Elynn Walter joined IRC in February 2016. She is an advocacy professional and holds a master's degree in global public health. Elynn has worked in US and global advocacy providing strategic guidance and training to the WASH and related sectors. She has extensive experience in the WASH and health nexus and contributes to IRC's influencing work in Africa, Asia and Latin America. She has organised and facilitated blended learning courses and workshops on advocacy, systems strengthening, gender, health, education, and environmental conservation. Based in the Washington DC, she led IRC's partnership work in the United States. Elynn was a Community Health Educator in the Peace Corps in Turkmenistan and has worked for the US government as well as the private and non-profit sectors.
The lack of a post-handover operation and maintenance plan for handpumps has created an "install and forget" model. Read more...
Quels sont les principaux goulots d'étranglement des systèmes à résoudre pour parvenir à un accès universel aux services WASH d'ici 2030. Read more...
What key systems bottlenecks need to be addressed to achieve universal access to WASH services by 2030. Read more...
The paper provides background on the concept of complex systems, its applicability to WASH, and some proposed approaches for practitioners to use... Read more...
Background note to the 3rd IRC event on the limits of aid and the future of trade and presentations of the Keynote presentations by DGIS, Simavi and... Read more...
Background paper for the Symposium on Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation: Strengthening capacity for local governance Read more...
Pre-read to the 2014 WASH Sustainability Forum providing three short overviews of sustainability tools for water, sanitation, and hygiene. Read more...