Former communication and knowledge management advisor | IRC Uganda
An analysis by IRC Uganda and a CSO group reveals higher targets amidst reduced funding. Read more...
IRC Uganda and the Ministry of Education and Sports recently hosted a stakeholders' breakfast meeting to discuss action for improving Menstrual Health Management Read more...
Learning and adaptation is about preparedness to innovate and to use the insights and lessons generated to drive change across the WASH system at all levels and in all operating contexts. Read more...
Planning is the WASH systems building block that involves budgeting and the determination of costs and financing details. Planning for WASH systems requires strategic (long-term) and annual (activities and routine costs) planning as well as project planning for infrastructure development. Read more...
Monitoring is one of the key building blocks for an effective WASH system, which generates the information and feedback that facilitate adaptive change and well as planning and regulation. Read more...
IRC supports institutions that promise to improve and professionalise the delivery and management of WASH services. District Hand Pump Mechanics Associations (HPMAs) are an example of such institutions. Read more...
What can Uganda and other sub-Saharan African countries learn from Kenya's successful approach to improve menstrual health management? Read more...
Kenneth Kavulu, winner of the 2018 Ton Schouten Award for WASH Storytelling used his prize earnings to create an NGO dedicated to transforming lives in slum areas. Read more...
The second edition of the Uganda Water and Environment Week is underway. IRC Uganda is one of the key sponsors and will be leading several sessions. Read more...
The Kabarole master plan articulates the long-term (2018-2030) WASH priorities of the District to ensure safe water and sanitation for everyone. Read more...
The Ministry of Water and Environment in Uganda organises the annual commemoration of Global Handwashing Day. IRC Uganda Country Office was there to document the highlights. Read more...
IRC continues to support district local governments in improving the management of water supply systems. Action research and learning remain a key part of the process. Read more...
IRC Uganda continues to support journalists and enhance their capacity, aspiring to improve media coverage of WASH issues Read more...
IRC Uganda launches video on implementing the systems approach in Kabarole and Bunyangabu districts. Read more...
Turning district Hand Pump Mechanics Associations (HPMAs) in Uganda into viable business entities. Read more...
The 2018 International Menstrual Hygiene Day commemoration in Uganda started off with a one-day symposium in Kampala, during which actors were advised to take the MHM message to girls and women outside the school context. Read more...
An IRC Uganda / Watershed video set in Rwenzori Region. Read more...
The WASH Agenda for Change (WA4C) partnership in Uganda embarked on an exercise to document the untold story of WASH, profiling the unserved populations and highlighting the key issues and circumstances that characterize their lack of access to WASH services. Read more...
Ronald Mugabe was the overall winner of the second edition of the Uganda WASH Media Awards held on Friday 20 October 2017. Read more...
Under the pay-as-you-fetch management model, a water source caretaker is paid a monthly wage. Caretakers are no longer community volunteers as they used to be and this has improved service delivery. Read more...