IRC and WASH specialists are working hard to ensure that the rural population is not abandoned in this time of crisis. Read more...
ACCRA, Aug. 28, 2024 – The President of the Republic of Ghana, H. E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, today signed a historic Presidential Compact on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, as part of the government's commitment to improving public health, increasing climate resilience and ensuring that hard to... Read more...
Supporting the Community Water and Sanitation Agency towards becoming a professionalized public utility in the context of rural water reforms in Ghana Read more...
A case story of progress and gains in connecting good governance in healthcare to water, sanitation and hygiene service interventions through... Read more...
Un blog basé sur le document de référence de All systems Go Africa , écrit par Juste Nansi, Directeur Pays IRC Burkina Faso et Directeur Programme Régional Afrique et Elizabeth Ketty Wamera PhD. Spécialiste WASH, Bureau régional pour l'Afrique occidentale et centrale de l'UNICEF. Read more...
A blog based on the background paper of All systems Go Africa , written by Juste Nansi, Country Director IRC Burkina Faso and Director Africa Regional Programme and Elizabeth Ketty Wamera PhD., WASH Specialist, Regional Office for West & Central Africa UNICEF. Read more...
Join us for the launch of Districtwide full WASH Coverage Initiative in Ahafo Region | Venue: Zeniel Hotel, Goaso | Date: June 9, 2022 | Time: 09:30 Read the brief and programme [Regional Programme brief]Leveraging partnerships to scale-up innovations for universal WASH services by 2030 Read more...
Uganda's new third National Development Plan (NDPIII) 2020/21 – 2024/25 launched last year introduced a new institutional framework with a shift from... Read more...
Civil society working in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector in Uganda together with the Ministry of Water and Environment are engaging to re-align sector implementation to the new programmatic approach of the National Development Plan III. Read more...
During the launch of Watershed – empowering citizens in Ghana partners and interested parties confirmed their commitment to ensure sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services for all. Read more...
Africa's governments should "put resolute actions in favour of water and should confront the immediate challenges of scarcity of safe and clean water." a plea by Hon. Kibaki at the opening of the 6th Africa Water Week (AWW) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Read more...
We have to get the next five years right if we are to meet the target of universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene services by 2030. Read more...
I was just at the Professional Women in Advocacy Conference . As I looked around the room, I realized it was the first professional conference where I did not know anyone. It made me recognize the WASH sector is lagging behind. Read more...
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IRC, Simavi, Wetlands International and Akvo partner up to increase sustainability of water, sanitation and hygiene services Read more...
The King's speech marks the opening of the Dutch parliamentary year. This year he drew attention to the important position of the Netherlands in the international water sector. The budgets that were presented alongside the speech also reflect this, notably with a 6% increase for the budget for WASH... Read more...
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. Read more...
Sangeeta Ramola is the former Pradhan (president) of the Gawana Gram Panchayat (local government), in the State of Uttarakhand, India. Her work and effort shows the importance of local political leaders in achieving access to rural water supply that lasts. Read more...
This 15-minute video presentation is an appeal to decision-makers to support rural communities in their efforts to manage their water supplies. Read more...