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La Vies des Noires Compte / Black Lives Matter, Gay Village, Monteal

Decolonising the WASH sector

Published on: 22/07/2020
Being true to #BlackLivesMatter. Report of an IRC Global Talk.

David DeArmey of Water for Good

Bringing clarity to the WASH system

Published on: 16/03/2020
Interview with David DeArmey of Water for Good about using IRC tools in a fragile context.

Application of the district-wide approach in 5 pilot districts of Rwanda : lessons learned

Between 2017 and 2019, the District-Wide Approach for water and sanitation services was piloted in five districts in Rwanda. This Agenda for Change...
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Central African Republic - Water for Good

Can you strengthen WASH systems in fragile states?

Published on: 03/12/2019
Lessons from the Central African Republic and Mali. Report of a WASH debate.

Harriet Burungu fetching water in Kabarole district

It's all about the blend

Published on: 15/08/2019
How a blending of service delivery models and finance within a district may hold the solution to financing safe water supplies for everyone.

Speakers Panel at the WASH Debate on Dialogue and Dissent, The Hague, 26 June 2019

Bringing empowered voices to the table

Published on: 15/07/2019
The role of civil society in evidence-based advocacy for the human rights to water and sanitation. Report of a WASH Debate.

Baluku (left) and Stephen Baryebuga (right) Members of Kabarole HPMA at work

Viable institutions are key to strong WASH systems

Published on: 29/05/2019
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.

WASH Systems strengthening in Rwanda - podcast

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Lukas Kwezi at the IRC symposium

WASH systems strengthening: old wine in new bottles?

Published on: 01/04/2019
An account of personal reflections on the shift to a systems approach.

Adrienne Lane

50 years of IRC: Interview with Adrienne Lane

Published on: 27/02/2019
Why Water for Good applies a systems approach in the context of complex emergencies.

Developing district WASH investment plans, a cornerstone of the district wide approach

This paper for the All systems go! WASH Systems Symposium provides an overview of the process, and some experience in development of District WASH...
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Water vessels for collecting water

Shared concerns on water integrity

Published on: 11/12/2017
Participants from the East Africa Integrity Forum 2017 have identified key integrity concerns on eight themes.

Community in Tanzania

Understanding what drives maintenance of rural water infrastructure in Tanzania (and it’s not what you think!)

Published on: 01/06/2017
A large proportion of Tanzanians still do not have access to improved water sources.

Villagers fishing in their newly expanded pond. Meghalaya, India

How change within individuals can support institutional performance

Published on: 01/05/2017
Can leadership development training for public agency staff lead to improved utility performance and community-level service?

Using knowledge for improving water, sanitation and hygiene services in West and Central Africa

Paper underlining the importance of learning for better performance in the WASH sector and to contribute to the discussion on how this can be...
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WASH sector learning meeting Cote d'Ivoire

Exploring possibilities for improved learning in the WASH sector

Published on: 24/02/2017
Although most people acknowledge the importance of learning for improving performance in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector, in practice key information and knowledge are too often not (or only partly) used for the planning and implementation of interventions.

FLOW training in Ghana, 2013.

IRC excited by new cutting edge partnership on strengthening local WASH systems

Published on: 04/11/2016
University of Colorado Boulder launches Sustainable WASH Systems Initiative.

Rural water supply, Sahel region, Burkina Faso

How can Burkina Faso and Niger achieve SDG 6?

Published on: 06/09/2016
The answer lies in four strategic changes in water sector governance.

Africa Water Week logo

IRC at Africa Water Week

Published on: 28/06/2016
Learn about our new programme Watershed, sector learning and country-led monitoring.

Jane Nabunnya IRC Country Director

The Kampala WASH Symposium: Looking beyond ordinary approaches

Published on: 22/06/2016
This sixth WASH sustainability forum and the first to be held on the African continent; takes place from 20-23 June in Kampala, Uganda.

IRC Event March 2016

Reaching universal coverage

Published on: 13/04/2016
Are government-led and private sector approaches mutually exclusive?

Participant drawing network in Malawi

Understanding stakeholder networks in rural water sub-sectors in Malawi

Published on: 16/02/2016
This post shares an update from recent fieldwork in Malawi, and provides preliminary analysis with reference to methods and findings from previous work in Ghana .

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and IRC sign WASH IT! partnership agreement

WASH IT! Strategic Partnership signed

Published on: 20/11/2015
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IRC, Simavi, Wetlands International and Akvo partner up to increase sustainability of water, sanitation and hygiene services

learning: from individual to sector

Why is doing the obvious often not so obvious?

Published on: 15/07/2015
UNICEF and IRC start partnership to improve learning in WASH for better services in West and Central Africa

spare parts in a field

Africa Works! 2014 event looks at Public Private Partnerships

Published on: 27/10/2014
The second edition of Africa Works! showcased several successful examples of public private partnerships (PPPs) between Dutch and African organisations. In his opening speech the Deputy Director-General for International Cooperation, Mr. Christiaan Rebergen, said that PPPs are the way forward...

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