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Transporting water with a motorcycle in Burkina Faso

A compact for sustainable systems

Published on: 08/08/2019
UNICEF and IRC join hands to support sustainable WASH services in Burkina Faso.

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

Ato Mantegabtot Negash, the manager of the Gazer Town Water Utility

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.

Ethiopia Laying pipes

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.

Colourful house in Uttarakhand

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.

Bus listo para salir en ruta

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...

Natural fence near water source

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.

learning in Uganda

Evidence-based policy in practice

Published on: 11/03/2016
Creating the capacity to adapt and innovate within national water, sanitation and hygiene sectors

Monitoring together

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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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 .

Ethiopia Awash - Amref Health Africa

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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Uganda : engaging communities to keep safe water flowing

Water committees and handpump mechanics ensure safe and reliable services in Western Uganda. A story about action learning supported by the Dutch...
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Rising above the waters : better hygiene and sanitation in Bangladesh

Local NGO Uttaran has constructed 'step toilets' for 2,000 people in flood-prone areas in south-west Bangladesh. A story about action learning...
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Ghana : local NGOs promote toilets and hygiene for better health

A credit scheme helps families to build household toilets in northern Ghana. A story about action learning supported by the Dutch WASH Alliance.
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Apprentissage sectoriel et gestion adaptive

Une gestion approximative des services d'assainissement et d'hygiène entraîne nécessairement des conséquences de santé publique pour une société...
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Nothing left to waste : the prospects for faecal sludge-based organic fertiliser in Bangladesh

BRAC WASH has researched how to develop a viable process for faecal sludge-based organic fertiliser.
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Users collect water from a protected spring in Namayingo District, Uganda

IRC Uganda advocates for increased O&M funding

Published on: 31/08/2015
IRC Uganda is currently involved in key advocacy initiatives to increase operation and maintenance (O&M) funds and ultimately to change the budget allocations in the District Water and Sanitation Conditional Grant.

Outcomes of TAF analysis - Users, Authorities, Operators

TAF adapted for mobile desludging

Published on: 05/08/2015
The first Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) workshop was conducted at Hunyani Hills Hotel, Harare from 7-8 July 2015 and the second TAF workshop was held 15-16 Sept 2016. Representatives of user groups, local authorities and operators assessed feasibility indicators developed specifically...

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REACH launches its website

Published on: 21/06/2015
IRC's Research into action partner REACH launches its communications.

Uganda - Martin Watsisi, Karambi sub-county

Sub county water boards still require support to function effectively

Published on: 01/06/2015
While IRC/Triple-S was still operating in Lira District, it provided a lot of support to the newly established Sub-county Water Supply and Sanitation Boards. Since the closure of the Triple-S Initiative in the district in November 2014, the boards have strived to continue operating in spite of...

Decision-support for arsenic- and salt-mitigation in Bangladesh : the ASTRA approach

This paper describes how the ASTRA tool can help identify potentially appropriate technical solutions fro the delivery of arsenic and saline-free...
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Facilitating change in a complex environment: delivering rural water services in Ghana

Between 2009-2014 IRC through the Triple S project supported Ghana's rural water agency CWSA to build consensus around a new vision of adequate water...
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Ghana broken water point

Creating a new model for rural water service monitoring: an experiment

Published on: 23/02/2015
A framework for monitoring sustainable water services has been developed and successfully tested in three districts in Ghana. The framework supports the transition from a focus on counting water systems to monitoring services provided and sustained and is now being scaled up to 8 of the country's...

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