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
SAVING THE ENVIRONMENT WHILE SAVING LIVES
Written by: Sylvester Bett- Austrian Red Cross Country Representative Uganda 1. The environment challenges Global warming, carbon emissions and pollution of water & other natural resources are some of the phenomenon that have been attributed to climate change and...
Skybird Programme, Regional Innovations, Knowledge Sharing and Closure Event on the 9th of November, 2023 in Entebbe, Uganda
First phase of the Skybird Programme has come to an end after five years of implementation and it is transitioning to Skybird II - another five years program. Regional Innovations, Knowledge Sharing and Closure Event for Skybird I was held on the 9th of November, 2023...
Learnings and Challenges – Rehabilitating the Degraded Land of Selga 20 kebele, ERCS Benishangul Gumuz Regional Branch Skybird Cycle I Micro Project.
BACKGROUND Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) Benishangul Gumuz Regional Branch was established in 1997 and is located in the capital city of the region, Assosa. Besides providing 24-hours free ambulance and related humanitarian services, the branch has been...