Cor has 39 years of professional experience in WASH information management and information services. Since 2019 he is IRC's Information Manager, specialising in MS Teams. He is editor of IRC's newsletter Amplify and was co-founder and co-editor of the IRC / USAID Sanitation Updates blog, which ran from 2008-2021. From 2016-2020 he was IRC's co-representative in the Board of the online Q&A forum KnowledgePoint.
In 2020, he organised the first ever WASH sector webinar on decolonisation. Next to decolonising WASH knowledge, he has a special interest in transparency and the right to information and ethical funding. Cor has been on short missions for IRC to India, Nepal and Uganda.
In his spare time he enjoys dancing with grandmothers and taking Toby out for walks.
On World Water Day UNICEF & Youth4WaterPlus are organising a webinar featuring IRC's Arjen Naafs as one of the panellists. Read more...
Policy recommendations for national government and the state government of Odisha. Read more...
Release of 4 study reports on Hand hygiene and Discussion on strengthening the enabling environment for Hand hygiene, Read more...
Recommendations for national, state and district level government. Read more...
Webinar addresses the funding challenges of India's flagship rural water and sanitation initiatives. Read more...
Youth from Odisha, India are invited to submit their ideas to an expert jury panel by 15 July 2022. The Innovation Challenge Awards will be presented on 1 November 2022. Read more...
Organised by the SuSanA India Chapter, Water For People India and IRC, this webinar examined financing sources, gaps and best practices for sustainable WASH services in India. Read more...
A panel discussion organised by Youth4Water in collaboration with IRC on solutions to the challenges faced by communities in India/Odisha. Read more...
WASH professionals joined a discussion on how to strengthen local data ecosystems in sanitation. Read more...
A prize winning solution for vulnerable urban communities in India. Read more...
Women from Odisha, India, demand greater role in decision making and hygiene promotion. Read more...
Members of Agenda for Change and the Millennium Water Alliance (MWA) in South and South-East Asia were invited for the first of a series of regional discussion events on WASH systems strengthening approaches. Read more...
Landmark decision the result of a two-year-long digital campaign by 2019 Ton Schouten Award winner Mayuri Bhattacharjee Read more...
Role of technology and local government in waste water management. Expert views from a thematic discussion and webinar. Read more...
Performance monitoring and innovative technological and financial solutions help. Report of a webinar. Read more...
Women-led Self Help Groups (SHGs) play a central role. Read more...
Report of a WASH Debate on climate adaptation. Read more...
IRC is providing technical support to UNICEF to help implement the "Drink From Tap" Mission. Read more...
Winning solutions will receive grants to implement their models in Chandrapur District, Maharashtra. Read more...
Join the debate organised by India Sanitation Coalition and partners in Mumbai on 18 November. Read more...