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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.

Rural water and sanitation budgets for schools, anganwadi and health centres : an assessment of Gaya, Bihar : discussion paper

An analysis of government interventions for providing institutional water and sanitation services, with recommendations on how to improve...
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Rural water and sanitation budgets for schools, anganwadi and health centres : an assessment of Nuapada, Odisha : discussion paper

An analysis of government or private interventions for providing institutional water and sanitation services, with recommendations on how to improve...
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Central and State Finance Commission grants to Panchaya Raj Institutions (PRIs) : implications for financing of rural WATSAN

A call for devolution of power to local government, capacity strengthening, decentralised planning and transparency and accountability in the Indian...
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Cover Watershed working paper on budget tracking in Odisha

Helping Indian CSOs do budget tracking

Published on: 20/08/2020
Two new Watershed India working papers draw lessons from research in Bihar and Odisha.

Tracking budgets for rural WATSAN : an assessment of districts Ganjam and Nuapada in Odisha, India

How does understanding public finance for WASH help civil society organisations (CSOs) to enhance their work in the community, and are budget related...
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Tracking budgets for rural WATSAN : an assessment of districts Gaya and Samastipur in Bihar, India

How does understanding public finance for WASH help civil society organisations (CSOs) to enhance their work in the community, and are budget related...
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Summary research report REACH IRC

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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.

Costing and financing of small-scale water supply and sanitation services

Guidelines for European national and subnational policy-makers responsible for sustainable financing of small-scale water and sanitation services,...
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Rural area in Burkina Faso

JI SANIYANI: A new lease of life for Banfora

Published on: 22/06/2020
Workshop on a new initiative in the commune of Banfora: JI SANIYANI.

Girl near tap in Burkina Faso

JI SANIYANI : un nouveau souffle pour Banfora

Published on: 18/06/2020
Atelier d'une nouvelle initiative dans la commune de Banfora : JI SANIYANI.

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.

USAID-funded water point in Afar, Ethiopia

Can right-sized digital solutions help the vulnerable?

Published on: 18/05/2020
Water supply for all: How can digital solutions help increase access for vulnerable populations? Lessons from Tanzania and Ethiopia.

Enabling environment for water security : mapping the national and state government institutions in India

A fact sheet on Indian national and state level institutions in Odisha and Bihar engaging in particular with rural water supply and resources.
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Rethinking rural water supply maintenance in Ethiopia: from fix-on-failure to comprehensive maintenance services

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Fetching water in a rural area in Mali

Fight against COVID-19 in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso

Published on: 22/04/2020
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have put in place a number of measures around drinking water and sanitation in the fight against the coronavirus. But have the needs of the most vulnerable people really been taken into account? Are they able to cope during this pandemic?

Washing hands at a market

Lutte contre le COVID-19 au Mali, au Niger et au Burkina

Published on: 21/04/2020
Le Mali, le Niger et le Burkina Faso ont mis en œuvre une batterie de mesures sociales dans le secteur eau potable et assainissement dans le cadre de la lutte contre le coronavirus. Mais les besoins des populations, notamment celles dites vulnérables ont-elles été réellement prises en compte pour...

Cartoon of Burkinabè asking their president for water during the pandemic (cartoon by André Jules Nikiema)

COVID-19 and rural water crisis: putting pressure on Burkina Government

Published on: 20/04/2020
IRC and WASH specialists are working hard to ensure that the rural population is not abandoned in this time of crisis.

Woman fetching water in northern Burkina - © IRC Burkina

COVID-19 in Burkina: again the rural population is left behind

Published on: 14/04/2020
Everything for the privileged and nothing for the disadvantaged!

Meeting in Odisha, India

Assessing institutional capacities for rural water and sanitation

Published on: 18/03/2020
A joint IRC-UNICEF India study across four districts in Odisha.

Assessment of capacity building initiatives for key stakeholders from Odisha in rural water & sanitation

Enhanced capacity building initiatives are needed for Administrators, Technocrats and Elected Representatives, especially at the operational levels...
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Novel partnership between NWSC and Kabarole District to provide safe water to communities in hard-to-reach Kabende subcounty

A novel public-public partnership between Uganda's national water utility and local government is part of the increasing trend of rural utilisation.
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Understanding rural water services as a complex system : an assessment of key factors as potential leverage points for improved service sustainability

Results from stakeholders workshops in Ethiopia and Uganda indicate that a more intentional focus on factor interactions in WASH systems could lead...
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Financing universal, safe and sustainable water services in Ethiopia

Targeted and affordable water tariffs, self-supply investments, microfinance and solar energy can help finance Ethiopia's water sector.
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