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Introducing the WASH Systems Academy

Published on: 03/05/2019
Become a WASH Systems master.

Participants at the IRC Symposium All Systems Go!

Education, the main challenge for WASH systems

Published on: 02/04/2019
When we talk about water and sanitation systems (WASH), it is easy to think only of infrastructure, construction, and toilets… but that is not just what WASH is about.

Strengthening WASH systems in Ethiopia

This paper summarises the different system strengthening initiatives and makes recommendations for joint learning and collaboration.
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Ghana - water pipes

Driving change in the WASH sector through reflection and learning

Published on: 23/01/2019
A WaterAid thematic review.

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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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation awards IRC with a grant

Published on: 14/06/2018
The Hague, 14 June 2018 – The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded US$ 7,635,000 to the end of 2021 to IRC – a leading champion of universal access to sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene services. The grant funds will be used to strengthen governance systems of district-based programs and...

Hilton foundation grantees meeting in The Hague

Don’t we all know exactly what “full coverage” means?

Published on: 02/05/2017
In fact, it turns out we don't.

Gestion des connaissances et apprentissage sectoriel en matière d’eau potable, hygiène et assainissement au Mali

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Gestion des connaissances et apprentissage sectoriel en matière d’eau potable, hygiène et assainissement en Mauritanie

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Gestion des Connaissances et Apprentissage sectoriel en matière d’Eau potable, Hygiène et Assainissement au Niger

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Gestion des connaissances et l'apprentissage sectoriel en matière d'approvisionnement en eau potable, hygiène et assainissement en République Centrafricaine

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Gestion des connaissances et apprentissage sectoriel en matière d’eau potable, hygiène et assainissement en République Démocratique du Congo

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WASH sector learning meeting Cote d'Ivoire

Exploring possibilities for improved learning in the WASH sector

Published on: 24/02/2017
Although most people acknowledge the importance of learning for improving performance in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector, in practice key information and knowledge are too often not (or only partly) used for the planning and implementation of interventions.

Gestion des connaissances et apprentissage sectoriel en matière d'eau potable, hygiene et assainissement en Côte d’Ivoire

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Gestion des connaissances et l'apprentissage sectoriel en matière d'approvisionnement en eau potable, hygiène et assainissement au Burkina Faso

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Knowledge management and sector learning Ghana plan 2017-2021

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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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Plan d’actions de gestion des connaissances et apprentisage thematique dans le secteur de l’eau et l’assainissement au Burkina Faso 2017-2020

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Toilet

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?

Visual representation of Agent-Based Modelling

Modelling for Change

Published on: 15/12/2016
Can Agent-Based simulation models help us to improve services in complex WASH systems?

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Patrick Moriarty's TED Talk: ‘It’s about the systems, stupid!’

Published on: 13/12/2016
IRC's CEO Patrick Moriarty will shine on the TEDxDenHelder stage with his TED Talk.

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Patrick Moriarty’s TED Talk: ‘It’s about the systems, stupid!’

Published on: 12/12/2016
IRC's CEO Patrick Moriarty staat op het TEDxDenHelder podium met zijn TED Talk.

People in front of a water tank - Sahel, Burkina Faso

Everyone wants to know

Published on: 30/11/2016
Video 'Making monitoring count' discusses the challenges around monitoring: everyone wants to know - but who needs to know? and what do we need to know?

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...

"What's New Pussycat? How Tom Jones inspired better learning and collaboration in WASH"

Published on: 25/10/2016
IRC and Plan would like to invite you to "What's New Pussycat? How Tom Jones inspired better learning and collaboration in WASH", a roundtable discussion on learning in the WASH sector. As a sector, we are trapped in our old ways of distilling and sharing knowledge – essentially a sector-wide...

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