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Advocacy is the process of strategically managing and sharing knowledge to change and/or influence policies and practices that affect people's lives. [Source: WASH Advocates & IRC, 2015. The future of WASH advocacy : UNC Water and Health Conference, October 28, 2015, Washington, DC, USA: WASH Advocates and IRC]

 
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Hygiene and Behaviour Change in Burkina Faso
Watershed voices of empowerment

Watershed Voices of Empowerment

Strong civil society leaders share how they are fighting to bring safe water and sanitation to...

Legitimacy and financial sustainability of CSO network organisations

2020
Lessons learned and relevance for global and...

Changes in the civic space for water, sanitation and sexual health rights in Kajiado County, Kenya

2020
Key finding of this briefing note: Overall,...

Webinar recording of the Freshwater Conservation & WASH Advocacy Guide launch

2020
Slide from Advocacy Guide launch

Recording of Freshwater Conservation & WASH Advocacy Guide launch

Webinar recording and presentation of the Freshwater Conservation and WASH Advocacy Guide launch.

ABCG Freshwater Conservation and WASH Advocacy Strategy Facilitator’s Guide Launch Presentation

2020
WASH systems academy

Self-registration now available for the WASH Systems Academy

You can start with the WASH Systems Academy anytime, anywhere.

Adapting to climate change and fostering a low carbon water and sanitation sector

2020
This briefing note explores how Sanitation and...
Thando and Joyce

Launching the Advocacy Strategy Workshop Facilitator's Guide

The ABCG Freshwater Conservation and WASH Advocacy Strategy Workshop Facilitator's Guide will be...

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Watershed voices of empowerment

Watershed Voices of Empowerment

Published on: 05/10/2020
Strong civil society leaders share how they are fighting to bring safe water and sanitation to their communities.

Legitimacy and financial sustainability of CSO network organisations

Lessons learned and relevance for global and regional civil society organisation (CSO) networks active in the WASH sector.
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Changes in the civic space for water, sanitation and sexual health rights in Kajiado County, Kenya

Key finding of this briefing note: Overall, citizens holding governments to account is dependent on effective civil society and media shaping the...
Biblio info

Webinar recording of the Freshwater Conservation & WASH Advocacy Guide launch

Biblio info

Slide from Advocacy Guide launch

Recording of Freshwater Conservation & WASH Advocacy Guide launch

Published on: 08/09/2020
Webinar recording and presentation of the Freshwater Conservation and WASH Advocacy Guide launch.

ABCG Freshwater Conservation and WASH Advocacy Strategy Facilitator’s Guide Launch Presentation

Biblio info

WASH systems academy

Self-registration now available for the WASH Systems Academy

Published on: 04/09/2020
You can start with the WASH Systems Academy anytime, anywhere.

Thando and Joyce

Launching the Advocacy Strategy Workshop Facilitator's Guide

Published on: 20/08/2020
The ABCG Freshwater Conservation and WASH Advocacy Strategy Workshop Facilitator's Guide will be launched on Thursday, August 20, 2020

Freshwater conservation and WASH advocacy strategy workshop : facilitator's guide

This guide covers steps required for engaging effectively with decision-makers; increasing the impact beyond programmatic solutions; and influencing...
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Launch of Good practice for WASH in Ghana booklet

Published on: 05/08/2020
National Development Planning Commission - NDPC in collaboration with IRC and partners is disseminating the findings and is further engaging relevant stakeholders on the stories starting with the launch of the Good Practice for WASH in Ghana booklet.

Quote from Interview

Is the WASH sector good at communications?

Published on: 04/08/2020
Ever wonder if using the acronym WASH (however clever) has been a barrier to communicating what our sector does? Is it telling of our ability to communicate clearly?

Inequalities and WASH

Fighting inequalities during COVID: a global discussion

Published on: 28/07/2020
SWA Partner Exchange Forum on "It can't be normal: inequalities in water, sanitation and hygiene service levels, the COVID-19 response and the future"

Advocacy

Specialist course: Advocating for universal WASH services

Published on: 23/07/2020
Want to increase your impact? Be a WASH advocate!

Kabarole district Chairman

Highlights from our focus countries in 2019: Uganda

Published on: 13/07/2020
What impact did we have in our focus countries in 2019? Sharing highlights from IRC’s Annual Report .

Watershed annual report 2019

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Fetching water from the river, Uganda

UWASNET documentary calls for safe water during COVID-19

Published on: 19/05/2020
Ugandan NGO network calls on the national government to prioritise access to safe water.

Asutifi North District Assembly headquarters

Asutifi North District and IRC Ghana together fight COVID-19

Published on: 07/05/2020
The Asutifi North District Assembly in the Ahafo Region in collaboration with IRC Ghana have put measures in place for residents to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Webinar : Adapting your advocacy to COVID-19 health crisis

Practical experiences of adaptation from the Watershed empowering citizens country programmes in Kenya and Bangladesh.
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COVID-19 - Social distancing at a handpump in Bangladesh.

How civil society is adapting WASH advocacy to COVID-19

Published on: 30/04/2020
Report of a Watershed empowering citizens webinar on adjusting your advocacy to COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

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