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Why the Gates Foundation's pivot on sanitation is wrongheaded and poorly implemented Read more...
Access to clean water, improved sanitation, and good hygiene services are essential human rights that significantly improve health, education, and overall well-being. However, in Ethiopia, millions still lack access to these services. Read more...
What we learned by attending the Singapore International Water Week 2024 Read more...
IRC WASH Ethiopia has been supporting three districts of Amhara region (Dera, Farta and North Mecha) to strengthen their monitoring system using a management information system (MIS) and the region is showing interest in cascading the monitoring system to other districts across the region. Read more...
Availability of up-to-date data is deciding the resource allocation in the three Sustainable WASH Programme (SWP) districts of Amhara Region. Read more...
Testing the Learning Companion's functionality among IRC staff resulted in commendations and innovative suggestions. Read more...
To integrate or not to integrate basic WASH services - that is the question Read more...
Developing an AI-powered training assistant. Read more...
A path to interconnected sectoral progress in Ghana Read more...
Bringing people together in a joint regional forum in Amhara, Ethiopia Read more...
Navigating the dynamic landscape of evidence-informed change Read more...
Systems thinking for safe services; how water, sanitation and solid waste service chains are interlinked Read more...
Imagine a future where every child in South Ari Woreda/District has clean water to drink, a safe toilet to use, and the knowledge to wash their hands properly. This is no longer a dream, rather it is a mission in motion. In 2019, South Ari Woreda embarked on a journey to achieve Sustainable... Read more...
The question is, what is the missing link in ensuring increased access to safe water in Uganda? Read more...
IRC together with Water For People represented One For All at Stockholm World Water Week 2023. Our reflections focus on systems leadership, the Heads of States Initiatives and climate resilient WASH. Read more...
Many of the participants remarked favourably on the training and they said that the approach is excellent Read more...
Written by Muyatwa Sitali , Head of Country and Partner Engagement at Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) partnership and originally published on the SWA website on 23 May, 2023. All Systems Connect | International Symposium May 2023 @ World Forum, The Hague. Robert Tjalondo (Rockin' Pictures)/IRC... Read more...
I was given the honour of providing a summary of the action points at the 2022 World Toilet Summit in Nigeria. Read more...
Uganda and broader Africa perspectives on the All systems go Africa symposium. Read more...
Un blog basé sur le document de référence de All systems Go Africa , écrit par Juste Nansi, Directeur Pays IRC Burkina Faso et Directeur Programme Régional Afrique et Elizabeth Ketty Wamera PhD. Spécialiste WASH, Bureau régional pour l'Afrique occidentale et centrale de l'UNICEF. Read more...