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Shashemene and Negelle Arsi Woredas discussing on the SDG planning

Planning for sustainable WASH services in Negelle Arsi and Shashamane woredas

Published on: 18/11/2020
In order to achieve improved and sustainable WASH services, IRC WASH Ethiopia has been working on Wash Alliance International (WAI) project implementation in supporting Shashamane and Negele Arsi woredas (districts). The project is anticipated to enhance effective planning and monitoring, financing...

Including persons with disabilities in the improvement of WASH services

Strategies and steps towards inclusion of persons with disabilities in the improvement of water and sanitation services in Ethiopia.
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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.

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.

Central and State Finance Commission grants to Panchaya Raj Institutions (PRIs) : implications for financing of rural WATSAN

A call for devolution of power to local government, capacity strengthening, decentralised planning and transparency and accountability in the Indian...
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Cover Watershed working paper on budget tracking in Odisha

Helping Indian CSOs do budget tracking

Published on: 20/08/2020
Two new Watershed India working papers draw lessons from research in Bihar and Odisha.

Tracking budgets for rural WATSAN : an assessment of districts Ganjam and Nuapada in Odisha, India

How does understanding public finance for WASH help civil society organisations (CSOs) to enhance their work in the community, and are budget related...
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Tracking budgets for rural WATSAN : an assessment of districts Gaya and Samastipur in Bihar, India

How does understanding public finance for WASH help civil society organisations (CSOs) to enhance their work in the community, and are budget related...
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SHG Federation workers of Kanamana Gram Panchayat

Highlights from our focus countries in 2019: India

Published on: 11/08/2020
What impact did we have in our focus countries in 2019? Sharing highlights from IRC's Annual Report .

Case Study: Strengthening the One WASH National Program for effective WASH implementation, Aleta Wondo woreda, SNNPR, Ethiopia

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Meeting in Odisha, India

Assessing institutional capacities for rural water and sanitation

Published on: 18/03/2020
A joint IRC-UNICEF India study across four districts in Odisha.

Assessment of capacity building initiatives for key stakeholders from Odisha in rural water & sanitation

Enhanced capacity building initiatives are needed for Administrators, Technocrats and Elected Representatives, especially at the operational levels...
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Panel of the Watershed India workshop in Odisha

Accountability and transparency of and to village councils need improving

Published on: 11/02/2020
A Watershed India workshop looked into the role of the Gram Panchayat (village council) in WASH budget tracking.

Capacity development in the WASH sector of Ethiopia

Take a systems approach to capacity building involving government, communities, the private sector, CSOs, educational institutes and women.
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All systems go! WASH systems symposium : proceedings part 2

All systems go! was the first event of its kind dedicated explicitly to using systems approaches in the WASH sector. These symposium proceedings...
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Watershed annual report 2018

There is evidence of strengthened capacities for lobby and advocacy (L&A) and WASH service delivery impact in the six programme countries (India...
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Who plans for water and sanitation in villages?

How can the devolution of planning and budgetary processes help communities raise their issues and plan accordingly.
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Les participants d'AAFEA

L’Alliance d’Afrique Francophone pour l’Eau et l’Assainissement

Published on: 26/06/2019
Déclaration des collectifs africains du secteur eau et assainissement pour accélérer la mobilisation pour l'atteinte de l'ODD6.

Doodle on capacity building

Capacity building for SDG 6 implementation – IRC symposium lessons

Published on: 08/04/2019
Five sessions on capacity building during the IRC symposium provided additional knowledge and skills in WASH systems practice.

Participants at the IRC Symposium All Systems Go!

Education, the main challenge for WASH systems

Published on: 02/04/2019
When we talk about water and sanitation systems (WASH), it is easy to think only of infrastructure, construction, and toilets… but that is not just what WASH is about.

Jan-Willem Rosenboom

50 years of IRC: interview with Jan-Willem Rosenboom

Published on: 25/03/2019
Is finance a red herring and what is "Rosenboom's law on pilots"? Learn more from an IRC friend for over 30 years.

Inspiring water entrepreneurship in Tigray-iWET : an approach and a tool for system change

As a result of the the iWET project, functionality in some districts has risen from 80% to 95%, scheme downtime has been reduced from 30 days to...
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Performance-based financing and capacity building to strengthen WASH systems in Mozambique : early findings

Early successes point towards the effectiveness of linking collaborative, flexible and adaptive capacity building with performance-based funding in...
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A systems approach to capacity building : lessons from Sanitation Capacity Building Platform (SCBP), India

This paper addresses capacity building challenges for urban sanitation in India, with specific focus on Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM).
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