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Learning alliance: a series of interconnected multi-stakeholder platforms at different institutional levels (national, district, community, etc.), aiming to speed up the process of identification, development and scaling up of innovations. [Source: Smits, S., Moriarty, P. & Sijbesma, C., 2007. Learning alliances : scaling up innovations in water, sanitation and hygiene. (Technical paper series / IRC ; 47). Delft, the Netherlands. P. 3].

 
District level learning alliance platform meeting

Highlights from our focus countries in 2019: Ghana

What impact did we have in our focus countries in 2019? Sharing highlights from IRC's Annual Report...
Advocacy

Specialist course: Advocating for universal WASH services

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Delegate from Ethiopia at IRC WASH symposium

Highlights from our focus countries in 2019: Ethiopia

What impact did we have in our focus countries in 2019? Sharing highlights from IRC’s Annual Report...
Participants at the SWS woreda workshop in Ethiopia

The road to a robust system

Supporting Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) planning in three pilot woredas in Ethiopia.
Teaplantation in Kabarole District

Local government capacity to deliver SDG 6

The Kabarole District Master Plan has given local government and its partners a common focus to...
Collective action session at UNC

What are collective action approaches anyway?

"Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success," Henry Ford famously said.

A local systems analysis for rural water services delivery in South Ari and Mile, Ethiopia

2019
This report summarises the strengths of the...

Sustaining rural water : a comparative study of maintenance models for community-managed schemes

2019
Emerging trends and practical recommendations for...
Members of the IWRM Thematic Working Group participate in a learning session in Mbarara, June 2018

Applying lessons to improve WASH service delivery

Learning and adaptation is about preparedness to innovate and to use the insights and lessons...
Discussion cards

Shared problems, shared solutions

Using learning alliances to unify the WASH system.

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District level learning alliance platform meeting

Highlights from our focus countries in 2019: Ghana

Published on: 28/07/2020
What impact did we have in our focus countries in 2019? Sharing highlights from IRC's Annual Report .

Advocacy

Specialist course: Advocating for universal WASH services

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

Delegate from Ethiopia at IRC WASH symposium

Highlights from our focus countries in 2019: Ethiopia

Published on: 21/07/2020
What impact did we have in our focus countries in 2019? Sharing highlights from IRC’s Annual Report .

Participants at the SWS woreda workshop in Ethiopia

The road to a robust system

Published on: 25/05/2020
Supporting Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) planning in three pilot woredas in Ethiopia.

Teaplantation in Kabarole District

Local government capacity to deliver SDG 6

Published on: 13/01/2020
The Kabarole District Master Plan has given local government and its partners a common focus to improve WASH coverage.

Collective action session at UNC

What are collective action approaches anyway?

Published on: 07/01/2020
"Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success," Henry Ford famously said.

A local systems analysis for rural water services delivery in South Ari and Mile, Ethiopia

This report summarises the strengths of the decentralised local systems that deliver services in two locations in Ethiopia, describing key actors,...
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Sustaining rural water : a comparative study of maintenance models for community-managed schemes

Emerging trends and practical recommendations for organisations interested in growing or starting a maintenance service provision (MSP) model for...
Biblio info

Members of the IWRM Thematic Working Group participate in a learning session in Mbarara, June 2018

Applying lessons to improve WASH service delivery

Published on: 29/05/2019
Learning and adaptation is about preparedness to innovate and to use the insights and lessons generated to drive change across the WASH system at all levels and in all operating contexts.

Discussion cards

Shared problems, shared solutions

Published on: 25/04/2019
Using learning alliances to unify the WASH system.

How to use learning alliances to achieve systems change at scale

This working paper sets out the thinking behind IRC's use of learning alliances, offers practical guidance on how to adopt the approach and build a...
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Annotated Bibliography on IRC Learning Alliances

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Facilitating local strengthening of WASH systems : whose understanding counts?

The paper sets out the processes followed to establish WASH Learning Alliances in Ethiopia, examines some of the associated risks and constraints,...
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Solar power water unit manager

The ‘art’ in partnerships

Published on: 13/12/2018
Analysing partnerships and how they strengthen WASH systems.

Understanding the WASH system and its building blocks : building strong WASH systems for the SDGs

This working paper is one of a series that explains IRC's emerging praxis for working with and strengthening WASH systems.
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Scaling up innovations through learning alliances : an introduction to the approach

This introductory chapter describes the origin and development of Learning Alliances, key concepts, expected outcomes and the steps and activities...
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Ebenezer Kwarteng, Ghana, speaking at Kintampo South District Learning Alliance meeting

The capacity to deliver water services

Published on: 11/04/2018
New book tells how partnerships, district planning and learning alliances achieve impact at community level in Ghana.

Strengthening local government capacity to deliver water services : documenting the process of transformation

A strategic partnership has broken down barriers between those who plan, provide and use services enabling them to 'walk the talk' of coordination...
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Using knowledge for improving water, sanitation and hygiene services in West and Central Africa

Paper underlining the importance of learning for better performance in the WASH sector and to contribute to the discussion on how this can be...
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Knowledge management and sector learning Ghana plan 2017-2021

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WASH Based Climate Adaptation Strategies in Ghana - National Level Learning Alliance Platform (NLLAP)

Published on: 27/10/2016
Ghana Youth Environment Network (GYEM), in collaboration with WaterAid Ghana and the Resource Centre Network (RCN) invites you to the learning and sharing meeting on the above theme. GYEM will lead the discussion with support from WaterAid Ghana under the advocacy for WASH Based Climate Adaptation...

People around a water source

Tackling ‘wicked’ problems for sustainable water services

Published on: 21/06/2016
Read IRC's literature review on approaches to driving whole system change in the effort to achieve sustainable water services for everyone.

Facilitating change in a complex environment: delivering rural water services in Ghana

Between 2009-2014 IRC through the Triple S project supported Ghana's rural water agency CWSA to build consensus around a new vision of adequate water...
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Change in complex adaptive systems : a review of concepts, theory and approaches for tackling ‘wicked’ problems in achieving sustainable rural water services

The domain of inquiry of this review is the rural water sector in low- and middle-income countries.
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Sector Change Needs a Driver

Fostering whole system change – a review of theory and approaches from the complexity sciences

Published on: 19/03/2015
Driving, catalysing, supporting, acting as a backbone to foster sector change is what IRC is all about.

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