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Harrismith water heroes (still from Carte Blanche film footage)

Communities aren't enemies, we should harness their capacity

Published on: 03/12/2020
Exploring the links between community activism, service providers and Self-supply.

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.

Landfill in Kenya (Photo by Jacob Baraza of CESPAD)

Couch surfing to smelly places

Published on: 14/07/2020
How virtual field visits allow sneak peeks over the shoulders of colleagues.

Waste disposal at healthcare facility in Kabarole, Uganda

Treating medical waste during COVID-19 in the Global South

Published on: 15/06/2020
Is hazardous medical waste sufficiently managed?

USAID-funded water point in Afar, Ethiopia

Can right-sized digital solutions help the vulnerable?

Published on: 18/05/2020
Water supply for all: How can digital solutions help increase access for vulnerable populations? Lessons from Tanzania and Ethiopia.

Cartoon of disabled person trying to wash hands but tap is too high (source:Mdogo)

How to avoid a 20-year setback in the water and sanitation sector

Published on: 23/04/2020
Smarter emergency measures against COVID-19 needed to ensure lasting solutions in service provision.

Kenyan school girls taking the pledge in past activitiy

Keep focus on menstrual hygiene management also during COVID-19

Published on: 08/04/2020
Continue with menstrual hygiene management (MHM) activities during COVID-19 as so much still needs to be done especially for the vulnerable.

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.

Mid-Western Umbrella of Water and Sanitation (MWUWS), Uganda

Utilitisation – the next step for rural water supply in Africa?

Published on: 18/02/2020
Public utilities are expanding into rural areas, are they the future of water and sanitation services?

Pilot in Sikonge DC (Sept. 2019) Credit: DIME World Bank

Community management: policy failure or lost in translation?

Published on: 14/01/2020
Pilot in Sikonge DC (Sept. 2019) Credit: DIME World Bank Is community management of water supply still feasible in Tanzania?

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.

A set of toilets under renovation at one of the rural health facilities in Nyeri County

Advocating for improved public investments for WASH in HCFs in Kenya

Published on: 02/12/2019
Despite official plans many of Kenya’s public healthcare facilities lack basic water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services particularly for persons with a disability.

Daniel Karanja at the WSSCC booth during the Sanitation Conference in Kenya

Menstrual health and hygiene at the Kenya Sanitation Conference

Published on: 13/11/2019
Special children's sessions on menstrual hygiene during Sanitation Conference show need for education and information on the topic.

Machinjiri health centre, Zomba, Malawi (photo WRA Malawi)

Advocating for WASH in healthcare facilities in Malawi

Published on: 11/11/2019
White Ribbon Alliance aims for a 30% WASH access improvement at healthcare facilities in Chitipa, Zomba and Dowa, Malawi.

People around a water point

Payment by Results: An end or a means to an end?

Published on: 05/11/2019
In recent years, donors have been making greater use of Payment by Results (PbR) approaches to fund development programmes.

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?

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.

A menstrual hygiene management (MHM) session at Kitale Main Women’s prison.

Menstrual hygiene management needs for perimenopausal women

Published on: 19/08/2019
Just like adolescent girls, incarcerated women - the age cohort with the highest risk of perimenopausal women - need support with menstrual hygiene management (MHM) too.

Fetching water in a rural location in Tanzania

RUWASA: New hopes in challenging times?

Published on: 15/08/2019
The era of eyes on, hands off are gone! Responsibility for rural water and sanitation shifts from local government to new national agency.

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.

Daniel Karanja telling schoolchildren about menstrual hygiene management

It is time for action on all things menstruation

Published on: 17/06/2019
Guest blog by Kenyan menstrual hygiene management champion Daniel Karanja.

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.

Presenter at AfricanSan5

AfricaSan is now five! And we are learning fast

Published on: 26/02/2019
AfricaSan5 just like a five-year old, reflects a sanitation and hygiene sector that is nowhere near mature, but is growing up fast and is full of ambition.

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