunities in Gulu City
Written by George Baliraine, focal person for the Skybird micro project at Uganda Red Cross Society HQ level Background Gulu City is situated in the northern part of Uganda, with an estimated population of 1.2 million. The northern region was embroiled in instability...
Stories from the field: Ukraine & Canada
1st rotation assessments & impressive solidarity My name is Imre Siska. I work for the ARC HQ, in the Health and Social Services department in Vienna. I was deployed from the 19.03.2022 for 4 weeks with my colleague Andreas Hattinger to Ushhorod...
Skybird on Menstrual Hygiene Day
Activities by Ethiopia Red Cross Society (ERCS) Addis Ababa Branch Issues related to menstruation, especially in schools, are related to a lack of perceptions, a lack of WASH facilities and items, privacy and space, awareness and education, limited access to...