Taps and toilets aren't enough: designing WASH programmes that strengthen the system
Published on: 02/07/2018
WaterAid has developed a set of participatory tools that help identify and overcome system barriers.
Small town water services sustainability checks : development and application in Ethiopia
Neither rural sustainability checks, nor urban benchmarking frameworks, are entirely suitable for monitoring small town water services.
IRC endorses new strategy of the Rural Water Supply Network
Published on: 30/03/2018
Together with the World Bank, IRC is co-lead of RWSN's Sustainable Services theme.
Webinar : promoting harmonized monitoring for the WASH sector
A presentation and discussion on harmonised monitoring for the WASH sector, using the example of SIASAR: Rural Water and Sanitation Information...
Promoting harmonized monitoring for the WASH sector : the Rural Water and Sanitation Information System SIASAR as an example
Lessons learned on the development and use of sustainability metrics for systems, service providers, communities and technical assistance providers...
IRC and Government of Ghana commit to strengthening WASH systems
Published on: 26/03/2018
The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources signs a four-year Memorandum of Understanding with IRC.
Systems thinking with Angela Huston and Harold Lockwood
In this podcast you hear how the systems approach came about, what the current evidence of its importance is and what the challenges are for its...
Can we make 2018 the year of the WASH System?
Published on: 25/01/2018
We need more and faster action to achieve and sustain the SDGs.
Hit the road(map)
Published on: 25/01/2018
A new global guidance document on the District-Wide Approach.
Water is life; water is joy
Published on: 28/12/2017
Stories from the community after IRC Uganda rehabilitated ten boreholes in Kabarole district, an effort to ensure a safe and reliable supply of water for over 3000 people, which in turn would improve health and livelihoods for the benefiting communities.
Running for Water - what did we achieve?
Published on: 22/12/2017
Some months have passed since the successful wrap-up of our first crowdfunding initiative. We now reflect on how the campaign has brought change to Kabarole district, in Uganda.
The MUS toolkit
The toolkit provides guidance on planning, developing and providing multiple-use water services, based on the experiences of the members of the...
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...
New insights into the sustainability of rural water supplies
Published on: 13/09/2017
Stockholm World Water Week discusses World Bank publications on universal metrics.
In search of sustainability of rural water supply services monitoring and metrics
Presentation based on the findings from two World Bank publications.
The Whole System IS the System
Published on: 16/06/2017
Asking whether building hardware is better than a WASH systems approach is like asking whether building bicycle wheels is better than creating a transport network.
40th WEDC International Conference, Loughborough, UK
Published on: 12/06/2017
The conference invites participants from over 40 countries to share experiences and achievements on the sustainable delivery of WASH services through international cooperation. The week includes three days to discuss and debate peer reviewed content, followed by two days of tailored capacity...
Webinar: Searching for universal sustainability metrics for rural water services
Published on: 12/06/2017
This webinar is part of a series organised by the Sustainable Services Theme of the Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN ). There are presentations from IRC and UNICEF on the challenges to measuring the sustainability of rural water supply services. How can the sector agree on a core set of indicators...
Should I stay or should I go?
Published on: 09/06/2017
From exit strategies to transformation strategies in WASH.
Understanding what drives maintenance of rural water infrastructure in Tanzania (and it’s not what you think!)
Published on: 01/06/2017
A large proportion of Tanzanians still do not have access to improved water sources.
Data collection, data use and (monitoring) systems building: the SMARTerWASH experience
Published on: 08/05/2017
While writing the end-report of the SMARTerWASH Project, it was good to look back and reflect on the scale of the project and the challenges faced and ahead.
Don’t we all know exactly what “full coverage” means?
Published on: 02/05/2017
In fact, it turns out we don't.
Phase out strategies in the WASH sector
Published on: 04/04/2017
Max Foundation and IRC invite you to discuss sustainability and domestic resource mobilisation when aid ends.
2017 Colorado WASH Symposium
Published on: 03/04/2017
Organised annually since 2012 by students at the University of Colorado - Boulder, the themes of the 2017 Colorado WASH symposium were: behaviour change, business of WASH, humanitarian, refugee, and other challenging contexts, social dimensions of WASH, systems of WASH, and technology and...