Opinions and voices for change
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BRAC, IRC, Max Foundation, Simavi and SNV share experiences and identify priority actions for a new Bangladesh platform. Read more...
Capacity building under Agenda for Change, Nepal Read more...
The lack of success of blended finance, including the challenges of loan repayments and fiscal space. Read more...
We can already draw on the experience from WASH L&D trailblazers Vanuatu and Bangladesh. Read more...
Service monitoring is key. Read more...
Why are we headed for failure and what can we do about it? IRC's proof of concept galvanises and empowers local political leadership. Read more...
COVID-19 and #BlackLivesMatter are a wake-up call for leaders to take a closer look at WASH knowledge generation. Read more...
Being true to #BlackLivesMatter. Report of an IRC Global Talk. Read more...
Report of a WASH Debate on climate adaptation. Read more...
IRC's learning platform, the WASH Systems Academ y, is shortlisted as one of the ten finalists for the Spindle award "Best Innovation for Development". Read more...
A brief presentation of IRC Burkina's 2017-2021 strategic framework, the progress achieved by the end of 2018 and the expectations for 2019. Read more...
Why even social entrepreneurs need strong government. Read more...
A WaterAid thematic review. Read more...
The importance of capital efficiency. Read more...
Private money can only be attracted where government leads and strong systems exist. Read more...
Dolores es un municipio que está alcanzando el PARA TODOS, o sea cobertura total en agua y saneamiento. Pero sus indicadores para lograr el PARA SIEMPRE (la sostenibilidad de dichos servicios) son bajos. La pregunta es ¿Qué les falta para lograr el PARA SIEMPRE? , ¿Cuánto costaría? Read more...
The new Sustainable Development Goals require revolutionary change, as universal access to water and sanitation by 2030 is a revolutionary idea. But what brings us closer in achieving this? Bethel Terefe of IRC Ethiopia looked for answers at the third international conference on Financing For... Read more...
This blog, written in the context of Burkina Faso, sets out how the lack of integrated approaches to WASH is one of the limiting factors in achieving universal access to WASH services. National policy makers and donor agencies insufficiently take the one-package WASH advantages into account, with... Read more...
« Parmi les objectifs de développement durable pour 2030, la fourniture universelle de services d'Approvisionnement en Eau Potable, d’Hygiène et d’Assainissement (AEPHA) est tout à fait réalisable. Nous sommes prêts. Qu’est-ce qui nous freine ? Deux termes très puissants : l’engagement des... Read more...
Universal coverage of water, sanitation and hygiene looks set to be included in the Sustainable Development Goals. What finally ends up in these goals will determine the agenda for the WASH sector for decades to come. Read more...