Learning in the rural water supply sector – a complexity perspective
Published on: 22/03/2016
How can I conceptualise and model learning in the rural water supply system in Uganda?
Accessibility of toilets by people with a disability: if only toilets could talk…
Published on: 21/03/2016
A group of gifted local performers with different disabilities made us realise that going to the toilet is not as easy for everyone as you might think.
Scaling up safe water – what can we learn from local businesses?
Published on: 17/03/2016
In the Safe Water II programme (2015-2018) we map tools and approaches that local businesses in household water treatment products use to start and scale up their business.
Transferring WASH mandates to the lower levels: developing soft skills without hard cash
Published on: 17/03/2016
On the third day of the regional learning event we reflected on the field visits and discussed what we learned.
Toilets and bathtubs: basic sanitation facilities?
Published on: 17/03/2016
During a field visit we observed some seriously big and fancy toilets in a rural village.
Thinking beyond the finish line: sustainable sanitation services for all
Published on: 14/03/2016
Today we were told that the Siem Reap (or Angkor Wat) half marathon has a clear finish line, but that it is unlikely that anyone of us will reach that mile stone.
Evidence-based policy in practice
Published on: 11/03/2016
Creating the capacity to adapt and innovate within national water, sanitation and hygiene sectors
Everyone reached, financing remains forever
Published on: 07/03/2016
For less than US$12 per person per year a town in Honduras can ensure that everyone's water supply keeps working.
Planning for Self-supply acceleration at woreda level in Ethiopia: what are the issues to address?
Published on: 03/03/2016
The government should support the local private sector, facilitate households loans and stop unsustainable subsidies.
Cobertura total, financiamiento para siempre
Published on: 03/03/2016
El Municipio de Chinda alcanzó la cobertura total en los servicios de agua. Sin embargo, el municipio tiene que invertir hasta 11.8 US$/persona en agua cada año para siempre. La buena noticia es que este monto es asequible para el municipio y le permitirá mantener la cobertura total, para siempre...
Understanding stakeholder networks in rural water sub-sectors in Malawi
Published on: 16/02/2016
This post shares an update from recent fieldwork in Malawi, and provides preliminary analysis with reference to methods and findings from previous work in Ghana .
Los objetivos del desarrollo sostenible en agua y saneamiento: ¿Cómo está la región y qué falta por hacer?
Published on: 10/02/2016
El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo y el IRC colaboran para conocer el estado del arte sobre los niveles de los servicios de agua y saneamiento en el área rural de América Latina y el Caribe.
Working towards establishing an IRC India office
Published on: 09/02/2016
2016 is a crucial year for IRC India. With its strong track record in India, IRC is well positioned to develop and establish a country programme there.
Calculating shit volumes can be a messy business
Published on: 17/12/2015
Appraising shit flows along the entire sanitation service chain and identifying the weakest links of the chain is not as easy as one might think. The development of a simple-to-use faecal sludge management assessment tool has brought that to light.
Beleid op afstand vereist controle dichtbij
Published on: 17/12/2015
In reactie op een artikel dat deze week verscheen in NRC over fraude met Nederlands ontwikkelingsgeld voor schoon drinkwater in Benin, schrijft Stef Smits deze blog. Terugkeren naar projecthulp is geen optie, zegt hij.
Urban sanitation: a quest for the silver bullet
Published on: 17/12/2015
2015 and the Millennium Development Goals are almost behind us. The new global goals for sustainable development are expected to inspire and create a new determination for all of us. What has IRC learned during 2015 and how are we moving ahead in 2016?
2016 ... the year of the Global Goals
Published on: 16/12/2015
IRC's CEO Patrick Moriarty wishing you a wonderful 2016
Discussing "WASH away from the home” at UNC
Published on: 16/12/2015
A specially organised side session at the University of North Carolina (UNC), Water and Health Conference in October 2015 focused on WASH away from the home.
Taverne en Smaling, of Ploumen: wie heeft gelijk? Een waterbalans
Published on: 14/12/2015
In deze blog voor Vice Versa gaat Stef Smits dieper in op de publieke kritiek die minister Ploumen recent kreeg van Kamerleden Taverne en Smaling. Is hulp aan de allerarmsten niet meetbaar? Is Ploumens beleid niet op feiten gestoeld? Na wat graafwerk komt Stef Smits tot een opmerkelijke conclusie:...
Health care facilities need adequate water, sanitation and hygiene
Published on: 11/12/2015
A successful pilot in Ethiopia deserves to be scaled up for health care centres in other parts of the country.
Innovative approaches to WASH in emergency situations
Published on: 03/12/2015
Experts discuss technical and institutional innovations in emergency water and sanitation at IRC Event.
Can group-based Self-supply deliver what we want?
Published on: 02/12/2015
Ethiopia has adopted Self-supply as a service delivery model for rural water supply to help achieve universal access and reach improved service level targets. But the jury is still out on whether the currently pursued group-based Self-supply version can deliver what is intended.
Making irrigation work for livelihood diversification
Published on: 30/11/2015
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and government are looking for innovations in their work with smallholder farmers and communities in Lesotho to strengthen their livelihoods and to conserve the environment.
Mettre en place des services d’assainissement communaux : l’importance d’avoir des institutions fortes
Published on: 27/11/2015
Le programme SaniEst, mis en place depuis 2014 au Burkina Faso, a pour objectif la constitution d'une offre et d'une demande d'assainissement pérenne dans 6 communes à l'Est du pays. Après une année de mise en œuvre, l'expérience démontre l'importance d'avoir des institutions solides. Quelques...
Great programmes need great organisations behind them
Published on: 26/11/2015
For the WASH sector as a whole to achieve greater impact, more organisations must address their gaps in organisational capacity and will need to embrace capacity development holistically and more systematically.