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She Makes Change - an update

Published on: 19/10/2020
COVIID-19 has forced the women in Odisha to postpone the workshops that IRC raised funds for during the 'She Makes Change' campaign.

Mayor A. Hema with fellow citizens

Quatre ans après, Aboubakar Hema a-t-il tenu ses promesses ?

Published on: 28/09/2020
Interrogation l'édile de Banfora sur ses actions dans le secteur de l'eau et assainissement.

Forson Ageli area mechanic Akatsi South District

Post-construction support to Akatsi North and South districts

Published on: 03/09/2020
Video stories of change from two Ghanaian districts as a result of post-construction interventions.

NDPC banner booklet launch

Launch of Good practice for WASH in Ghana booklet

Published on: 05/08/2020
National Development Planning Commission - NDPC in collaboration with IRC and partners is disseminating the findings and is further engaging relevant stakeholders on the stories starting with the launch of the Good Practice for WASH in Ghana booklet.

Relief items for the poor in Ghana during COVID-19

IRC Ghana and Latter-day Saints present COVID-19 relief items

Published on: 11/06/2020
Relief goods for 500 vulnerable and poor households affected by COVID-19 restrictions were handed over to the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly.

Provision of personal protective equipment

Uganda: IRC supports COVID-19 response

Published on: 04/06/2020
In Kabarole District IRC's support is driven by strengthening WASH in healthcare facilities.

Various stakeholders do a clean-up exercise in Fort Portal, Uganda

Regional Water and Environment Week 2020 in Kabarole District

Published on: 11/05/2020
This report highlights the activities of the 2020 Regional Water and Environment Week which included among others clean-up exercises, home improvement campaigns and public dialogue.

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Fundraising resources for She Makes Change

Published on: 03/02/2020
Get involved, inspire others and make a difference. Support our campaign and help us fundraise for women's empowerment workshops in Odisha, India.

CPC 2020 - Women in Odisha

She Makes Change: Running for gender equality

Published on: 22/01/2020
With the She Makes Change campaign, IRC participates in CPC Run The Hague 2020 to raise funds for women's empowerment workshops in India.

Water tap in Burkina Faso (photo by Anne Mimault)

Strengthening capacity of 93 municipalities in Burkina Faso

Published on: 22/01/2020
IRC Burkina has received funding for a new project on capacity building of governance for WASH in 93 municipalities.

People fetching water in Burkina Faso (photo by Anne Mimault)

Améliorer le leadership des municipalités au Burkina Faso

Published on: 09/01/2020
Démarrage du projet de renforcement des capacités des municipalités du Burkina Faso dans la gouvernance de l’eau potable, de l’hygiène et de l’assainissement.

Monitoring in Kabarole district

Role of CSOs in delivering SDG 6 in Kabarole district

Published on: 07/01/2020
Civil society organisations are performing various roles in supporting local government to deliver WASH services in Kabarole district, Uganda.

watershed webinar

Webinar Watershed Programme IWRM-WASH

Published on: 05/12/2019
FANSA (Fresh Action Network South Asia), Watershed's regional partner in Asia, hosted a webinar for Watershed to share learnings and experiences in IWRM/WASH.

Winners of the Sanitation Challenge for Ghana

Winners of the Sanitation Challenge for Ghana announced

Published on: 09/08/2019
Local Assemblies and private partners awarded cash prizes for excellence in urban liquid waste management in Ghana.

School toilet in Ouolondo (M. Kane, IRC Mali)

Managing water schemes in schools and hospitals is difficult in Mali

Published on: 22/07/2019
From April to May 2019, the 'communes' of Nossombougou, Ouolodo and Tioribougou in Mali carried out an assessment of water and sanitation schemes in schools and health centres.

PMH dans la commune de Ouodolo (M.Kane, IRC Mali)

Difficile gestion des ouvrages AEPHA dans les écoles et hôpitaux au Mali

Published on: 22/07/2019
Les communes Nossombougou, Ouolodo et Tioribougou au Mali ont effectué, d'avril à mai 2019, un diagnostic des ouvrages d'eau et d'assainissement érigés au sein des établissements scolaires et les centres de santés.

Water vessel and filter used in India

Helping CSOs with WASH governance issues in two states in India

Published on: 22/07/2019
Working papers focusing on the institutional setup and financial flows for WASH in Bihar and Odisha.

Patrick Moriarty

Patrick Moriarty elected chair of SWA Steering Committee

Published on: 02/07/2019
IRC's CEO will serve as chair of the decision-making body of Sanitation and Water for All for the coming three years.

Les participants d'AAFEA

L’Alliance d’Afrique Francophone pour l’Eau et l’Assainissement

Published on: 26/06/2019
Déclaration des collectifs africains du secteur eau et assainissement pour accélérer la mobilisation pour l'atteinte de l'ODD6.

Participants of the One Drop workshop in Burkina Faso

One Drop réitère son soutien à la commune de Banfora

Published on: 24/06/2019
La mairie de Banfora a organisé les 14, 15 et 16 mai 2019 un atelier de consultation pour la définition d’un nouveau projet cofinancé par One Drop, Hilton et les partenaires locaux.

Bulandina Tatu demonstrates the making of reusable menstrual pads by women in Batani village, Kwale County, Kenya

Integrating, collaborating and building capacity for menstrual hygiene management

Published on: 23/05/2019
What can Uganda and other sub-Saharan African countries learn from Kenya's successful approach to improve menstrual health management?

Participants of local government training of area mechanics in Ghana

IRC supports local government training of area mechanics in Ghana

Published on: 25/05/2018
Two districts in the Volta Region of Ghana - Akatsi North and Akatsi South - benefited from a five-day area mechanic training.

Launch of the project in Asutifi North

Asutifi North district in Ghana launches united effort to achieve WASH for all by 2030

Published on: 19/03/2018
District, communities, IRC and partners pledge to deliver on SDG promises

Fetching water in Ghana

Ghana’s Asutifi North District wants to set example with WASH masterplan

Published on: 12/10/2017
IRC Ghana is partner in a new pilot called the 'District Based 100% Full WASH Coverage Initiative'.

Ghana delegation to SWWW

District-based initiative for Sustainable Development Goal 6: building country systems in Ghana

Published on: 27/08/2017
In Asutifi North District in Ghana, the local government works with IRC, Safe Water Network and World Vision (Conrad N. Hilton Foundation partners) to make it the first Ghanaian district where everyone has access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene services by 2030.

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