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Ms. Naima Akter is facilitating an awareness session on WASH. Photo by: A. Mannan

Awareness and engagement of community enhances WASH in local HCF

Published on: 22/10/2019
Joint efforts at various levels are being made in Bangladesh to improve WASH in health care facilities.

Strengthening the role of rural local bodies in WASH financing and services : policy learnings from a multi-stakeholder workshop

The brief captures the experiences, challenges and recommendations of civil society organisations (CSOs) and local government representatives.
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Role of youth in sanitation : synthesis document

An expert panel highlighted the role of youth as a key stakeholder in ensuring sanitation services for all in India.
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COO Joost Kooijmans explains the finer points of Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) to Aquafed’s President Mamadou Dia and Execu

Bringing the private sector to the table

Published on: 16/10/2019
The question is not if, but how they should be involved.

IRC Burkina faso

Opportunité d'emploi : Expert(e) en Gouvernance Communale AEPHA

Published on: 15/10/2019
IRC Burkina recrute 01 Expert(e) en Gouvernance Communale AEPHA à Banfora.

Systems strengthening: lessons from the health sector

Listen to the keynote of Dr Gilbert Buckle, delivered at the All systems go! WASH systems symposium and learn more about his work as public health...
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Building bridges in Bhola, Bangladesh

By participating in decision making, a citizen committee helps local government budget effectively for better water and sanitation services.
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Global Handwashing Day 2019: Clean Hands for All

Published on: 14/10/2019
October 15 is Global Handwashing Day, a global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives.

Handwashing stand

Why hygiene matters in the climate change discourse

Published on: 14/10/2019
Hygiene is both the first and the last defence against diseases due to climate change.

Unicef et IRC forment 35 députés et assistants parlementaires en genre et AFDH

Unicef et IRC appuient les «faiseurs de loi»

Published on: 11/10/2019
Unicef et IRC forment 35 députés et assistants parlementaires en genre et AFDH

Women voices for water in Nanyuki, Kenya

An indigenous movement helps women and people living with disabilities advocate for their rights in public platforms.
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A framework for targeting water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in pastoralist populations in the Afar region of Ethiopia

An approach is developed to assess WASH risks in marginal populations that are poorly understood and served through conventional approaches.
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Addressing the 'shadow system'

Listen to Barbara Schreiner keynote speech delivered at the All systems go! WASH systems symposium 12 March 2019.
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Strong systems : making water and sanitation for everyone, everywhere and forever a reality

Listen to IRC's Patrick Moriarty keynote speech delivered at the All systems go! WASH systems symposium 12 March 2019.
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MP Margaret Baba Diri speaking at the breakfast meeting

MPs call for menstrual health management strategy

Published on: 04/10/2019
IRC Uganda and the Ministry of Education and Sports recently hosted a stakeholders' breakfast meeting to discuss action for improving Menstrual Health Management

Raising the flag for the #NyumbaNiChoo campaign

#NyumbaNiChoo campaign: Having a toilet is modern and cool

Published on: 03/10/2019
Tanzania's recent toilet campaign gets high-level politicians on board. Why?

Madam Gloria (Chair WATSAN committee Dominase) in discussion with Rhoda Gyampoh (Community Development Officer - Tarkwa-Nsuaem

“They are drinking our shit”

Published on: 03/10/2019
During a Watershed field trip, a community leader experiences a lightbulb moment.

Girls wearing t-shirts of local NGO Ba Phakamise

Advocating for WASH in health care facilities in rural areas

Published on: 02/10/2019
The Rural Health Advocacy Project (RHAP) is working with community and health care facility (HCF) leaders to address the systemic issues around WASH in South Africa.

2014 WASH Sustainability Forum

WASH events calendar

Published on: 01/10/2019
Major international and national water, sanitation and hygiene conferences, meetings, webinars and days.

Household using an improved latrine at Shashogo

How to create demand for sanitation products and services?

Published on: 29/09/2019
Enormous progress has been made in reducing open defecation in Ethiopia. Nevertheless, the quality of sanitation facilities remains a big challenge and a serious health concern.

Sanitation products promotion

Should sanitation be taxed?

Published on: 29/09/2019
The sanitation and hygiene challenge in Ethiopia is an important task, and daunting in scale.

Afar region

A framework for improving pastoralist WASH interventions

Published on: 27/09/2019
IRC collaborated with partners to develop a new approach to assess WASH risks in marginal populations in Ethiopia.

South Ari community fetching water

Report on local systems analysis for rural water published

Published on: 27/09/2019
Understanding local systems to find solutions to poor sustainability in Ethiopia.

A local systems analysis for rural water services delivery in South Ari and Mile, Ethiopia

This report summarises the strengths of the decentralised local systems that deliver services in two locations in Ethiopia, describing key actors,...
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IRC's WASH Systems Academy shortlisted for Innovation Award

Published on: 26/09/2019
IRC's new learning platform, the WASH Systems Academ y, has been shortlisted as one of the ten finalists for the Spindle award "Best Innovation for Development".

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