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.
Ideate, innovate & create – The 2nd cycle ideation bootcamp in Uganda
Written by Temesgen Geremew From August 30 - September 3 I was invited to join the ideation and project creation bootcamp Austrian Red Cross hosted in partnership with Uganda Red Cross. The bootcamp was held in collaboration with SINA Social Innovation Academy in...
Tapping Digital Conferencing in Strategy Development – The Virtual TOC Workshop in Uganda
written by Sylvester Bett, AutRC WASH Delegate in East Africa As part of enhancing and bolstering capacity development and knowledge transfer, WASH strategy development with Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) and Ethiopia Red Cross Society (ERCS) is part of the...
A How To Guide to Comic Reporting for improved Community Engagement and Accountability
written by Alexander Oeze Background One new key theme in the RC movement is CEA (community engagement and accountability). However, very often, in assessments, evaluations, monitoring missions, etc. we descend into communities like aliens, and very rarely do those...
Embracing the complexity – the Skybird roll-out in Uganda
My name is Jennifer Akumu. I am the Program Officer supporting Austrian Red Cross funded Skybird projects in Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS). I have been overseeing the implementation of the Skybird projects in the 6 Branches of Ntungamo, Kampala South, Iganga, Lira,...
Confessions from the field – the Skybird Roll-Out from an Ethiopian Perspective
written by Gashaw Dagne My name is Gashaw Dagne, Austrian Red Cross supported programs coordinator in Ethiopian Red Cross Society, Since August 2019. I first heard the information about the Skybird Programme when I was participating in the inception workshop conducted...
Design Thinking in Humanitarian Aid
Learnings from applying design thinking as a planning tool for projects in the humanitarian field Written by Christian Kloyber, Innovation Facilitator at Austrian Red Cross Today my phone displayed a picture of what I did exactly a year ago. It...
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