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Women fetching water in Sahel

Tackling systemic inequalities in water and sanitation

Published on: 10/12/2020
Systematic or systemic inequalities are grounded in our mindsets; in the way, we think, in the way we plan, in the way we see people, and in the way we interpret the rights to water and sanitation.

Conditions for private sector involvement and financing in rural water supply

An introduction to the UDUMA model based on long-term affermage contracts with local authorities and blended finance, which is being piloted in...
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Woman fetching water in Uganda

A quick guide to IRC in Uganda

Published on: 17/01/2021
Since 2005 IRC has been working in Uganda to build systems that deliver water sanitation and hygiene services that last.

Members of PMH management committees present at the training (Ph N. Saliya)

Mali: workshop for water point management committees

Published on: 08/09/2020
A workshop was organised in Nossombougou to strengthen the capacity of village water point management committees.

Members of World Vision Mali during the workshop

Mali : des comités de gestion de points d’eau outillés

Published on: 07/09/2020
Une session de formation a été organisée à Nossombougou pour renforcer la capacité des comités villageois de gestion de points d’eau.

Professional mechanic repairs village handpump in Uganda

Uganda’s COVID-19 water sector response

Published on: 09/07/2020
An NGO and local governments grapple with the long-term implications of meeting emergency water supply needs during COVID-19.

Interim report on well upgrading interventions covering period 2017-2019

Investigating the effectiveness of improved well head protection and the uptake and safe installation of improved lifting devices to minimise water...
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Baluku (left) and Stephen Baryebuga (right) Members of Kabarole HPMA at work

Viable institutions are key to strong WASH systems

Published on: 29/05/2019
IRC supports institutions that promise to improve and professionalise the delivery and management of WASH services. District Hand Pump Mechanics Associations (HPMAs) are an example of such institutions.

Community-based management of handpumps in rural Ghana : a quantitative analysis of what needs to change

This working paper seeks to contribute to a larger analysis on whether community-based management is still a feasible option for service delivery in...
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Keeping community managed handpump systems going

This paper proposes a framework of elements that need to be in place for continued handpump functioning, and then turns this into a diagnostic device...
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Women almost fight for water in Wamahinso community as they queue for hours

Failing pumps and disempowered communities

Published on: 25/02/2019
The challenge for ANAM in Ghana's Asutifi North

Analysis on IRC's use of Pay as You Fetch : Kabarole district, Uganda

An assessment of the potential feasibility, sustainability, and effectiveness of the pay as you fetch (PAYF) management model for water service...
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monitoring water points

Contextualising success and failure at three handpumps in Uganda

Published on: 28/09/2018
Case studies of the pay-as-you-fetch (PAYF) model in Kabarole District.

Hand Pump Mechanic Stephen Baryebuga (left) has a discussion with the District Water officer, Pius Mugabi

Leadership and management skills training for hand pump mechanics

Published on: 31/05/2018
Turning district Hand Pump Mechanics Associations (HPMAs) in Uganda into viable business entities.

Participants of local government training of area mechanics in Ghana

IRC supports local government training of area mechanics in Ghana

Published on: 25/05/2018
Two districts in the Volta Region of Ghana - Akatsi North and Akatsi South - benefited from a five-day area mechanic training.

IRC Propeller Corporate Campaign : the facts

Where does the 30% handpump failure statistic come from?
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A checklist for effective adoption and implementation of the pay-as-you-fetch model.

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Achieving full coverage and sustainable water service provision : the needs and gaps : Bongo, East Gonja and Wa East District Assembly

The District Strategy for achieving full water coverage (2017 to 2025) provides the framework for the implementation of water activities and services...
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Ugandan schoolgirls using rehabilitated pump

From the borehole to the pond and back again: breaking the vicious cycle of dirty water consumption

Published on: 09/03/2017
Rehabilitation of one primary school borehole has been successful but many others still depend on unreliable water.

Pump repair Malawi

Water, spillovers and free riding : the economics of pump functionality in Tanzania

Published on: 21/06/2016
Economic tools help us better understand handpump breakdown.

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