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Community members and local government representatives waiting for a meeting to start

Decentralised public financing for WASH in India

Published on: 13/01/2021
Report of an August 2020 webinar with representatives from national, state and local government and civil society.

Decentralised public financing for WASH : current situation and needs during and beyond the pandemic : webinar report

Perspectives from the union, state and local government, and CSOs, The main recommendations focused on the need for improved support to local...
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Monitoring civil society advocacy : a guide for the water sector

A critical reflection on the use of planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning (PMEL) tools.
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Civil society influence in drinking water, sanitation and water resources budgets : four pathways for change

How CSOs in Bangladesh, India, Kenya and elsewhere have collaborated to understand funding flows and key moments for budget decision-making, and...
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How civil society generates and uses evidence for influencing policy : experiences from Watershed empowering citizens programme

Tactics and approaches for evidence-based advocacy. Lessons learned from 13 case studies in six countries.
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Expert panel at 31st Mole conference, Ghana

Side event on social inclusion during 31st Mole Conference

Published on: 28/12/2020
IRC Ghana in collaboration with the Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS) and Hope for Future Generations (HFFG) hosted side event on social inclusion.

Watershed empowering citizens : final evaluation report 2020

This is the end-of-project evaluation of Watershed - empowering citizens conducted by PopDev Consultancy on request of the Directorate-General for...
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Martin Dery, chairman of CONIWAS in Ghana

Watershed Ghana partners host end-of-project event in Accra

Published on: 01/12/2020
The Watershed end-of-project meeting highlighted the contributions to WASH/IWRM improvements in Ghana and discussed partnerships beyond the project.

The impact of Watershed on decentralised decision making with inclusion of women : findings from India

Water and sanitation interventions should put special focus on strengthening systems of community participation as well as enabling the participation...
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Open budget meeting, Veduria Union, Bangladesh

The magical civic space that brings stakeholders together

Published on: 14/10/2020
Getting citizens and marginalised groups a seat at the table with local government is a core activity of IRC.

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Watershed Voices of Empowerment

Published on: 05/10/2020
Strong civil society leaders share how they are fighting to bring safe water and sanitation to their communities.

Legitimacy and financial sustainability of CSO network organisations : lessons learned and relevance for global and regional CSO networks active in the WASH sector

Lessons learned and relevance for global and regional civil society organisation (CSO) networks active in the WASH sector.
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Changes in the civic space for water, sanitation and sexual health rights in Kajiado County, Kenya

Key finding of this briefing note: Overall, citizens holding governments to account is dependent on effective civil society and media shaping the...
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Tracking expenditure for water, sanitation and hygiene in communities and social sector institutions : consolidated brief

Key learnings for budget and financing arrangements for WASH in two Indian states (Bihar and Odisha), with emphasis on hygiene in the wake of the...
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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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Webinar picture - mother pouring water on child's hands - Decentralised Public Financing for WASH

Decentralised Public Financing for WASH: Current Situation and Needs During and Beyond the Pandemic, 21 Aug 2020

Published on: 18/08/2020
Sharing experiences of a joint initiative supporting CSOs in India to improve their technical capacities and enhancing their involvement in tracking decentralised WASH budgets as well as improving their utilisation.

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 .

NDPC banner booklet launch

Launch of Good practice for WASH in Ghana booklet

Published on: 05/08/2020
National Development Planning Commission - NDPC in collaboration with IRC and partners is disseminating the findings and is further engaging relevant stakeholders on the stories starting with the launch of the Good Practice for WASH in Ghana booklet.

Watershed annual report 2019

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Women gathering for a capacity-building and planning workshop as organised by WP Bangladesh.

Power of Voices - next round announced

Published on: 02/06/2020
20 consortia advance to next round of the Power of Voices investment programme

Reporting on Radio Anapua

Reporting back on WASH complaints on Radio Anapua

Published on: 29/05/2020
Reporting back on the radio to the public on progress made around water and sanitation in Asutifi North District.

Various stakeholders do a clean-up exercise in Fort Portal, Uganda

Regional Water and Environment Week 2020 in Kabarole District

Published on: 11/05/2020
This report highlights the activities of the 2020 Regional Water and Environment Week which included among others clean-up exercises, home improvement campaigns and public dialogue.

Report of Regional Water and Environment Week held in Kabarole District and led by Albert Water Management zone 16 - 18 March 2020

A multi-partner collaboration to create public awareness, sensitisation and learning on water resources, environment and the link between WASH and...
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