A wish list for national monitoring
Published on: 21/08/2017
Government, donors, and implementers must come together and invest in national and sub-national systems.
A race against time in Burkina Faso
Published on: 27/07/2017
Developing a collaborative strategic plan for municipal water services needs to focus on structural changes.
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) governance training programme : facilitator's guide
This facilitator's guide is one of the three components of the WASH Governance Training Programme, which aims to help capacity builders, facilitators...
40th WEDC International Conference, Loughborough, UK
Published on: 12/06/2017
The conference invites participants from over 40 countries to share experiences and achievements on the sustainable delivery of WASH services through international cooperation. The week includes three days to discuss and debate peer reviewed content, followed by two days of tailored capacity...
Ghana’s first minister for WASH pledges sector wide consultation
Published on: 07/06/2017
The first minister to hold a comprehensive policy brief for sanitation and water resources in Ghana has promised sector wide consultation on how to achieve country targets.
Leave no one behind
Published on: 24/05/2017
Join the Watershed webinar on social inclusion, June 7th.
Report on the SEHATI programme coordinators meeting
The purpose of this report is to give an impression of the proceedings and discussions that took place during the first SEHATI Programme Coordinators...
Report on the SEHATI programme kick-off meeting
This report provides a synthesis and summary of the Organisational Capacity Needs Assessment (OCNA) workshop held in Vientiane, Lao PDR, December...
Report on the organisational capacity needs assessment of ENUFF partners
This report provides a synthesis and summary of the Organisational Capacity Needs Assessment (OCNA) workshop held in Vientiane, Lao PDR.
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.
How can Burkina Faso and Niger achieve SDG 6?
Published on: 06/09/2016
The answer lies in four strategic changes in water sector governance.
Evidence-based policy in practice
Published on: 11/03/2016
Creating the capacity to adapt and innovate within national water, sanitation and hygiene sectors
Working towards establishing an IRC India office
Published on: 09/02/2016
2016 is a crucial year for IRC India. With its strong track record in India, IRC is well positioned to develop and establish a country programme there.
Great programmes need great organisations behind them
Published on: 26/11/2015
For the WASH sector as a whole to achieve greater impact, more organisations must address their gaps in organisational capacity and will need to embrace capacity development holistically and more systematically.
WASH IT! Strategic Partnership signed
Published on: 20/11/2015
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IRC, Simavi, Wetlands International and Akvo partner up to increase sustainability of water, sanitation and hygiene services
WASH IT! Strategic Partnership signed
Published on: 20/11/2015
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IRC, Simavi, Wetlands International and Akvo partner up to increase sustainability of water, sanitation and hygiene services.
A look back at four years of communal, regional and national partnership in Burkina Faso
This volume is a collection of ideas and solutions with potential, and also of issues and challenges raised by IRC Burkina Faso's team and actors in...
South Sudan: Development in the youngest country in the world
Published on: 12/05/2015
Founding a new state. How do you organise and plan for water and sanitation in a country which lacks most revenues, infrastructure or a private sector and is shattered by conflict? South Sudan: the youngest country in the world is balancing between a promising future and fiasco.
What does it mean to be a knowledge partner?
Published on: 24/02/2015
IRC is proud to be a 'knowledge partner' in the BRAC WASH programme, reaching millions in Bangladesh. Partnering for sustained impact is not only about sharing expertise, but putting knowledge and skills to work for the BRAC WASH mission and priorities. Our role is to advise, support and facilitate...
L’impact de la dissolution des conseils municipaux sur la mise en œuvre des projets d’AEPA au Burkina Faso
Published on: 22/01/2015
Dans la foulée des changements sociopolitiques d'octobre 2014 au Burkina Faso, les conseils municipaux de l'ensemble des communes du pays ont été dissous. En perdant leurs partenaires clés, les ONG et associations conduisant des projets d'eau potable et d'assainissement doivent désormais trouver de...
Improving performance of WASH actors: Capacity Self-Assessments of SHAW partner NGOs
This paper describes IRC's experience and lessons learned in conducting Capacity Self-Assessment (CSA) workshops as part of the SHAW programme in...
Capacity Self Assessments help organisations achieve their goals
Published on: 20/08/2014
Improving the performance of the WASH sector to achieve services for life requires change within organisations and sector institutions. Such change cannot be achieved with standardised one-off training for individual staff. A short paper describes our experience in Indonesia with Capacity Self-...
Seminar on local governance during Africa Water Week great success
Published on: 05/06/2014
The fifth edition of the Africa Water Week, which took place from the 26-30 May 2014 in Dakar, Senegal, was a great success. One of the sessions that stood out was the discussion on the role of local government in sustainable service delivery, organised by IRC and partners.
Towards a better balance between water demand and supply
The Kenya Arid Lands Disaster Risk Reduction project was aimed at helping the Kenyan government and local communities in dealing with flash floods...