Menstrual health
Podcast featuring Virginia Roaf, Neville Okwaro and Radha Paudel, who discuss how to tackle the taboo surrounding menstrual hygiene at the global...
Phase out strategies in the WASH sector
Published on: 04/04/2017
Max Foundation and IRC invite you to discuss sustainability and domestic resource mobilisation when aid ends.
Empowering citizens: challenges and successes starting Watershed
Published on: 30/11/2016
A reflection on the challenges and successes during the inception phase of Watershed - empowering citizens.
Watershed – looking ahead
Published on: 12/10/2016
In the first nine months of the strategic partnership Watershed – empowering citizens context analysis and stakeholder and factor analyses have been carried out. These analyses will give direction to the partnership's activities for the coming months.
Achieving SDG 6 through empowering civil society organisations
An overview of the challenges Watershed - empowering citizens will address.
“Support Africa to drive her own WASH destiny” – Hon. Mwai Kibaki, UNESCO Special Envoy for Water in Africa
Published on: 20/07/2016
Africa's governments should "put resolute actions in favour of water and should confront the immediate challenges of scarcity of safe and clean water." a plea by Hon. Kibaki at the opening of the 6th Africa Water Week (AWW) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Reaching universal coverage
Published on: 13/04/2016
Are government-led and private sector approaches mutually exclusive?
Accessibility of toilets by people with a disability: if only toilets could talk…
Published on: 21/03/2016
A group of gifted local performers with different disabilities made us realise that going to the toilet is not as easy for everyone as you might think.
Creating better schools and happier students - IRC and Football for Water
Published on: 21/03/2016
On 17 March, IRC made a key presentation on factors that enhance and hinder effective WASH in school programs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague. This was for a Kenyan delegation from Nakuru who were in the Netherlands for the Football for Water programme.
Transferring WASH mandates to the lower levels: developing soft skills without hard cash
Published on: 17/03/2016
On the third day of the regional learning event we reflected on the field visits and discussed what we learned.
Toilets and bathtubs: basic sanitation facilities?
Published on: 17/03/2016
During a field visit we observed some seriously big and fancy toilets in a rural village.
Thinking beyond the finish line: sustainable sanitation services for all
Published on: 14/03/2016
Today we were told that the Siem Reap (or Angkor Wat) half marathon has a clear finish line, but that it is unlikely that anyone of us will reach that mile stone.
WASH IT! Strategic Partnership signed
Published on: 20/11/2015
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IRC, Simavi, Wetlands International and Akvo partner up to increase sustainability of water, sanitation and hygiene services
WASH IT! Strategic Partnership signed
Published on: 20/11/2015
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IRC, Simavi, Wetlands International and Akvo partner up to increase sustainability of water, sanitation and hygiene services.
Watershed partnerschap een feit
Published on: 20/11/2015
Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, IRC, Simavi, Wetlands International en Akvo gaan intensief samenwerken aan verbetering duurzaam beheer van water, sanitaire en hygiëne voorzieningen en van waterbronnen.
Failure and the future
What are the challenges with Water Point Mapping? and what lessons can be learned from the failures? What about the future of Water Point Mapping?...
AfricaSan Award Triggers 2 million Dollar Investment and Counting
Published on: 03/08/2015
As a result of Africasan Award for Youth going to Maji na Ufanisi for its work with Kongowea Youth, Mombasa County Government has decided to invest $2 milllion within the next one year to extend the initiative of youth managing WASH.
Testing the waters : a qualitative comparative analysis of the factors affecting success in rendering water services sustainable based on ICT reporting
This study examines eight initiatives that are using information and communication technologies (ICTs) to monitor and report on water supply services...
Planning for equitable and sustainable water and urban sanitation services in ten counties in Kenya – a start
Published on: 15/07/2015
In the context of the devolution of political powers and responsibilities to the counties in Kenya, planning for water and sanitation services has to step up.
Planning for WASH in Arid lands in Kenya: the numbers are scary but might still help
Published on: 15/07/2015
Using numbers in local planning for water resources and services helps stakeholders to make (conflicting) interests clearer and choices more explicit.
End-of-project evaluation (EPE) : Triple-S – Water Services that Last, an IRC initiative 2009-2014 : main report
Triple-S has successfully promoted sustainability and the Service Delivery Approach (SDA) at the international level and in target countries. The...
Preparing for droughts: How pastoralists in Kenya can have water all year long
Published on: 10/02/2015
How do you set up a reliable water supply system when an area is facing ten months of extreme drought every year? How do you make sure that the one thing that matters, your cattle, stay alive? "You start planning for the worst."
Financing for sustainability in the Kenya Arid Lands
Published on: 19/12/2014
Who is responsible for improving the resilience of local population in the Kenya Arid lands against natural disasters and impact of climate change? And who pays the bills for sustainable water services? This was one of the questions that came up during workshops held in Kenya in October 2014.
Water Master Plans for 4 pilot areas in Turkana, Wajir, Moyale and Marsabit counties
The Kenya Arid Lands Disaster Risk Reduction project is helping the Kenyan government and local communities in dealing with flash floods and droughts...
Kenya: New resolutions for Water and Sanitation
Published on: 12/11/2014
Former president of Kenya, HE Mwai Kibaki, officially launched the Millennium Water Alliance-Kenya strategic plan last week in Nairobi and called for efficient and effective water governance. IRC is a partner in the Millennium Water Alliance.