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A workshop delivers prototypes of more affordable sanitation products that meet the needs of lower income households in Lowland Ethiopia. Read more...
The 5-year (2018-2022) WASH SDG programme is under implementation in Ethiopia's Shashamane and Negelle Arsi woredas. The programme is financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Netherlands (DGIS) and implemented by Amref, Wetlands International (WI), Bole Baptist Biblical... Read more...
What impact did we have in our focus countries in 2020? Sharing highlights from IRC's Annual Report. Read more...
The African Sanitation Policy Guidelines will be of great value to Ethiopia as the country currently does not have an official policy. Read more...
Ethiopia's Ministry of Health has, together with partners, developed a national market-based sanitation training manual to properly implement the guideline on the same topic. Read more...
IRC signed a consultancy agreement with Aguaconsult to conduct a WASH systems context analysis of Mena and Seka Chokorsa districts in Jimma Zone of Oromia Region in Ethiopia. Read more...
IRC WASH Ethiopia gave a nine-day Training of Trainers (ToT) to the Ethiopian Water Technology Institute (EWTI) on WASH systems strengthening. Read more...
Taxes and tariffs imposed on sanitation products significantly increase their consumer price, which reduces their affordability Read more...
In the first phase (2017-2019), the WASH SDG project reached more than 55,000 people with access to clean water services in Shashamane and Negelle Arsi districts Read more...
Some business owners and government officials are concerned about whether intellectual property rights are adequately protected in Ethiopia Read more...
IRC WASH Ethiopia is supporting the Amhara Region's COVID-19 response through the Millennium Water Alliance. The support is focused on backing the regional government's COVID-19 monitoring system. Read more...
Stories and lessons learned from collective action by organisations supported by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and their partners. Read more...
IRC WASH Ethiopia is supporting Shashamane and Negelle Arsi woredas on knowledge management around COVID-19. Read more...
Two Ethiopian districts, Shashamane and Negelle Arsi, are developing water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) master plans Read more...
Some 50 representatives from towns and regional bureaus participated in the small-town WASH symposium on 3 December at the GetFam hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. They were joined online by some 30 stakeholders from national and international level during the morning session, focussed on... Read more...
Earning royalties and repatriating profits can play important roles in ensuring a strong WASH marketplace Read more...
On Global Hand Washing Day, Ethiopia kicked off a one-month hand washing campaign. Read more...
For Ethiopia-based businesses that require imported goods or materials, accessing hard currency through the banking system is one of the biggest challenges they face Read more...
In order to achieve improved and sustainable WASH services, IRC WASH Ethiopia has been working on Wash Alliance International (WAI) project implementation in supporting Shashamane and Negelle Arsi woredas (districts). The project is anticipated to enhance effective planning and monitoring,... Read more...
Documenting the processes used to develop strong partnerships among NGOs and sharing some lessons learned about partnership development in an alliance in Ethiopia. Read more...