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.
How to host a virtual Design Thinking workshop for 6 different countries during a pandemic
Written by Priyanka Patel, Innovations Lead at Kenya Red Cross Society Design, a word that is always associated with the imagination of a pen or a drawing, and an artistic piece. In the world of innovation, we design to apply creativity, imagination, hidden leadership...
How Rwanda Red Cross connected the use of human urine to food security
Written by Placide Mutangana, WASH Coordinator at Rwanda Red Cross, and Vanessa Hausegger, Skybird WASH Network Facilitator at Austrian Red Cross The government of Rwanda launched a school feeding program in day-schools to reduce hunger and malnutrition among the...
Skybird & The Pandemic: Change is the only constant
As we received a question during our mid-term review about the impact of COVID-19 on the implementation of the Skybird Programme, we wanted to answer this question in a bit more depth through this post. Part of a 5-year capacity building program, the Skybird Programme...
Learning Series: URCS Moroto Branch – What a tremendous change we saw!!
Written by Elijah Muhindo, Skybird micro project manager at URCS Moroto Branch Take a moment to think about a community that lives with cultural norms and values such as; a heap of feaces is a noble sign of food production in a home, if a pregnant woman visits a...
Design thinking as an approach to develop solutions to WASH challenges within the East Africa Region
Written by Priyanka Patel, Innovation Officer at Kenya Red Cross Society Design Thinking and Innovation, words that seem so simple, yet are very complex. Innovation is often categorised as technology, and digital solutions, but to the humanitarian sector, innovation...
Practical Market Assessment Training for WASH Cluster Members, Baringo County, Kenya
Written by Fredrick M. Orimba, Focal Person for Cash and Voucher Assistance Programming at Kenya Red Cross Society. This blog is meant to contribute to the learning and sharing in the use market-based approaches to achieving WASH outcomes among the communities during...
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