Stef Smits is a senior programme officer and Co-director of IRC's Growth Hub. He has 20 years of professional experience in water supply and sanitation in over 25 countries in Europe, Latin America, Southern Africa, and South Asia. His main thematic expertise includes: institutional models for water supply, sustainability and enabling environment, monitoring, costing and financing of services and integrated water resources management.
Stef has led numerous projects on these topics, and published about them. In addition, he has ample management expertise: from consultancy assignments to multi-annual programmes, and units within an organisation. He has worked for a range of clients including bilateral donors, development banks, research funders and NGOs. Stef holds an MSc degree in Irrigation and Water Engineering from Wageningen University, The Netherlands.
This book describes the setting up and operation of rural learning resource centres. The first part covers the promoting, planning, organizing and... Read more...
The paper summarizes the status of water conservation in Thailand. Read more...
Water supply is a serious problem in Afghanistan. That is why water can not be wasted in this rocky country with its dusty plains and arid deserts. Read more...
The Benin Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project was a joint effort of USAID, the government of the Republic of Benin, UNICEF and the Peace Corps. Read more...
Semipermeable membranes have been used for separation of phases since the 1950's, but are becoming increasingly sophisticated and in widespread use... Read more...
The Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) Notes is a continuing series of collated recent articles on rural development, written by practitioners worldwide in... Read more...
This is a test edition of a training manual aimed at community educators (i.e. teachers, health workers, and community workers) whose task is to... Read more...