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India - Assam, Activist Mayuri Bhattacharjee. Credit: Rudrani Ghosh

Sanitary napkins declared an essential flood relief item in Assam

Published on: 04/06/2021
Landmark decision the result of a two-year-long digital campaign by 2019 Ton Schouten Award winner Mayuri Bhattacharjee

Khorik Istiana with the award prize

Meet Khorik, winner of the 2021 Ton Schouten Award

Published on: 02/06/2021
Making sanitation a trendy conversation topic through the power of youth and creativity.

SWA Launches Finance Webinar Series 2021 CAPTURE

SWA Finance Webinar Series 2021

Published on: 27/05/2021
1 June| 8 June| 15 June| 22 June

Tingrela HCF

Hygiene promotion should be a long-term effort

Published on: 04/05/2021
"I am calling on WASH and health professionals to change the way we address hygiene promotion", says Juste Nansi, Country Director IRC Burkina Faso.

Srilekha Chakraborty in Jharkhand, India

Everyone is a storyteller

Published on: 12/04/2021
Our 2020 Ton Schouten Awardee, Srilekha Chakraborty shares her reflections on her award year and calls for a celebration of the storyteller in each of us.

Film making project in India, facilitated by Srilekha Chakraborty - our 2020 awardee

Calling for WASH storytellers to join the 2021 Ton Schouten Award

Published on: 09/04/2021
Are you or do you know a young communicator who knows how to tell a good story? Submit your applications or nominations by 7 May, 2021.

Mains propres bonne sante campaign billboard in Ouagadougou

Clean hands campaign reaches 2.8 million people in Burkina Faso

Published on: 26/03/2021
IRC Burkina Faso had an ambitious target: to reach 3.6 million people with an important public health announcement for good hygiene behaviours. A message of critical importance in times of Covid-19 and beyond.

Voices for Water

[Media release] Raising your voice for water

Published on: 01/02/2021
Media release - Watershed empowering citizens programme launches Voices for Water: a global campaign to support citizens in raising their voice for the right to safe water.

WASH master plan for Asutifi North District Assembly : 2019 annual performance report

Based on evidence-based monitoring of water and sanitation service levels, budgets, outcome harvesting, district capacity assessment and water...
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capture CAS site

Climate Adaptation Summit 2021

Published on: 30/12/2020
The online international Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS) 2021 on 25 and 26 January, hosted by the Netherlands, convenes global leaders and local stakeholders. Listen to the Adapting to climate change, why and how - Climate adaption video by Ikenna

Operation and maintenance opportunities in rural community sanitary complexes : thematic discussion series synthesis

Earlier sanitation campaigns in India showed poor demand for and use of rural community sanitary complexes (CSCs). How can India's national...
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Women drinks glass of water - Odisha Drink from Tap Mission Communication Strategy cover

A communication strategy for Odisha's Drink from Tap Mission

Published on: 20/10/2020
Women-led Self Help Groups (SHGs) play a central role.

Drink from Tap Mission : communication strategy

How to inform, persuade, and engage customers in achieving the goal of 24/7 safe drinking water from a tap on-premise for the urban population of...
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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.

Freshwater conservation and WASH advocacy strategy workshop : facilitator's guide

This guide covers steps required for engaging effectively with decision-makers; increasing the impact beyond programmatic solutions; and influencing...
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Quote from Interview

Is the WASH sector good at communications?

Published on: 04/08/2020
Ever wonder if using the acronym WASH (however clever) has been a barrier to communicating what our sector does? Is it telling of our ability to communicate clearly?

World Water Week at Home 2020

World Water Week At Home, 24-28 Aug 2020

Published on: 03/08/2020
Join IRC and partners sessions for WWWeek At Home This year, Stockholm World Water Week will focus on the theme of water solutions to accelerate action on climate change. sessions are IRC (co-)convened sessions.

Advocacy

Specialist course: Advocating for universal WASH services

Published on: 23/07/2020
Want to increase your impact? Be a WASH advocate!

Climate change threatens one of the world's largest mangrove forests, the Sundarbans in West Bengal, India

Message in a red bottle – sending out an SOS

Published on: 03/07/2020
Report of a WASH Debate on climate adaptation.

Srilekha Chakraborty

Announcing the 2020 Ton Schouten Awardee for WASH Storytelling

Published on: 29/05/2020
Srilekha Chakraborty uses art in her activism for women's health.

COVID-19 - Social distancing at a handpump in Bangladesh.

How civil society is adapting WASH advocacy to COVID-19

Published on: 30/04/2020
Report of a Watershed empowering citizens webinar on adjusting your advocacy to COVID-19 pandemic.

Cartoon of Burkinabè asking their president for water during the pandemic (cartoon by André Jules Nikiema)

COVID-19 and rural water crisis: putting pressure on Burkina Government

Published on: 20/04/2020
IRC and WASH specialists are working hard to ensure that the rural population is not abandoned in this time of crisis.

Mural in India

Comment postuler pour le Prix Ton Schouten 2020

Published on: 31/03/2020
L'IRC cherche des jeunes communicateurs sur le thème de l’eau potable, l’assainissement et l’hygiène pour le Prix Ton Schouten.

Using stories to inspire change in India

It is time to apply for the 2020 Ton Schouten Award!

Published on: 31/03/2020
Do you believe in the power of stories to inspire positive change? IRC is looking to support young communicators through the Ton Schouten Award for WASH Storytelling. Submit your applications or nominations by 8 May, 2020.

Mayuri Bhattacharjee

The 'lazy woman' speaks, inspires and acts

Published on: 27/03/2020
Stories from Mayuri and reflections on her Ton Schouten Award for WASH Storytelling year.

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