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...
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...
The very first episode of IRC's podcast WASH Talk
Published on: 20/02/2017
Patrick Moriarty and Stef Smits talk about the importance of taking on a systems approach in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector.
Quand on veut on peut
Published on: 16/02/2017
La pérennité des services d'assainissement – non seulement une question de ressources locales mais aussi de volonté...
Stay tuned – IRC’s podcast WASH Talk is about to be launched
Published on: 30/01/2017
20 February 2017 you can listen to the very first episode of IRC's podcast WASH Talk.
Rushing into solutions without fully grasping the problem
Published on: 30/01/2017
Which factors in the enabling environment and which links between actors are key to achieving reliable sanitation services?
Concours 1000 latrines autrement - annonce des finalistes!
Published on: 24/01/2017
Début octobre, IRC a lancé un « Concours national d'innovation sociale pour le développement endogène de l'assainissement familial ». Trois finalistes ont été présélectionnés pour passer à l'étape suivante.
Sludge Enterprise at WASH Futures Conference 2016
Published on: 12/01/2017
Successful Sludge Enterprises in Small Urban Centres in Zimbabwe selected as a poster presentation at WASH FUTURES 2016 in Brisbane, Australia.
The chain is only as strong as its weakest link
Published on: 08/11/2016
An urban sanitation diagnostic tool to identify bottlenecks in sanitation systems.
Stormy weather accelerates cholera outbreak in Haiti
Published on: 12/10/2016
Cholera flared up in Haiti after hurricane Matthew. A humanitarian crisis can trigger the outbreak of waterborne diseases.
Looking at WASH in non-household settings : WASH away from the home information guide
An information guide to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in schools, health care facilities, the workplace, orphanages, prisons, refugee...
Join IRC at the Water and Health Conference 2016
Published on: 04/10/2016
Several inspiring IRC sessions and side events.
The little girls (class)room
Published on: 27/09/2016
Why the absence of sanitation and hygiene services causes girls to drop out of school.
Het koopkrachtplaatje van Minister Ploumen
Published on: 23/09/2016
Elke derde dinsdag in september is het weer spannend: hoe zien de koopkrachtplaatjes eruit? Wat verandert er in de puntenwolken van besteedbaar inkomen? Ondanks alles ziet het koopkrachtplaatje van Minister Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking, Lilianne Ploumen, er voor 2017 nog goed...
It is all about systems
Published on: 29/08/2016
Providing water, sanitation and hygiene services that last forever for everyone, is all about systems.
Launching the IRC WASH toolkit
Published on: 25/08/2016
IRC has compiled a growing repository of tools and guidance for strengthening WASH service delivery.
Eleanor Allen’s TEDxTalk ‘water is a women’s issue’
Published on: 09/08/2016
Allen is not just all talk. As Water For People's CEO she puts her words into action.
National Department of Health launches hand hygiene behaviour change strategy
Published on: 14/07/2016
After a decade of emphasis on accelerating water and sanitation infrastructure development, South Africa circles back to behaviour change.
WASH services in small towns : baseline report for a quasi-randomised control trial to assess impacts of the One WaSH Plus programme
Data was collected on household income, diarrhoeal disease occurrence, water service provision, and sanitation and hygiene services and practices at...
Southern NGO BRAC and its global initiatives: an inside look
Published on: 13/05/2016
The largest NGO in the world, BRAC headquartered in Bangladesh, applies its development aid concepts outside Bangladesh in ten countries around the world. The silver bullet? Building on the strength of each individual. An interview with Petra Costerman Boodt, BRAC International's Resident...
BRAC and the Dutch Water Sector
Published on: 25/03/2016
Ms. Nameerah Khan, Coordinator of Knowledge Management of the BRAC Water, Sanitation and Hygiene programme met with Dutch organisations active in Bangladesh.
IRC in SWA Ministers meeting on implementation Global Goals
Published on: 04/03/2016
A unique opportunity for countries to discuss their plans to meet the targets of the new SDGs
SWA Meeting of Ministers of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Published on: 04/03/2016
Ministers of Sanitation and Water and Sector Leaders to Discuss the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) The Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) Meeting of Ministers of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 15-16 March 2016. It is an unique...
Tax raise to realise India’s dream
Published on: 17/12/2015
New steps to make Swachh Bharat, or Clean India Campaign, a reality