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Action-Research for Learning with Dutch WASH Alliance

A three year initiative led by IRC for improving the effectiveness on hygiene promotion and community empowerment in a few selected Dutch WASH...

Facilitating the Introduction of New Sanitation Products into the Ethiopian Market

2018

USAID Transform WASH - Assessment of Field Performance and Acceptance of the SATO Pan in Ethiopia

2018

Moving up the ladder : assessing sanitation progress through a total service gap

2018
This paper examines methodological options for...
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Making the chain more fluid with sustainable sanitation financing

Inspired by World Water Week 2018 we talked with Cheryl Hicks of the Toilet Board Coalition about attracting alternative finance into the sanitation...
Participants at the launch of the Asutifi North master plan

Africa Water Week side event: Building country systems, leveraging partnerships

Showcase of a programme and partnerships in Ghana and Uganda to bring 100% WASH coverage to a...

Drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in schools : global baseline report 2018

2018
The first comprehensive global assessment of WASH...
Children at a water pump in Afghanistan, photo by Rosanna Keam

Closing the gap between humanitarian aid and development WASH

Humanitarian WASH emergencies outlast the initial phase and turn into longer-term WASH programmes so development and humanitarian aid need to work...
Lady in Odisha filling water vessels

WASH training in Odisha is too limited

Quality WASH training is only given to state level officials while training at lower levels is sub-standard and sparse.
Patrick Moriarty and Aboubakar Hema, mayor of Banfora (photo by Cabinet du Maire de Banfora)

Banfora shows committed political leadership

IRC-supported commune in Burkina Faso promises water and sanitation for everyone by 2030.

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Facilitating the Introduction of New Sanitation Products into the Ethiopian Market

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Image credit: Toilet Board Coalition

Making the chain more fluid with sustainable sanitation financing

Published on: 30/10/2018
Inspired by World Water Week 2018 we talked with Cheryl Hicks of the Toilet Board Coalition about attracting alternative finance into the sanitation chain.

Participants at the launch of the Asutifi North master plan

Africa Water Week side event: Building country systems, leveraging partnerships

Published on: 29/10/2018
Showcase of a programme and partnerships in Ghana and Uganda to bring 100% WASH coverage to a district as an example for replication.

Children at a water pump in Afghanistan, photo by Rosanna Keam

Closing the gap between humanitarian aid and development WASH

Published on: 25/10/2018
Humanitarian WASH emergencies outlast the initial phase and turn into longer-term WASH programmes so development and humanitarian aid need to work together.

Lady in Odisha filling water vessels

WASH training in Odisha is too limited

Published on: 22/10/2018
Quality WASH training is only given to state level officials while training at lower levels is sub-standard and sparse.

Patrick Moriarty and Aboubakar Hema, mayor of Banfora (photo by Cabinet du Maire de Banfora)

Banfora shows committed political leadership

Published on: 15/10/2018
IRC-supported commune in Burkina Faso promises water and sanitation for everyone by 2030.

IRC Ghana Strategy: 2017-2021

This strategy is aligned with government priorities and trends in the WASH sector, and interventions by other development partners.
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A policy proposal for integrating WASH and water resources management in the Kajiado Water Policy 2018

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Leaving no one behind in practice : a case study from WASH programmes in Asutifi North District, Ghana

The district's unserved have been mapped and the dilemmas identified that need to be overcome to ensure that no one is left behind.
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Water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) masterplan : Asutifi North District, Ghana

The broad vision, programmes and strategies for the implementation of a 13-year initiative to provide universal access to safe water, basic...
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IRC proposal for Bogra : integrating waste and WASH : So What for Lunch meeting at IRC, 13 Feb 2018

This presentation proposes an integrated solution to deal with both solid waste and faecal sludge management in the town of Bogra in Bangladesh.
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Woman collecting water at tap stand

Hit the road(map)

Published on: 25/01/2018
A new global guidance document on the District-Wide Approach.

Woman washing tomatoes

The secret to WASH-IWRM Linkages: pragmatism

Published on: 19/12/2017
Linking WASH and IWRM, as demanded by SDG 6, is essential but hard. With pragmatism and a problem based approach it can be done.

One of the remaining wetlands in Dhebkhal Chaur, North Bihar, India

Why is water security key to WASH services delivery?

Published on: 18/12/2017
Meeting Sustainable Development Goal 6 requires solutions that focus on integrated rather than sectoral approaches.

Patrick's poo

This year we’re talking poo not just toilets

Published on: 16/11/2017
Turning World Toilet Day into World Sanitation Systems Day

Mongolian child

SWA Webinars: Financing the sanitation target of the Sustainable Development Goals [French and Spanish]

Published on: 19/10/2017
Several countries have identified sanitation as the most ambitious and challenging of the WASH-related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target and these webinars (one in French and one in Spanish) will focus on building sustainable financing strategies to allow this goal to be met. IRC's Catarina...

Mongolian child

SWA Webinar: Financing the sanitation target of the Sustainable Development Goals [English]

Published on: 19/10/2017
Several countries have identified sanitation as the most ambitious and challenging of the WASH-related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target and this webinar will focus on building sustainable financing strategies to allow this goal to be met. IRC's Catarina Fonseca is one of the presenters...

Fetching water in Ghana

Ghana’s Asutifi North District wants to set example with WASH masterplan

Published on: 12/10/2017
IRC Ghana is partner in a new pilot called the 'District Based 100% Full WASH Coverage Initiative'.

Kenya Arid Lands Disaster Risk Reduction (KALDRR) WASH project. Foto: Mélanie Carrasco/IRC

Uniek huwelijk: pleitbezorging voor water en sanitaire voorzieningen gaat verbond aan met natuurbehoud

Published on: 12/10/2017
Watershed heeft een geïntegreerde aanpak om SDG6 te behalen.

Kenyan women collecting water at standpipe - Kenya Arid Lands Disaster Risk Reduction (KALDRR) WASH project

Newly wedded: lobbying for water and sanitation services while sustaining nature

Published on: 19/09/2017
The Watershed partnership's integrated approach to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6.

Agenda for change : a roadmap for universal access to sustainable WASH services at district level

This document describes how the principles and practice of the global movement, Agenda for Change (A4C), can be applied at district level, following...
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Hon. Joseph Koffie Adda. Min for Sanitation and water resources Ghana

Ghana’s new Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources says making Accra the cleanest city is doable

Published on: 05/09/2017
The Hon. Joseph Kofi Adda unfolds his ambitious goals at Stockholm World Water Week.

Banfora Town Hall, Burkina Faso

A race against time in Burkina Faso

Published on: 27/07/2017
Developing a collaborative strategic plan for municipal water services needs to focus on structural changes.

Kampala WASH Symposium: Outcome Report 2016

This Symposium explored methods for evaluating the context in which traditional interventions are situated, considering the political economy, and...
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Looking beyond headline indicators : water and sanitation services in small towns in Ethiopia

While a high proportion of people In Ethiopian have access to improved water and sanitation services, only a small minority receive services that...
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