Research Officer | IRC Ethiopia
Betelhem Gebeyehu is working as a Research and Systems Strengthening Officer at IRC WASH in Ethiopia. Betelhem got her bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. Then she came to have her MSc in Environmental Sciences (Specialisation in Water Systems and Global Change) at Wageningen University and Research. She concentrated her studies on water quality, water resources management, and systems thinking. She started working with IRC Ethiopia via the Young Expert Programme (YEP) mainly involved in USAID Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership in 2017.
In her professional journey at IRC, Betelhem has been supporting several projects in different capacities focusing on the development of WASH master plans, producing research and learning papers, training and capacity building for different actors, facilitation of leaning alliance platforms and overall systems strengthening.
A contextual assessment of GESI in the WASH sector based on a review of national policies, strategies, and implementation practices in Ethiopia. Read more...
A comprehensive package of WASH interventions is needed that is tailored to address the local exposure landscape and enteric disease burden. Read more...
The purpose of this SDG6 +5 review was to undertake an inventory of existing institutional monitoring systems and their ability to track SDG 6.1 and... Read more...
Utilising document review, interviews, and budget analysis, the assessment finds encouraging progress in implementing the master plan, although... Read more...
Presentations from the CONNECT Climate thematic track of the All Systems Connect International Symposium 2023. Read more...
Presentations from the CONNECT Health thematic track of the All Systems Connect International Symposium 2023. Read more...
The Transform WASH Activity in Ethiopia has significantly contributed to advancing market-based sanitation approaches and promoting gender equality... Read more...
The Climate Resilient WASH learning platform has brought stakeholders together, but action and follow-up need to improve. Read more...
Learning alliances are critical for bringing together relevant WASH stakeholders from government WASH sector offices at the woreda and zone levels,... Read more...
How UNICEF aims to refine and improve WASH knowledge management by systematically basing its actions on the best available evidence. Read more...
Key messages for designing policies and planning implementation in Ethiopia. Read more...
Annual report presenting the work of IRC in Mali Read more...
The leveraging experience has opened new windows of opportunity for better collaboration and partnerships between NGOs and government, and may... Read more...
Testing approaches to strengthen the sustainability and performance of WASH service delivery systems. Read more...
Despite the challenges, two districts in Ethiopia greatly improved their planning, collaborated across sectors to create comprehensive plans, and... Read more...
This report provides a guide to the practical application of outcome mapping and sustainability scorecards to monitor systems change in WASH... Read more...
Results from stakeholders workshops in Ethiopia and Uganda indicate that a more intentional focus on factor interactions in WASH systems could lead... Read more...
An approach is developed to assess WASH risks in marginal populations that are poorly understood and served through conventional approaches. Read more...
The paper sets out the processes followed to establish WASH Learning Alliances in Ethiopia, examines some of the associated risks and constraints,... Read more...
This study provides new evidence that WASH access and practices are associated with self-reported reproductive tract infection symptoms in rural... Read more...