Kathryn Harries

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A highly experienced water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) engineer, humanitarian leader and academic, Kathryn Harries worked for Sydney Water Corporation for a decade before transitioning to the international humanitarian sector.

Since then, for over 20 years, Kathryn has devoted her life to helping provide clean water and sanitation for people affected by humanitarian disasters around the world. Her work as WASH Cluster Coordinator in Somalia (2010–12) was recognised as global good practice for knowledge management and information sharing.

Kathryn’s PhD, from Deakin University’s Centre for Humanitarian Leadership, developed a practical guide to strengthen the performance and impact of technical field teams in humanitarian organisations, and has received strong interest both nationally and internationally.

Kathryn is also an experienced trainer and she loves teaching on RedR Australia courses, including our WASH and Essentials of Humanitarian Practice courses.

Listen to Kathryn on our Humanitarian Conversations podcast.