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Gicumbi District Full Life Cycle WASH Investment Plan - Draft

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Rulindo District Full Life Cycle WASH Investment Plan - Draft

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School in Nuapada district, Odisha, India

Water and sanitation budget tracking in rural India

Published on: 04/09/2020
Learn more from four new publications on public finance for community and institutional WASH services.

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...
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Evidence of stronger systems : World Water Week August 2019

Systems strengthening case studies from Agenda for Change partners in Bolivia, Uganda, Madagascar and Nicaragua.
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Costs and gaps in the financing of water services in the Ethiopian lowlands

A briefing note on financing of rural water services in lowland Ethiopia based on the use of Life Cycle Costs Analysis (LCCA) approach in Mile in...
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Using evidence on life cycle costs to plan for achieving the SDGs in Amhara, Ethiopia

Using the life-cycle cost approach (LCCA) this study showed the budget gaps for the sustainability of water services.
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Participants on experience sharing visit in Uganda

Partnership to advance resiliency in the Ethiopian lowlands

Published on: 05/12/2018
USAID programmes collaborate to improve rural water supplies for pastoralist communities in drought-prone regions.

WASHCost course

Costing Sustainable Services online course 2018 open for registration

Published on: 16/01/2018
Join for free! Courses start Thursday 1st of March, Friday 1st of June and Monday 1st of October.

Innovative financing for capital maintenance expenditure in small towns water systems in three districts in Ghana : Akatsi South, East Gonja and Kintampo South districts

Innovative mechanisms for the financing of capital maintenance of piped systems in Ghana may not necessarily fix the problems of poor service...
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Mapping public finance for rural drinking water and sanitation : Odisha State, Ganjam District (India)

This paper focuses on budget allocations and expenditures by national, state and district authorities for Odisha State and Ganjam District (India).
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Defining and organising cost components

Join our ‘Costing Sustainable Services’ e-course in June 2017!

Published on: 08/05/2017
You can sign up for the free life-cycle cost approach e-course starting on 1st of June now.

Retrospective Currency Converter

Published on: 30/01/2017
Please note: this is a beta-version of the Retrospective Currency Converter; this tool is currently being tested in several countries. We invite you to use the tool and send us your feedback. Contact us in case you have any questions or suggestions via kerk@ircwash.org . This tool has been...

Costing and Budgeting Tools

Published on: 07/11/2016
Please note : this is a beta-version of the Costing and Budgeting Tools; these tools are currently being tested in several countries. We invite you to use the tools and send us your feedback. Contact us in case you have any questions or suggestions via training @ircwash.org The tools have been...

Field visit, Gnagna, Burkina Faso

Stuff you won’t learn sitting in an air-conditioned office

Published on: 04/07/2016
Three takeaways from a field visit to a rural sanitation project in Burkina Faso.

Hygiene promotion in Bhutan : does it work and at what cost?

This poster on the costs of hygiene promotion in Bhutan was presented at the 2016 WASH Futures Conference in Brisbane, Australia.
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¿Cuánto cuesta la inversión en agua y saneamiento rural en Honduras? : una comparación de diferentes modelos de intervención

Una comparación de diferentes modelos de intervención.
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Monitoring the finance needed for service delivery

Quick guide to costs

Published on: 20/12/2015
Uncovering and understanding the real costs of water, sanitation and hygiene services by using the life-cycle costs approach.

Analyzing the cost of water provision in UNHCR refugee camps

How the life-cycle costing approach can be applied in refugee camp situations. Findings from a pilot study in Ethiopia and Chad.
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IRC Event November 2015

Innovative approaches to WASH in emergency situations

Published on: 03/12/2015
Experts discuss technical and institutional innovations in emergency water and sanitation at IRC Event.

Key Hole Gardening in Lesotho

Making irrigation work for livelihood diversification

Published on: 30/11/2015
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and government are looking for innovations in their work with smallholder farmers and communities in Lesotho to strengthen their livelihoods and to conserve the environment.

WASHCost Share Guide

WASHCost Share allows organisations to explore and share information on the cost of water and sanitation services with their key stakeholders.
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A look back at four years of communal, regional and national partnership in Burkina Faso

This volume is a collection of ideas and solutions with potential, and also of issues and challenges raised by IRC Burkina Faso's team and actors in...
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Expenditure on recurrent costs like source maintenance account for only 10% of allocated funds

Trends in financing WASH services in Uganda

Published on: 29/07/2015
Financing for the water and environment sector in Uganda has shown a declining trend since 2008, leading to a reduction in funding for key aspects of water supply services.

Support to community-managed rural water supply by the Water and Sanitation Management Organization in Kutch District, Gujarat

This study investigates the support services provided by the Water and Sanitation Management Organization (WASMO) in Kutch District, Gujarat.
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