Resources :: IRC

Duti, V. & Gaze, E., 2013. Harmonization of rural water service delivery drivers and barriers, Ghana : presentation for Triple-S ARAP experiments symposium 6th-11th May 2013.., S.l.: Community Water and Sanitation Agency.

Published on: 06/06/2013

Powerpoint presentation on harmonization of rural water service delivery in Ghana.

Duti, V., 2012. Tracking functionality for sustainability, The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/trackingfunctionalityforsustainability-vidaaduti.pdf.

Published on: 25/03/2014

IRC country director Vida Duti demonstrates in this paper the importance of service monitoring to help increase levels of coverage in Ghana. The...

Duti, V., Moriarty, P.B. & Gaze, E., 2011. Islands of success : policy to practice, (In: 6th Rural Water Supply Network Forum 2011 Uganda) Accra, Ghana: IRC Ghana. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/islandsofsuccess-policytopractice.pdf.

Published on: 25/03/2014

This paper, presented at the 6th Rural Water Supply Network Forum 2011 in Uganda, describes the steps by which IRC, in collaboration with Ghana's...

Duti, V., Moriarty, P.B. & E. Gaze, T., 2011. Establishing the building blocks for sustainable water service delivery in Ghana : a conference paper presented at the 6th Water Supply Network Foru.., The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC.

Published on: 20/11/2012

Lessons are presented from a change process being undertaking in Ghana’s rural domestic water sector. The need for change has been triggered by the...

Duti, V. & McIntyre, P., 2022. IRC Ghana strategic plan: 2022-2026, Accra, Ghana: IRC Ghana. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/084-202302countrystrategy_ghanadef_web_1.pdf.

Published on: 23/05/2023

This document presents IRC Ghana's medium term strategic framework and theory of change for the years 2022 to 2026.

McIntyre, P. & Duti, V., 2017. Strengthening local government capacity to deliver water services : documenting the process of transformation, Accra, Ghana: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/strengthening_local_government_capacity_to_deliver_water_services.pdf.

Published on: 07/03/2018

A strategic partnership has broken down barriers between those who plan, provide and use services enabling them to 'walk the talk' of coordination...

Duti, V. et al., 2014. Water sector harmonisation and alignment study : assessment of sector partnerships in Ghana : study report, The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/study_report_water_sector_harmonisation_and_alignment_study_ghana.pdf.

Published on: 16/12/2014

The report describes results of an assessment of harmonisation and alignment, two key principles of Aid Effectiveness, in Ghana's water sector.

Ashinyo, M.E. et al., 2020. Healthcare workers exposure risk assessment : a survey among frontline workers in designated COVID-19 treatment centers in Ghana. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 11, pp.1-10 : 2 fig., 3 tab. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/2150132720969483.pdf.

Published on: 21/11/2020

Despite the high level of exposure to the COVID-19 virus among HCWs in the treatment centers, only 14.0% were at high risk of COVID-19 virus...

Duti, V., 2016. So What's for Lunch presentation on the Sanitation Challenge for Ghana, Accra, Ghana: IRC Ghana. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/sanitation_challenge_for_ghana.pptx.

Published on: 14/11/2016

The Sanitation Challenge for Ghana is an innovation programme to motivate Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to develop their...

Duti, V., 2022. Working with local government in Ghana, (WASH Systems Academy podcast) The Hague, the Netherlands: IRC.

Published on: 19/06/2023

IRC Ghana Country Director Vida Duti explains how they are working with local government in the Afou region of Ghana to strengthen the system.

Duti, V. et al., 2022. A hub keeps WASH systems in motion : lessons from Ghana, (Building strong WASH systems for the SDGs) The Hague, the Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/084-202203building_strong_wash_systems_for_the_sdgs_def.pdf.

Published on: 17/10/2022

This paper presents IRC Ghana's experience of acting as a 'hub' to support collective action in the Asutifi North District of Ghana.

Duti, V., Korboe, D. & Ayi-Bonte, V., 2015. Facilitating change in a complex environment : delivering rural water services in Ghana, The Hague, the Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/irc_ghana_facilitating_change_in_a_complex_environment.pdf.

Published on: 26/10/2015

This poster shares lessons from how IRC in Ghana supported the Community Water and Sanitation Agency, pilot districts and partners to navigate the...

Lockwood, H. & Duti, V., 2015. Whole system change : capturing the change process in the Ghana rural water sub-sector, (Working paper / IRC) Accra, Ghana: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/irc_whole_system_change_ghana.pdf.

Published on: 04/08/2015

The paper seeks to analyse and describe the processes and actions undertaken by IRC and its partners to create large-scale change in Ghana's rural...

Adank, M. et al., 2016. Monitoring rural water services for sound evidence-based planning and finance decision making : lessons from Ghana, (In: 39th WEDC International Conference, Kumasi, Ghana, 2016 ) Loughborough, UK: Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC), Loughborough, University. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/monitoring_rural_water_services_for_sound_evidence-based_planning_and_finance_decision_making_lessons_from_ghana_adank-2551.pdf.

Published on: 14/12/2016

This paper presents the evolution of the national rural water service monitoring system in Ghana. In 2015, this system has been used to...

Ashinyo, M.E. et al., 2023. Experiences of postnatal mothers with quality of care including water, sanitation and hygiene amenities during the outbreak of COVID - 19 in Ghana : an institutional cross-sectional study. Public health in practice, 5, pp.1-11 : 2 fig., 6 tab.

Published on: 16/02/2023

Postnatal mothers were generally positive about healthcare quality including WASH amenities after outbreak of COVID-19 but they had significant...

Duti, V., 2018. Leaving no one behind in practice : a case study from WASH programmes in Asutifi North District, Ghana, The Hague, the Netherlands: IRC.

Published on: 24/04/2018

The district's unserved have been mapped and the dilemmas identified that need to be overcome to ensure that no one is left behind.

Duti, V., 2018. IRC Ghana strategy : 2017-21 : building WASH systems to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals, Accra, Ghana: IRC Ghana. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/084-201802ghanacountrystrategydefweb.pdf.

Published on: 09/07/2018

This strategy is aligned with government priorities and trends in the WASH sector, and interventions by other development partners.

Adank, M. et al., 2015. Service monitoring in Ghana : a synthesis of three years of service monitoring in three districts, The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/ghana-service_monitoring_3_year_synthesis_working_paper_2_3.pdf.

Published on: 25/09/2015

This report focuses on service provision by rural point sources. It provides the framework for monitoring rural water services in Ghana,...

Duti, V., Korboe, D. & Ayi-Bonte, V., 2015. Facilitating change in a complex environment: delivering rural water services in Ghana, Accra, Ghana: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/irc_gh_bn_facilitating_change_in_a_complex_environment_.pdf.

Published on: 27/03/2015

Between 2009-2014 IRC through the Triple S project supported Ghana's rural water agency CWSA to build consensus around a new vision of adequate water...

Duti, V., Atengdem, J.A. & Wumbei, A., 2021. Working together for safe water in Ghana: the journey so far, The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/working_together_for_safe_water_in_ghana_the_journey_so_far.pdf.

Published on: 19/01/2021

This country brief - compiled by IRC - shares the highlights and lessons learned from collective action in Asutifi North district and...

Smits, S. et al., 2012. A principle-based approach to sustainable rural water services at scale : moving from vision to action, (Triple-S – Working Paper 1) The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC. Available at: https://www.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/2012_wp1_aprinciplebasedapproach_movingfromvisiontoaction.pdf.

Published on: 20/11/2012

This Triple-S Working Paper presents the Triple-S Principles Framework and the key concepts behind it. It provides a description of how the Principle...