John is Director of IRCs Global Programme and a member of the senior management team. IRC's Global Programme generates and uses evidence - working through partnerships - to drive change at scale in the systems that ultimately deliver water, sanitation and hygiene services at country and local levels.
John is a Briton and European, working from Lodz in Poland where he lives with his family. He has worked for IRC since 2005 and between 2016 and 2019 he was the country director in Ethiopia. He currently represents IRC in the Sanitation and Water for All led Heads of State Initiatives, the executive committee of the Agenda for Change, the Influence team for the One For Alliance, UN-water and the board of the Millennium Water Alliance.
Water integrity will lead to better performance of the water sector. Read more...
This guide provides local authorities and their partners with decision-making tools and practical methodological approaches to help determine whether... Read more...
Decision-support tool to aid the identification of potentially appropriate drinking water methods for arsenic- and salt-mitigation in Bangladesh... Read more...
In the context of urban Haiti, household container-based sanitation services (CBS) systems have the potential to satisfy many residents' desire for... Read more...
The costs of a pilot small-scale container-based sanitation service (CBS) were higher than those of large-scale waterborne sewerage, but economies of... Read more...
IRC Uganda is working in 4 districts according to the WASH Agenda for Change (WA4C) principles. Read more...
The market for rural sanitation in India is anticipated to be worth up to US$ 25 billion, US$ 10-14 billion for toilet construction and US$ 6-9... Read more...
There are six methodological stages for selecting indicators for WaSH: define the purpose and scope; select a conceptual framework; search for... Read more...
While implementation of the Self-supply approach in Ethiopia is not yet proven, t he expectations placed on this service model are huge. Nevertheless... Read more...
This is the final report from the Action Research for Learning programme (2013–2015). Read more...
Microfinance organizations, government subsidies and mining industries may represent potential sources of financing for the implementation of... Read more...
WASH for WORMS is a cluster-randomised controlled trial to test the hypothesis that a community-based WASH intervention integrated with periodic mass... Read more...
In many countries, the progress is falling well short of the maximum achievable level and does not appear to be correlated with national social and... Read more...
This overview provides a 10‐year lookback at the progression of advocacy for WASH. Read more...
Inception phase findings of IRCs work to help strengthen and develop national WASH M&E systems with the National WaSH Coordination Office in... Read more...
Amref Health Africa has built showers and toilets for 2,400 people in the Afar region of northern Ethiopia. A story about action learning supported... Read more...
Water committees and handpump mechanics ensure safe and reliable services in Western Uganda. A story about action learning supported by the Dutch... Read more...
Local NGO Uttaran has constructed 'step toilets' for 2,000 people in flood-prone areas in south-west Bangladesh. A story about action learning... Read more...
A credit scheme helps families to build household toilets in northern Ghana. A story about action learning supported by the Dutch WASH Alliance. Read more...
The results of a sustainability check, monitoring service delivery in towns, satellite villages and institutions that are targeted in the ONEWASH... Read more...