IRC Associate
Freelance writer, journalist, editor, consultant and trainer. Peter researches, writes and edits mainly on water and sanitation, health and development. He is has been acting as consultant to the BRAC WASH project in Bangladesh supporting their communications work and providing training, and was for five years consultant to IRC's WASHCost project. Over the past years, Peter has been supporting the IRC Ghana team in communicating their district based work.
In Asutifi North district in Ghana, the District Assembly is making a bold attempt to achieve district-wide full coverage by 2030. Read more...
This systematic approach to planning suits the Rwandan context and has helped to mobilise funds, but is less effective in emphasising the... Read more...
Improvements in sanitation access played a substantial role in increasing average child height. Read more...
Unsafely managed sanitation, especially in rural areas, remains a challenge in developing countries as a result of population growth, climate change... Read more...
An approach is developed to assess WASH risks in marginal populations that are poorly understood and served through conventional approaches. Read more...
The programme cost of CLTS is $30-82 per household targeted in Ghana, and $14-19 in Ethiopia. Local investments range from $8-22 per household... Read more...
The World Bank in Ethiopia has commissioned a rapid survey of what motivates people to upgrade their latrines, with the aim of delivering behaviour change communication materials with greater impact. Read more...
Ensure national ownership is at the centre and maximise existing local government structures. Read more...
While allocations to India's national sanitation campaign to eradicate open defecation have increased considerably, budget tracking shows that... Read more...
Business models and breakthrough approaches to solve India's rural sanitation challenges. Read more...
This is the first national gender study exploring sanitation and hygiene in Bhutan. The aim was to make Bhutan's Rural Sanitation and Hygiene... Read more...
Donors, government, and NGOs reflect on the achievements and challenges of the BRAC WASH programme that brought hygienic sanitation to more than 37... Read more...