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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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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.

Raising the flag for the #NyumbaNiChoo campaign

#NyumbaNiChoo campaign: Having a toilet is modern and cool

Published on: 03/10/2019
Tanzania's recent toilet campaign gets high-level politicians on board. Why?

These Funders Are Betting on a Systems Approach

These funders are betting on a systems approach

Published on: 17/09/2019
Water and sanitation comprise an increasingly important focus for global health and development philanthropy, but the approach has often been piecemeal, resulting in broken pipes and pumps, disillusioned donors, and suffering beneficiaries.

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IRC joins the #GivingTuesday movement

Published on: 04/09/2019
3 December 2019 - for the very first time - the Netherlands will also celebrate the global giving movement. And IRC is helping make this happen.

Kenneth Kavulu covering stories of WASH in Kampala, Uganda

A rising voice for the slums of Kampala

Published on: 15/04/2019
Kenneth Kavulu, winner of the 2018 Ton Schouten Award for WASH Storytelling used his prize earnings to create an NGO dedicated to transforming lives in slum areas.

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Media relations tips for water and environment experts

Published on: 01/04/2019
At the Uganda Water and Environment Week 2019, IRC and UWASNET organised a practical skills training session on media and communication. Participants took home several tips.

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Revisiting IRC's Water Stories

Published on: 26/07/2018
41 timeless stories that showcase our complex relationship to water; a precious resource that unites us all.

An Analysis of Determinants of Under-5 Mortality across Countries: Defining Priorities to Achieve Targets in Sustainable Develop

Weekly WASH Graph: Under-five Mortality Progress or Failure?

Published on: 25/06/2018
Why we should care about how we display our data.

Propeller campaign postcard

A handpump is to a safe water system what a propeller is to an airline: essential but not enough

Published on: 22/06/2018
With Propeller we continue our campaign series to raise awareness about the importance of systems building and thinking in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).

Propeller campaign postcard

What's a propeller got to do with WASH?

Published on: 22/06/2018
IRC launches new campaign to promote systems thinking in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector.

Kenneth Kavulu from Uganda wins the 2018 Ton Schouten Award for WASH Storytelling

Kenneth Kavulu from Uganda wins the 2018 Ton Schouten Award for WASH Storytelling

Published on: 02/06/2018
Kenneth is dedicated to improving WASH challenges by giving a voice to communities.

Benti Ejeta

Telling stories of WASH: looking back on the first Ton Schouten Award year

Published on: 09/05/2018
"The award contributed to WASH in ways beyond my imagination" - we talked with Benti Ejeta from Ethiopia about his first year as an awardee .

ROM Mobile Desludging Unit in Malawi

WASH HowTo's: 2 top tips for aid workers

Published on: 05/10/2017
One hundred 'HowTo' guides for aid workers are being added to online technical Q&A forum KnowlegePoint by carefully selected experts.

Sanitation, water and hygiene together helps in improving nutritional outcomes : synthesis document

Sanitation and malnutrition: challenges and opportunities
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