communication

#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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Published on: 25/06/2018

Why we should care about how we display our data.

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).

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

Published on: 02/06/2018

Kenneth is dedicated to improving WASH challenges by giving a voice to communities.

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 .

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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Synthesis Document: Sanitation, water and hygiene together helps in improving nutritional outcomes

Mr. Benti Ejeta wins the Ton Schouten Award for WASH Storytelling

Published on: 02/06/2017

A young storyteller will carry on the work to which our late colleague dedicated so much of his professional life.

IRC announces Ton Schouten Award for WASH Storytelling

Published on: 23/05/2017

A year ago today, on the 22nd of May 2016, we lost our dear friend and colleague Ton Schouten.

Quand on veut on peut

Published on: 16/02/2017

La pérennité des services d'assainissement – non seulement une question de ressources locales mais aussi de volonté...

Stories for change workshop

A presentation on how stories can deliver change in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector.

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Top blog: the importance of communication “amplifiers”

Published on: 07/12/2016

How a story about an Indian sanitation entrepreneur became a hit.

Advocacy at the highest level - placing water and sanitation centre stage during national elections

Published on: 28/11/2016

IRC Burkina Faso saw the election campaign as the ideal opportunity to bring water and sanitation to the forefront.

The power of photo stories in Ethiopia

Published on: 28/11/2016

Photographs showcasing that Self-supply can change people's lives.

The wrong shoes affect your field experience

Published on: 28/11/2016

In January 2017 it will be seven years since I joined the IRC team. Over the years, I have done nearly everything that a communication practitioner can do within an organisational setting – and I have many outputs to show for it.