Find out more by accessing the data behind our work, tracking the progress towards our goals
Our aim is to achieve universal access and indefinite sustainability in each district we work in. We will hold ourselves accountable for ensuring that at least one million people will have access to sustained, safe, and adequate WASH services by 2030. We have brought together key data around our work providing insight into our progress in each country and district.
Explore our core numbers and impact data in this beta-version of our dashboard. The embedded pages below allow you to navigate along with our 'theory of change'. View the global picture or filter to look at a specific country. Take time to explore the data below and let us know what you think. This is a work in progress, and the page will be updated regularly. Your feedback is extremely valuable to help us improve. Send your questions or comments [subject: the data].
Please note that most graphs and tables are interactive – click or hover over data to find out more, or to select. Use filters to select country or year data.
This dashboard has been created with the support of many friends and supporters, particular recognition is given to The Netherlands Directorate-General for International Cooperation, The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, and The Osprey Foundation. Any data or figures extracted or used from this dashboard should be referenced as IRC Data Dashboard, IRC, date. Note that we do our best to make the data as accurate as possible and adaptations and changes are regularly made. You may also wish to consult our Annual Monitoring Reports for more information.
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We also report on our work in the data portal of the International Aid Transparency Initiative
We have committed ourselves between 2017 and 2030, to maintaining our long-term partnerships with selected districts in our focus countries.
We use definitions from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) to assess the quality of services that people are receiving and to set targets for the future.
In our annual and monitoring reports, we share progress towards the 2030 vision for WASH services at national and district levels.
The JMP outlines a 'service ladder' of five service levels for water and sanitation: no service (surface water or open defecation); unimproved; limited; basic; and, safely managed. Each level up from the bottom represents a significant improvement in the safety and security of the supply. A similar ladder exists for hygiene, and WASH in health care facilities and schools.
Like the JMP, we use a combination of household surveys, infrastructure, water quality, and administrative data to estimate the proportion of the population being served at each level. We also consider other criteria including technology type, protection from contaminants, distance from home and availability. Reported changes in service levels since the 2017 baseline are based on geographies in which two or more data points are available since then.
The JMP definitions do not always match perfectly to national norms and standards. In particular, there is disagreement about what constitutes 'safe' services. Despite this, we believe it makes sense to use JMP wherever possible. For more information on the JMP methodology, go to https://washdata.org/monitoring/methods.
