IRC in the media
Media organisations come to IRC for globally-acknowledged expertise in the fields of water, sanitation and hygiene
Media organisations come to IRC for globally-acknowledged expertise in the fields of water, sanitation and hygiene
The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, says the Ministry is instituting mechanisms to improve data collection necessary to inform sanitation and water interventions projects by government. Read more.
The 2019 OPEC Fund for International Development, OFID, Annual Award for Development has been conferred upon Vida Duti, in recognition of her remarkable work in striving for sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services for the population of Ghana. Read more.
In keeping with previous years, a highlight of the Ministerial Council's public session was the presentation of the OFID Annual Award for Development. The 2019 Award was bestowed on Vida Duti – Country Director of the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre in Ghana – in recognition of her remarkable work and engagement in ensuring sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services for the population of Ghana. Read more.
The 2019 OFID Annual Award for Development has been conferred upon Vida Duti, in recognition of her remarkable work in striving for sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services for the population of Ghana. Duti, who is Country Director of the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre in Ghana, will receive US$100,000 from OFID in recognition. Read more.
On 20 June the SWA Steering Committee met in Berlin for their first face-to-face meeting of 2019. The agenda included items such as the new SWA Strategy 2020-2030, the private sector's engagement with the partnership and preparations for the 2020 Finance Ministers' Meeting. Read more.
Later this year, non-governmental organisation IRC WASH will launch an academy to help professionals with the implementation and strengthening of a system approach for the delivery of drinking water and sanitation. Read more.
The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources has received an allocation of 1. 5 billion dollars to enhance the delivery of water supply to seven regions across the Country. Read more.
Systems change is often difficult to understand and almost always very difficult to do, so when I was invited to the IRC's 'All systems go' symposium in the Hague I jumped at the opportunity. Three days of exploring systems change in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector with those actually doing it in different contexts around the world was too good a learning opportunity to pass up. Read more.
Richard Bassono of IRC Burkina Faso highlights the first findings from the district Master plan Banfora in southwest Burkina Faso. Read more.
The IRC Ghana has entered the 2019 SDG Action Awards with its WASH project in Asutifi North district. The project is seen as a first of a kind including a masterplan to provide WASH services to 10,000 inhabitants and achieve SDG6 on water by 2030. The masterplan has been established together with Asutifi North District authorities, national government, chiefs, market women, water service providers, the private sector, local NGOs and sachet water producers.