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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...
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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.

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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 our 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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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...

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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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Analysing sector learning and adaptive capacity: an experiment

Published on: 10/03/2015
This experiment consisted of a study to assess the significance, efficacy and sustainability of the learning alliance approach in influencing learning and adaptive capacity in the rural water sector in Ghana.

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Strengthening learning and adaptive capacity through learning alliances: an experiment

Published on: 09/03/2015
IRC/Triple-S Uganda has worked with the Ministry of Water and Environment to develop a learning and coordination model aimed at improving continuous joint learning throughout the rural water sector to promote innovations and address underlying challenges of service delivery.

Sector learning and adaptive management

Learning and knowledge management supported at national and decentralised levels to enable the sector to adapt based on experience.
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Sustaining rural water supply using the principles of collective impact

Published on: 04/11/2014
'Collective impact is the commitment of a group of actors from different sectors to a common agenda for solving a complex social problem'.

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Seeing the forest and the trees

Published on: 26/09/2014
Over the years, IRC's focus has evolved from supporting community management, to working on a 'whole system' approach to sector change. In this second blog in our series on a learning and adaptive sector we chart IRC's evolution and explore the central role of collective learning for delivering...

Multistakeholder learning platform in Uganda visits primary school for LeaPPS

The WASH Sector School of 'Hard Knocks' - learning from experience for dealing with the future

Published on: 01/08/2014
The capacity to continuously learn and adapt is critical for dealing with complex challenges and future uncertainties. In this first blog in a series about 'a learning and adaptive sector', we discuss why learning is central to achieving water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services for life.

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