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Interview with David DeArmey of Water for Good about using IRC tools in a fragile context. Read more...
My story of empowerment starts from a toilet, or to be precise the lack of it. Read more...
Who'd have guessed the biggest news item so far in 2020 would involve being told how to wash your hands? Yet it has been – at least for those of us who can, who have access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and can afford or find such luxuries as hand sanitiser or soap. Read more...
Last week, the Para Todos, Por Siempre (Everyone, Forever) initiative presented its results over 2019. It led me to reflect on the good, the bad and the ugly of our experiences with monitoring in Honduras. Read more...
Seven reasons why the WASH sector should join forces with solid waste programmes. Read more...
Public utilities are expanding into rural areas, are they the future of water and sanitation services? Read more...
This is the first of a series of blog posts on building resilient WASH systems in fragile contexts. Read more...
The global community has a decade to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals – can we? Read more...
How to hold governments accountable for timely bill payments to water utilities. Read more...
Pilot in Sikonge DC (Sept. 2019) Credit: DIME World Bank Is community management of water supply still feasible in Tanzania? Read more...
"Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success," Henry Ford famously said. Read more...
What does government leadership in the African water and sanitation sector really mean? Perspectives from a technocrat, a politician and IRC's CEO. Read more...
Reflections on developing a series of position papers which help to chart a path forward in Ethiopia. Read more...
Sanitation workers deserve safe working conditions through legal protection and operational guidelines. Read more...
Lessons from the Central African Republic and Mali. Report of a WASH debate. Read more...
Despite official plans many of Kenya’s public healthcare facilities lack basic water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services particularly for persons with a disability. Read more...
This #GivingTuesday we give more information on the global status, what IRC does and could do. Read more...
In Asutifi North district in Ghana, the District Assembly is making a bold attempt to achieve district-wide full coverage by 2030. Read more...
Why is an organisation that believes in systems strengthening joining #GivingTuesday? Because effective philanthropy can be a force for lasting change. Read more...
So what are we talking about? #GivingTuesday Read more...