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
Skybirds infront of the curtain: Ashenafi Abreham
My name is Ashenafi Abreham. I did my masters (MSc) in Water and Waste Engineering at Loughborough University Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) in the UK. The program focused on designing and choosing appropriate water supply, sanitation options and...
AutRC WASH team update
The last months saw an increase in WASH activities of AutRC and its partners, both in emergencies as well as long-term operations. As a consequence, our different delegations have been strengthened with a number of competent WASH staff: Mohammad Khadlon Altawil is our...
Solarization of Water Supply in Kayssa Town, Ethiopia
Written by Tilahun Bishaw, Branch Head at South Omo Branch and Baherwessen Weldaregay, Skybird Micro Project Coordinator for South Omo Branch Kayssa Town is one of the Kebeles of Baka -Dawela Ari District, and also the capital town of the district. The town has a...