Learnings and Updates
We believe that we learn as much from best practices as we learn from things that unintentionally went wrong. A part of the Skybird Programme is to actively share our learnings with the wider WASH community so we can mutally learn and exchange our experiences to inform future projects. In this section you will find our learnings as well as updates concerning the Skybird Programme and its Micro-Projects.
Tanzania Red Cross Society (TRCS) Skybird micro-project activities
Shared by Hosiana Silayo Alfred, WASH officer at Tanzania Red Cross Society (TRCS) Tanzania Red Cross Society (TRCS) under WASH Skybird micro-project conducted reminding session on sexual reproductive health to youth girls and boys in November 2022. The topics...
Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) West Arsi branch II cycle Skybird micro-project
Written by Aman Ararso (West Arsi branch Project Coordinator) and Ashenafi Abreham, Skybird WASH Network Facilittor at AutRC Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) West Arsi branch implemented the II cycle Skybird micro-project in Kokkosa district from January 1, 2021 to...
Ethiopia Harar Town Integrated WASH Response Skybird Project
Written by Anteneh Mengiste, WASH Volunteer at ERCS Harar Branch and Ashenafi Abreham, Skybird WASH Network Facilittor at AutRC Harar town in Ethiopia is getting water from 3 ground water sources which lie outside of the regional boundary of the target area. This...
URCS Kampala South Branch Skybird Micro Project
Written by Maureen Nabuduwa, Branch Manager Kampala South Kampala South branch is implementing a Skybird micro project in Makindye East Constituency. Makindye East hosts the biggest number of informal settlements in Kampala with an estimated population of 409,500...
URCS /AutRC Solarization of the WASH Kit 5
Written by Georg Ecker, AutRC WASH Advisor Funded under the URCS ECHO HIP 2022, the URCS together with the AutRC have 100% solarized a WASH Kit 5. In a previous attempt the Kit 5 had successfully been re-designed from sand/carbon filters to M40 batch treatment...
URCS/AutRC Train of Trainers for WASH volunteers and staff
Written by Georg Ecker, AutRC WASH Advisor Between October 10 and 14 the AutRC, together with the URCS has held a ToT training in Fort Portal/Uganda. This ToT is part of a series of emergency WASH trainings held in Fort Portal for URCS and Local Authorities staff and...
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