Humanitarian Careers: WASH

Thank you for joining this webinar. You can watch the recording on our YouTube channel.

We started our Humanitarian Careers webinar series with a session on careers in humanitarian Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).

Access to WASH improves human dignity in terms of sanitation, reduces water pollution and diseases, and improves health outcomes. It also reduces the risk of harm or violence to women by reducing the travel required to collect water. It is therefore critical to effective humanitarian response, and clean water and sanitation is a target included under the Sustainable Development Goals.

But what does a WASH specialist do in practice? How do they work with communities as part of a wider programme of humanitarian response, to identify water and sanitation solutions that are effective for specific contexts?

In this webinar, we’ll be hearing from three WASH specialists that have worked in humanitarian and development contexts across the world. We’ll be finding out what an average working day looks like, the highlights and challenges involved in the work, what skills are required, and how to become a WASH specialist or gain experience in this area. There’ll be an opportunity to ask our experts from Medair and the HLA your own questions on their experiences and career paths, and hear their top tips for success.

Speakers

Nadège Villard, Project Manager, Medair
Christian Ngang, Infrastructure & WASH Advisor DRC, Medair
Tom Russell, Learning Specialist, Humanitarian Leadership Academy

Watch the recording and download resources

The webinar recording is available to watch on our YouTube channel.

You can also download a copy of the webinar slide deck plus a useful handout with key takeaways from the discussion.