Programme Officer
Mélanie is a water and sanitation engineer working in the WASH sector since 2002. She worked 5 years in the private sector in hydraulic design and construction followed by 7 years in the humanitarian and development sector. Mélanie has an extensive field experience as WASH programme manager and coordinator mainly in emergency contexts, and was based and worked in various countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
She joined IRC in 2012 as a Programme Officer and has been involved in various research and monitoring initiatives, mainly in the field of sanitation, hygiene and MUS (Multiple Use of water Services). Mélanie is the facilitator of the online life-cycle costing training and is working with UNCHR to adapt the life-cycle cost approach to emergency contexts.
Languages: English, German, French, Spanish
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Successful pathways secured uptake by government and had flexible programming. Read more...
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A summary of an expert debate held at the All Systems Connect Symposium 2023 in The Hague. Read more...
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Presentations from the Country Dialogues session of the All Systems Connect International Symposium 2023. Read more...
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Testing approaches to strengthen the sustainability and performance of WASH service delivery systems. Read more...
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District WASH master plan of Makalondi, Niger Read more...
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Recording of a webinar on lessons learned after nearly four years of intensive research on the use of collective action in WASH by the USAID-... Read more...
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A strong enabling environment, which recognizes small communities and their local services, water quality control, post-construction support and the... Read more...
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