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Developing a collaborative master plan for Kabarole District to attract more national government funding. Read more...
Politics are a fact of life. It is easier to work with the political leaders than to avoid them. Read more...
Working together towards our shared vision of achieving SDG 6 – universal access to sustained WASH services across districts and countries through systems change. Read more...
Rehabilitation of one primary school borehole has been successful but many others still depend on unreliable water. Read more...
In January 2017 it will be seven years since I joined the IRC team. Over the years, I have done nearly everything that a communication practitioner can do within an organisational setting – and I have many outputs to show for it. Read more...
For decades, people in Uganda have been encouraged to wash their hands as a way of preventing the spread of diseases. However, the percentage of the population accessing and using hand washing facilities remains low at only 36%. What are the challenges? Read more...
To appreciate issues of catchment management, the Watershed Uganda Work Package team visited the river Semuliki which is shared by Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more...
Watershed strategic partnership seeks allies to build a strong civil society. Read more...
District partnerships are at the heart of the WASH Agenda for Change (WA4C). Read more...
Exploring the effects of different ways in which a policy can evolve through collaboration in a social system. Read more...
Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) allocated 4% of its budget to sanitation and hygiene, but realised that was still far below the required funds Read more...
Are government-led and private sector approaches mutually exclusive? Read more...
The objective of Action Research for Learning was to strengthen the capacities of the selected partners for action research, analysis, reporting and learning. Read more...
How can I conceptualise and model learning in the rural water supply system in Uganda? Read more...
For Ugandan prisons, investing in WASH means investing in hygiene behaviour change. Read more...
It is important for all actors to ensure that water supply systems are always functional in order to minimize the negative effects that result from lack of access to reliable, safe and clean water. Read more...
Over the last 12 months, WaterAid, Itad and IRC have conducted desk-based research to better understand the factors that facilitate and inhibit the success of ICT-based reporting to improve rural water supply sustainability. Read more...
IRC Uganda is now a leading member of the Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) Coalition in Uganda and is helping to develop MHM indicators. Read more...
While IRC/Triple-S was still operating in Lira District, it provided a lot of support to the newly established Sub-county Water Supply and Sanitation Boards. Since the closure of the Triple-S Initiative in the district in November 2014, the boards have strived to continue operating in spite of... Read more...
It has been generally agreed that the mainstream media are the most effective channel through which to reach wide audiences with key messages. In Uganda, the Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) Coalition has worked closely with print and electronic media to promote Menstrual Hygiene Management. Read more...
