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COVID-19 WASH response in two Indian states

The Aga Khan Foundation is organising WASH interventions in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in response to the pandemic.

Tracking expenditure for water, sanitation and hygiene in communities and social sector...

2020
Key learnings for budget and financing...
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

Sharing experiences of a joint initiative supporting CSOs in India to improve their technical...
People fetching water at a tanker in Afar, Ethiopia

Strong WASH systems are climate resilient systems

The same capacities that help us adapt to COVID-19 can be used to face climate change.
World Water Week at Home 2020

World Water Week At Home, 24-28 Aug 2020

Join IRC and partners sessions for WWWeek At Home This year, Stockholm World Water Week will focus...
Inequalities and WASH

Fighting inequalities during COVID: a global discussion

SWA Partner Exchange Forum on "It can't be normal: inequalities in water, sanitation and hygiene...
Professional mechanic repairs village handpump in Uganda

Uganda’s COVID-19 water sector response

An NGO and local governments grapple with the long-term implications of meeting emergency water supply needs during COVID-19.
Woman fetching water in northern Burkina Faso

Inequalities in WASH service levels, the COVID-19 response and the future – webinar 15 July 2020

We invite you to join us for the next Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) Partner Exchange Forum...
Deputy Edgardo Martínez (photo courtesy of https://ptps-aps.org)

Honduras has a WASH ambassador in National Congress

Deputy Edgardo Martínez has been nominated by organisations in the water, sanitation and hygiene (...
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

Report of a WASH Debate on climate adaptation.

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Handwashing device Aga Khan Foundation

COVID-19 WASH response in two Indian states

Published on: 03/09/2020
The Aga Khan Foundation is organising WASH interventions in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in response to the pandemic.

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...
Biblio info

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.

People fetching water at a tanker in Afar, Ethiopia

Strong WASH systems are climate resilient systems

Published on: 12/08/2020
The same capacities that help us adapt to COVID-19 can be used to face climate change.

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.

Inequalities and WASH

Fighting inequalities during COVID: a global discussion

Published on: 28/07/2020
SWA Partner Exchange Forum on "It can't be normal: inequalities in water, sanitation and hygiene service levels, the COVID-19 response and the future"

Professional mechanic repairs village handpump in Uganda

Uganda’s COVID-19 water sector response

Published on: 09/07/2020
An NGO and local governments grapple with the long-term implications of meeting emergency water supply needs during COVID-19.

Woman fetching water in northern Burkina Faso

Inequalities in WASH service levels, the COVID-19 response and the future – webinar 15 July 2020

Published on: 07/07/2020
We invite you to join us for the next Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) Partner Exchange Forum providing a platform for learning on COVID-19 pandemic related challenges, and cross constituency exchange on 15 July 2020.

Deputy Edgardo Martínez (photo courtesy of https://ptps-aps.org)

Honduras has a WASH ambassador in National Congress

Published on: 06/07/2020
Deputy Edgardo Martínez has been nominated by organisations in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector in Honduras to be their spokesperson in National Congress.

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.

Testing sewage for early warnings about COVID-19 : thematic discussion synthesis

The challenges of developing an 'Indian' protocol to monitor COVID-19 in sewage.
Biblio info

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) instructions for chlorine disinfection in Kabarole, Uganda. Photo M. Watsisi/IRC Uganda

What legacy of COVID-19 do we want for the WASH sector?

Published on: 24/06/2020
Our strategic systems responses to the pandemic and climate change.

Girls wash hands in Kenyasi Ghana

A complex WASH sector could hamper Ghana’s fight against COVID-19

Published on: 16/06/2020
As part of the war against COVID-19, Ghana has taken several actions.

USAID Transform WASH is supporting local manufacturing and distribution of hand washing stations

Small business and WASH in the age of coronavirus

Published on: 16/06/2020
Since the coronavirus began spreading throughout the world, few things have been unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our activities to develop markets for WASH products and services are no exception.

Webinar invitation Stakeholder Concerns Testing Sewage for COVID-19

Allaying stakeholder concerns when testing sewage for COVID-19

Published on: 12/06/2020
Report of a webinar organised by the SuSanA India chapter, WaterAid India, IRC and the India Sanitation Coalition.

Relief items for the poor in Ghana during COVID-19

IRC Ghana and Latter-day Saints present COVID-19 relief items

Published on: 11/06/2020
Relief goods for 500 vulnerable and poor households affected by COVID-19 restrictions were handed over to the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly.

SWA webinar - consumer protection

SWA Partner Exchange Forum on balancing consumer protection and utility financial stability during the COVID-19 pandemic

Published on: 09/06/2020
Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) Partner Exchange Forum. This virtual forum, organised by The Water Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will be on balancing consumer protection and utility financial stability during the COVID-19 pandemic. It will take place on Wednesday...

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Funding WASH Systems during COVID-19

Published on: 05/06/2020
The impact of COVID-19 has been unprecedented on all areas of peoples lives globally, on a scale barely imagined only a few months ago. From the ever growing infection rates and death toll as the virus travelled around the world, to the light it shined on the huge disparities of impact on different...

Provision of personal protective equipment

Uganda: IRC supports COVID-19 response

Published on: 04/06/2020
In Kabarole District IRC's support is driven by strengthening WASH in healthcare facilities.

Dr Kodjo Mensah-Abrampa, director general of the NDPC Ghana

Drawing lessons from WASH success stories in Ghana

Published on: 02/06/2020
Effective WASH services are a source of resilience for communities under threat from COVID-19.

Women fetching water in Ethiopia

IRC Ethiopia’s response to the pandemic

Published on: 02/06/2020
IRC Ethiopia is working to adapt programming and engage in line with the COVID-19 response

Girls from Kenyasi No2 Model Basic School washing hands

Kenyasi students demonstrate how clean water can save lives

Published on: 28/05/2020
Young people at two schools in Kenyasi No 2 in the Asutifi North District of Ghana have been showing their fellow citizens how to stay safe from COVID-19 during the global pandemic of 2020.

Webinar invitation poster

Webinar: Addressing stakeholder concerns around testing sewage for COVID-19, 16:00-17:00 (IST), 22 May 2020

Published on: 19/05/2020
Organised by the SuSanA India Chapter, IRC, India Sanitation Coalition and WaterAid.

Fetching water from the river, Uganda

UWASNET documentary calls for safe water during COVID-19

Published on: 19/05/2020
Ugandan NGO network calls on the national government to prioritise access to safe water.

Queuing for water in the Sahel

Navigating WASH complexity through collective action

Published on: 19/05/2020
Providing water and sanitation services to people who live in rural areas or informal settlements or simply aren’t connected to pipes is a complex business. Needlessly so. Social distancing? Queuing for water in Sahel Region of Burkina Faso. Photo: IRC Burkina Faso

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