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WASH systems that transform lives

million euros invested overall

1,156,800

population of partner districts

200+

partners in development worldwide

3,977

participants at 131 co-organised capacity building sessions

working groups and learning platforms supported

IRC is an international think-and-do-tank building strong WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) systems.

All Systems Go!

All systems go! on the IRC WASH systems symposium

A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR JOINING US AT THIS MEMORABLE EVENT IN THE HAGUE OVER THE PAST WEEK.

If you are a WASH Systems nerd and sector colleague please join the conversation in our WASH Experts section here. Or get the deep detail on the WASH Systems approach here.

The UN's target to make access to safe water and sanitation available for everyone, for good by 2030 is 'Sustainable Development Goal 6'. We need to convince district, country and global decision makers of what it'll take to achieve SDG 6.

IRC CEO Patrick Moriarty

Leaving no one behind is easy to say, but hard to do

“Many current approaches won't work. We must build strong national and local systems dedicated to universality.”

– CEO Patrick Moriarty

Pumps break, but resilient systems keep the water flowing

We know what it will take to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6. It will take people changing the way they think and work. And it will take WASH systems that transform lives.

There is no other way, and there is no other time. We need to act now.

Find out all about IRC's work in our six focus countries Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Honduras, India and Uganda. And read all about IRC's impact here