In the face of rapid urbanization and ongoing political unrest, Ethiopia’s secondary cities face significant challenges in meeting citizens’ needs while contending with overstretched resources, especially for essential WASH services. Ensuring that strong and reliable WASH services are available to everyone is paramount, especially within vulnerable communities. In addition, water and sanitation services must adapt…
Rachel Ryan is an international development professional and certified urban planner. Having managed USAID-funded water and essential service delivery programming ranging $15 – $65 million (primarily in Ukraine and Tajikistan), she now contributes technical inputs and strategy to Chemonics International’s Water, Energy, and Sustainable Cities (WESC) business development work, supports successful design and implementation of…
Fares El Zein heads USAID’s Lebanon Community Support Program’s (CSP) technical assistance and capacity building component. He has over 20 years of experience in project design, organizational and legislative development, advocacy, and provision of technical support to civil society and local authorities. Fares holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy from the State University of…