Listen to this podcast with Namukolo Covic on the need to integrate WASH and nutrition interventions.
Namukolo Covic is the President of the African Nutrition Society and the Director General's Representative to Ethiopia for the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), and the CGIAR Regional Director for East and Southern Africa.
Namukolo Covic is well known in the nutrition field and, although currently based in Ethiopia, she is originally from South Africa and has worked in many countries. She is an avid advocate for making food production and consumption processes more sustainable, equitable, and resilient.
In this episode, Namukolo Covic talks about key opportunities for integrating WASH and nutrition to create healthier, more resilient communities. She reflects on:
• How inadequate WASH practices affect nutritional outcomes in vulnerable populations
• What is needed to accelerate impact at scale in the nutrition space
• Advice for the next generation of practitioners and changemakers working at the intersection of WASH and nutrition
This podcast was recorded for the online course 'WASH and Nutrition Nexus: The basics'.
The objective of the online course is to provide knowledge and skills on practical tools to create better more impactful integrated interventions together.
The online course has been created by IRC in collaboration with the Max Foundation, the Healthy Consortium Ethiopia, Plan International, the Seqota Declaration Programme Ethiopia, the Government of Ethiopia and the Right2Grow.
To access this free course of 2.5 hours go to: www.washsystemsacademy.org
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From exclusion to inclusion
Listen to this podcast with Hasin Jahan, country director of WaterAid Bangladesh, on why strengthening WASH systems is inherently an issue of social justice.
She gives examples on how they are creating inclusive services in Bangladesh; the topic of the online course "Gender equity and social inclusion: The basics''.
This podcast was recorded for free the online course Gender equity and social inclusion: The basics on the WASH Systems Academy. Go to www.washsystemsacademy.org
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Ethiopia's Bold Push to End Stunting
In this episode, you’ll hear from Dr. Sisay Sinamo Boltena, Senior Program Manager for Ethiopia’s Seqota Declaration—a pioneering initiative to end stunting through integrated, multi-sectoral action.
Dr. Sisay reflects on:
-What it takes to turn bold national commitments into coordinated action across ministries
-The challenges and lessons from Ethiopia’s journey so far
-What it really means to scale integration nationwide—and the systems being built to sustain it
This podcast was recorded for the online course 'WASH and Nutrition Nexus: The basics'.
The objective of the online course is to provide knowledge and skills on practical tools to create better more impactful integrated interventions together.
The online course has been created by IRC in collaboration with the Max Foundation, the Healthy Consortium Ethiopia, Plan International, the Seqota Declaration Programme Ethiopia, the Government of Ethiopia and the Right2Grow.
To access this free course of 2.5 hours go to: www.washsystemsacademy.org
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Why integrating WASH and Nutrition is a game-changer
In this episode, you’ll hear from Dr. Sisay Sinamo Boltena, Senior Program Manager for Ethiopia’s Seqota Declaration, why integrating WASH and Nutrition is a game-changer—and how this course can help drive impact.
This podcast was recorded for the online course 'WASH and Nutrition Nexus: The basics'.
The objective of the online course is to provide knowledge and skills on practical tools to create better more impactful integrated interventions together.
The online course has been created by IRC in collaboration with the Max Foundation, the Healthy Consortium Ethiopia, Plan International, the Seqota Declaration Programme Ethiopia, the Government of Ethiopia and the Right2Grow.
To access this free course of 2.5 hours go to: www.washsystemsacademy.org
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Guiding principles when planning or implementing GESI initiatives
Listen to this podcast with Ruchika Shiva on what these guiding principles mean in practise. Ruchika Shiva is the Director of IRC's South Asia Regional Programme.
In this podcast, our podcast host Arabella Northey talks with Euphresia Luseka about how to implement human rights.
This podcast was recorded for free the online course Gender equity and social inclusion: The basics on the WASH Systems Academy. Go to www.washsystemsacademy.org
IRC is an international think-and-do tank that works with governments, NGOs, entrepreneurs and people around the world to find long-term solutions to the global crisis in water, sanitation and hygiene services. At the heart of its mission is the aim to move from short-term interventions to sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene services.
With over 50 years of experience, IRC runs projects in more than 25 countries and large-scale programmes in seven focus countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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