action research

What are collective action approaches anyway?

Published on: 07/01/2020

"Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success," Henry Ford famously said.

Formation en AFDH pour la société civile de Banfora

Published on: 25/11/2019

La commune de Banfora, avec l' appui d' IRC, renforce les capacités de sa société en AFDH.

SDG6: IRC and World Vision support three Malian districts

Published on: 07/11/2019

IRC and World Vision unroll, during a national workshop, their Joint Program in three Malian districts.

ODD6 : IRC et World Vision épaulent trois communes maliennes

Published on: 30/10/2019

IRC et World vision déroulent, lors d'un atelier national, leur programme conjoint dans trois communes maliennes.

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.

UNC Water and Health: Where Science Meets Policy, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, 7-11 Oct 2019

Published on: 05/09/2019

Bringing together research with policy, practice and networking events. The 2019 Water and Health Conference: Where Science Meets Policy, organised by the Water Institute at UNC explores drinking water supply, sanitation, hygiene and water resources in both the developing and developed worlds with...

IRC forme les cadres du Ministère de l’Eau et de l’Assainissement au Burkina

Published on: 30/08/2019

IRC appui le Ministère de l'Eau et de l'Assainissement pour la formation de 38 cadres en planification financière stratégique dans le secteur de l'eau et de l'assainissement.

Banfora s’auto évalue

Published on: 29/08/2019

La commune de Banfora a fait, le 30 juillet 2019, une revue à mi-parcours de ses projets et programmes d'eau et d'assainissement et s'est donné comme objectif un taux d'exécution d'au moins 80% en fin d'année.

Un outil de mesure de la capacité de l’influence des femmes

Published on: 28/08/2019

IRC et l'Institut de l'Environnement de Stockholm mesurent la capacité d'influence des femmes dans le secteur de l'Eau et de l'Assainissement.

A compact for sustainable systems

Published on: 08/08/2019

UNICEF and IRC join hands to support sustainable WASH services in Burkina Faso.

Un pacte pour des systèmes durables

Published on: 08/08/2019

UNICEF et IRC conjuguent leurs efforts pour des services durables en eau potable, hygiène et assainissement au Burkina Faso.

Shouted at by water users and shouting for support

Published on: 03/07/2017

The challenges of small town water supply and the need for systemic change: the case of Gazer town.

Costs of water and sanitation services in small towns in Ethiopia

Published on: 02/12/2016

Assessing Value for Money of WASH services in small towns. Read the main findings on the analysis of costs for providing water and sanitation services in small town in Ethiopia.

Quick Guide to IRC in India

Published on: 21/06/2016

The Indian government has a target to make India ‘Open Defecation Free’ by 2019. All stakeholders are increasing their efforts to meet this target, which will have an impact on more than half the population.

Construyendo la ruta para la cobertura total y para siempre

Published on: 16/05/2016

Hoy en día es muy fácil viajar. Con toda la tecnología existente es posible definir rutas, lugares a visitar y establecer tiempos con mucha precisión. Aunque el nivel de precisión depende mucho del destino, por ejemplo, no es lo mismo viajar a Paris en donde uno encuentra detallada información, que...

Can action research and learning continue after a programme ends?

Published on: 22/03/2016

The objective of Action Research for Learning was to strengthen the capacities of the selected partners for action research, analysis, reporting and learning.

Evidence-based policy in practice

Published on: 11/03/2016

Creating the capacity to adapt and innovate within national water, sanitation and hygiene sectors

Doing research and taking action

Published on: 25/02/2016

Having local researchers work with local stakeholders on the development of monitoring tools has been an important success of the Action Research for Learning programme.

Lessons learnt from WASH action research with practitioners in four countries : Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana and Uganda

This is the final report from the Action Research for Learning programme (2013–2015).

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Lessons learnt from WASH action research with practitioners in four countries

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 .

Learning to do better

Published on: 08/12/2015

Communities in Ghana, Ethiopia, Uganda and Bangladesh are en route to better health with the help of local NGOs.

Northern Ethiopia : showers power the route to good health

Amref Health Africa has built showers and toilets for 2,400 people in the Afar region of northern Ethiopia. A story about action learning supported...

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Northern Ethiopia : showers power the route to good health