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SWA High-Level Meeting

SWA Sector Ministers' Meeting (SMM), San José, Costa Rica.

Published on: 07/03/2019
WASHing away inequalities: partnering to finance and achieve the water, sanitation and hygiene targets of the Sustainable Development Goals.

How to use learning alliances to achieve systems change at scale

This working paper sets out the thinking behind our use of learning alliances, offers practical guidance on how to adopt the approach and build a...
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Mobilising finance for WASH : getting the foundations right

This working paper unpacks what is meant by the enabling environment for finance in WASH and presents real examples of how these bottlenecks are...
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Pass notes fragile states

IRC Pass notes: Fragile States #notjust4nerds

Published on: 06/03/2019
I've had a few of those after a big night out... Not that kind of fragile state.

Pass notes financing WASH

IRC Pass notes: Financing WASH #notjust4nerds

Published on: 06/03/2019
Is this about that 10euros I owe you? No. It's about the critical importance of finance as a building block within the systems approach

Pass notes measuring and learning

IRC Pass notes: Measuring & Monitoring Systems Change

Published on: 06/03/2019
Why should I care about measuring and monitoring? Well, if you don't measure before you make a change and monitor it over time, how will you know if your change is making a difference (positive or negative)?

Pass notes safe and sustainable water

IRC Pass notes: Safe and sustainable water #notjust4nerds

Published on: 06/03/2019
Water sustainability? Is this about making sure my pipes are maintained? Not quite

Pass notes sanitation and hygiene

IRC Pass notes: Sanitation and Hygiene #notjust4nerds

Published on: 06/03/2019
So what are we talking about? Sanitation and Hygiene

Systems strengthening for sanitation; how does it work

Animation about the sanitation service chain.
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All systems go! - Symposium concept notes for the thematic areas

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WASH systems strengthening: the basics

Published on: 05/03/2019
First course of the WASH Systems Academy launches in September! Register now!

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Specialist course: Building blocks of sustainable WASH systems

Published on: 04/03/2019
The WASH Systems Academy will launch its first specialist course in December.

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Supporting Ethiopian entrepreneurs in WASH

Published on: 04/03/2019
Since my first post about some first-hand experience of running a WASH business within the Ethiopian business framework I've been wondering how much of the challenges is due to being a foreign business. Maybe the thought occurred to a few readers.

Patrick Moriarty speaking at the launch of the Kabarole master plan

Launching the Kabarole District master plan

Published on: 28/02/2019
The Kabarole master plan articulates the long-term (2018-2030) WASH priorities of the District to ensure safe water and sanitation for everyone.

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.

The Agenda for Change : moving from principles to action : building blocks for sustainable services

This presentation introduces the building blocks concept and how it is used to illustrate the key actors and factors that must be targeted and...
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Louis C. Boorstin

50 years of IRC: Interview with Louis C. Boorstin

Published on: 27/02/2019
We are getting more articulate on how to discuss and demonstrate the importance of the systems approach.

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Doing WASH business in Ethiopia

Published on: 27/02/2019
Ethiopia is currently ranked 161st out of 190 countries for "Ease of Doing Business". My first post is about why that might be the case, and how the recent new government has the potential to have an impact as it seeks to harness the potential of the private sector.

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IRC Pass notes: All systems go!

Published on: 26/02/2019
Why a WASH systems symposium?

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Join IRC and partners at the Colorado WASH Symposium

Published on: 26/02/2019
This event brings together experts in the WASH sector as speakers to highlight promising global approaches to selected topics.

Parts of the system : supply chains and operation and maintenance (O&M) in Amhara, Ethiopia

This paper summarises results of a study about the demand for rural water facility spares, the organisation of supply chains and the O&M systems...
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Digging deep behind the complexities of sustainable water supply in Nepal

A review of financial, governance and technical challenges impacting the sustainability of rural water supply schemes in Sarlahi and Rautahat...
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Conditions for private sector involvement and financing in rural water supply

An introduction to the UDUMA model based on long-term affermage contracts with local authorities and blended finance, which is being piloted in...
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Understanding complexity in WASH systems

The paper provides background on the concept of complex systems, its applicability to WASH, and some proposed approaches for practitioners to use...
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Positioning WASH services within a systems framework and demonstrating achievement of open defecation free status at scale : an example from the Indian State of Bihar

Adopting a systems approach of WASH services, which included strengthening institutional systems and service delivery models, while also introducing...
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