Dutch consortium awarded €59 million grant in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Published on: 06/07/2017
IRC leads the cross-country learning and knowledge component.
Nederlands Consortium krijgt €59 miljoen toegekend voor behalen Duurzame Ontwikkelingsdoelen in 7 landen
Published on: 06/07/2017
IRC leidt de kenniscomponent en het leren tussen landen.
Should I stay or should I go?
Published on: 09/06/2017
From exit strategies to transformation strategies in WASH.
A financially viable and safe solution for managing human waste
Published on: 27/03/2017
Collecting small monthly payments will help waste collectors build their business.
Watershed – looking ahead
Published on: 12/10/2016
In the first nine months of the strategic partnership Watershed – empowering citizens context analysis and stakeholder and factor analyses have been carried out. These analyses will give direction to the partnership's activities for the coming months.
Achieving SDG 6 through empowering civil society organisations
An overview of the challenges Watershed - empowering citizens will address.
Holding government accountable: from social audits to open data
Published on: 20/07/2016
The long road to data savviness.
Tracking WASH budgets: experiences from Bangladesh
Published on: 08/07/2016
Zobair Hasan ( DORP ) tries to convince local governments to allocate more funds to water and sanitation. He shares his insights in an interview.
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...
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Decision-support tool to aid the identification of potentially appropriate drinking water methods for arsenic- and salt-mitigation in Bangladesh...
“Be a good father - wash your hands with soap”
Published on: 04/04/2016
A BRAC/IRC case study shows that tea stalls in Bangladesh are ideal to teach men about hygiene.
BRAC and the Dutch Water Sector
Published on: 25/03/2016
Ms. Nameerah Khan, Coordinator of Knowledge Management of the BRAC Water, Sanitation and Hygiene programme met with Dutch organisations active in Bangladesh.
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.
Become effective, efficient, and then scale up
Published on: 08/03/2016
New report reveals how BRAC, an innovative NGO in Bangladesh, provided sanitation to 39 million people.
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).
How to reach men : the missing link in hygiene promotion
Tea stall sessions are an integral part of BRAC WASH hygiene promotion activities.
Sanitation giant Dr. Babar Kabir dies
Published on: 16/01/2016
Under his leadership more than 37 million people in Bangladesh were provided with hygienic sanitation.
IRC at the 6th South Asian Conference on Sanitation
Published on: 08/01/2016
Join us at SACOSAN-VI to talk about sharing data for decision making on WASH in Schools
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.
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...