Leaving no one behind is easy to say, but hard to do
Published on: 14/05/2018
Many current approaches won't work. We must build strong national and local systems dedicated to universality.
Leaving no one behind
Published on: 02/05/2018
How do we make sure that everyone has a basic level of service? Report of an IRC WASH Debate.
Aankondiging seminar ‘Water Internationaal’
Published on: 03/10/2017
Experts informeren Tweede Kamerleden over water en ontwikkelingssamenwerking.
NWP seminar ‘Water Internationaal’
Published on: 03/10/2017
Organised by the NGO Platform of the Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP), this public seminar will inform Dutch Members of Parliament (MPs) about water and development cooperation policy. The MPs in question are members of the Committee on "Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation" The seminar...
Dutch government renews partnership with IRC in support of the Sustainable Development Goal for water and sanitation
Published on: 18/07/2017
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs contributes 4.8 million euros to fund IRC's programmatic aims.
Eind goed, al goed
Published on: 08/07/2017
De hulprelatie met een land moet je op een goede manier beëindigen.
Should I stay or should I go?
Published on: 09/06/2017
From exit strategies to transformation strategies in WASH.
Exit strategy : what exit strategy?
Similar to multinationals, IRC as an international think-and-do tank and change agent, does not have an "exit strategy".
Exit, transition or phasing out? Perspectives from the WASH sector
Published on: 06/06/2017
A guest blogger's report of discussions at a Max Foundation-IRC event.
Private finance is necessary to achieve the WASH SDGs: but it will only follow Government’s lead
Published on: 20/04/2017
The Sanitation and Water for All High Level Meeting will focus squarely on finance.
Phase out strategies in the WASH sector
Published on: 04/04/2017
Max Foundation and IRC invite you to discuss sustainability and domestic resource mobilisation when aid ends.
Max Foundation-IRC Event: Phase out strategies in the WASH sector
Published on: 03/04/2017
This event aims to inspire and inform participants from the WASH sector on different pathways towards sustainability and domestic resource mobilisation when aid ends. Speakers from different types of organisations will reflect on their approaches towards exiting, and lessons learnt. Also, the event...
Dutch elections: voting for more or less development aid
Published on: 28/02/2017
How am I going to vote?
Verkiezingen: kiezen voor meer of minder ontwikkelingshulp
Published on: 19/02/2017
Wat ga ik stemmen?
Het koopkrachtplaatje van Minister Ploumen
Published on: 23/09/2016
Elke derde dinsdag in september is het weer spannend: hoe zien de koopkrachtplaatjes eruit? Wat verandert er in de puntenwolken van besteedbaar inkomen? Ondanks alles ziet het koopkrachtplaatje van Minister Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking, Lilianne Ploumen, er voor 2017 nog goed...
Minister Ploumen moet op herkansing
Published on: 20/06/2016
Een blog voor Vice Versa door Stef Smits. Afgelopen week kwamen de uitslagen van de eindexamens. Minister Ploumen kan haar vlag met boekentas nog niet uithangen. Als ik zo haar rapport en cijferlijst bekijk, moet ze voor tenminste één van haar hoofdvakken – water – op herkansing, schrijft Stef...
IRC trends analysis, 2016–2025
An analysis of 11 global and regional trends in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector.
Southern NGO BRAC and its global initiatives: an inside look
Published on: 13/05/2016
The largest NGO in the world, BRAC headquartered in Bangladesh, applies its development aid concepts outside Bangladesh in ten countries around the world. The silver bullet? Building on the strength of each individual. An interview with Petra Costerman Boodt, BRAC International's Resident...
Is money the root of some evil?
Published on: 09/05/2016
Investigating whether donor restrictions affect the sustainability of water and sanitation interventions.
How successful is aid-effectiveness in Honduras?
Published on: 16/02/2016
And how is aid strengthening the sector's capacities to deliver sustainable water sanitation and hygiene services for all?
Aid effectiveness in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector of Honduras
Study on aid effectiveness in Honduras underpinning IRC’s approach based on the understanding that achieving universal and sustainable WASH services...
Beleid op afstand vereist controle dichtbij
Published on: 17/12/2015
In reactie op een artikel dat deze week verscheen in NRC over fraude met Nederlands ontwikkelingsgeld voor schoon drinkwater in Benin, schrijft Stef Smits deze blog. Terugkeren naar projecthulp is geen optie, zegt hij.
2016 ... the year of the Global Goals
Published on: 16/12/2015
IRC's CEO Patrick Moriarty wishing you a wonderful 2016
Paying the piper: 3 things donors can do to drive real change
Published on: 16/10/2015
We all know that "he who pays the piper calls the tune" - but what if the tune is the wrong one for the times? Can pipers push for new tunes? IRC's CEO Patrick Moriarty thinks so.
Recommendations for Netherlands new commitment on water and sanitation
Published on: 29/09/2015
Leverage is needed to create conditions for scale, say Dutch NGOs.