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Afou Chantal Bengaly (photo by ViceVersa)

In Mali, water is a source of life

Published on: 10/02/2020
How can you help NGOs and citizens in Mali better stand up for their rights when it comes to water and sanitation?

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Fundraising resources for She Makes Change

Published on: 03/02/2020
Get involved, inspire others and make a difference. Support our campaign and help us fundraise for women's empowerment workshops in Odisha, India.

She Makes Change : fundraising pack

Fundraising pack has ideas and tips to support fundraising for the CPC Run The Hague 2020.
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Water pump

Kabarole master plan makes politicians commit to the WASH sector

Published on: 13/01/2020
How a campaign turned local Ugandan leaders into sanitation champions, who helped pass a new by-law.

Water resources management : a governance challenge

Video on a meeting informing Ugandan parliamentarians about the Watershed empowering citizens programme.
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Rural village in Kabarole district, Uganda

Vulnerable people have difficulty accessing WASH services

Published on: 03/12/2019
Vulnerable groups live a dog’s life – a feature article in Uganda’s Saturday Vision.

IRC Burkina mission in an infographic

Ready, Set, Action – Our plan in Burkina

Published on: 21/11/2019
Our mission is to help the Government of Burkina Faso meet its 2030 SDG commitment.

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.

Unicef et IRC forment 35 députés et assistants parlementaires en genre et AFDH

Unicef et IRC appuient les «faiseurs de loi»

Published on: 11/10/2019
Unicef et IRC forment 35 députés et assistants parlementaires en genre et AFDH

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.

Rehabilitating River Mpanga in Uganda

Rehabilitating River Mpanga in Uganda

Published on: 17/09/2019
Local communities, CSOs, and government work together to pilot new agricultural activities, which don't harm a vital source of water.

Building bridges in Bhola Bangladesh

Building bridges in Bhola, Bangladesh

Published on: 17/09/2019
By participating in decision making, a citizen committee helps local government budget effectively for better water and sanitation services.

Women voices for water in Nanyuki, Kenya

Women voices for water in Nanyuki, Kenya

Published on: 17/09/2019
An indigenous movement helps women and people living with disabilities advocate for their rights in public platforms.

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IRC joins the #GivingTuesday movement

Published on: 04/09/2019
3 December 2019 - for the very first time - the Netherlands will also celebrate the global giving movement. And IRC is helping make this happen.

Watershed meeting with Parliament in Uganda

Bad governance, inadequate funds fuelling environmental degradation

Published on: 23/08/2019
A meeting organised by Uganda Water and Sanitation NGO Network (UWASNET) and IRC Uganda, to inform the parliamentarians about the Watershed empowering citizens programme, discuss key issues in WASH and IWRM, and make recommendations on how the issues can be addressed effectively.

Meet IRC at World Water Week

Published on: 04/07/2019
See what we have planned with partners during Stockholm World Water Week 2019. Alternatively, meet us at the Agenda for Change stand (D10) or the Dutch Pavilion (C08).

Patrick Moriarty

Patrick Moriarty elected chair of SWA Steering Committee

Published on: 02/07/2019
IRC's CEO will serve as chair of the decision-making body of Sanitation and Water for All for the coming three years.

Two elephants

The invisible elephant at the bottom of the pyramid

Published on: 25/06/2019
What can civil society do to achieve the SDGs?

Participante del foro

Colourless water

Published on: 13/06/2019
"Water should be colourless in all aspects, that is, it should not have any political colour, nor should it be seen as a means to gain votes. Our only motivation should be, to guarantee the human right of access to water, for everyone and forever". Mayor of San Antonio de Cortés, Honduras

Participant at the event

Agua incolora

Published on: 04/06/2019
"El agua debe ser incolora en todos los aspectos, es decir que tampoco debe tener color político, ni debe verse como un medio para ganar votos, nuestra única motivación debe ser garantizar ese derecho humano de acceso al agua, para todos y por siempre". Alcalde de San Antonio de Cortés.

Bulandina Tatu demonstrates the making of reusable menstrual pads by women in Batani village, Kwale County, Kenya

Integrating, collaborating and building capacity for menstrual hygiene management

Published on: 23/05/2019
What can Uganda and other sub-Saharan African countries learn from Kenya's successful approach to improve menstrual health management?

EU parliament elections

To my fellow Dutchmen: what can you do for SDG 6 on 23 May?

Published on: 10/05/2019
Ahead of the European elections of 23 May. What can you do for water and sanitation for all, forever in Europe and beyond?

WASH Systems Academy - How does it work?

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M. NANSI devant les députés burkinabè

IRC devant les députés burkinabè

Published on: 22/11/2018
Burkina Faso : IRC éclaire les députés sur les enjeux et défis de l'accès durable pour tous à l'eau potable et à l'assainissement. Lors de la première édition de la conférence publique sur les grandes questions de la nation organisée le 8 novembre 2018, conjointement par l'assemblée nationale...

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