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Published on: 30/04/2021
UK cuts on water, sanitation and hygiene aid betray international pledges to save lives

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We have a district WASH master plan: now what?

Published on: 01/04/2021
"The master plan provides a strategic tool in bringing all sector actors together around a singular objective." - Magdalene Matthews, Senior Program Officer, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

Water project in Arusha, Tanzania

RUWASA transformation: Rising to the challenge

Published on: 09/03/2021
Using learning hub 'model projects' to test new approaches for projects and service delivery.

More sustainable systems through consolidation? : the changing landscape of rural drinking water service delivery in Uganda

The two utility models present in Kabarole outperformed the community management model, with the existing national utility demonstrating greater...
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Harnessing the power of collective action: the journey so far

Published on: 20/01/2021
Stories and lessons learned from collective action by organisations supported by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and their partners.

WASH master plan for Asutifi North District Assembly : 2019 annual performance report

Based on evidence-based monitoring of water and sanitation service levels, budgets, outcome harvesting, district capacity assessment and water...
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Poster presentation by Asutifi North District at National Learning Exchange

NDPC, IRC and partners host the third National Learning Exchange

Published on: 28/12/2020
A learning exchange was held on district-wide initiatives for Sustainable Development Goal 6 in Ghana.

Ethiopia midterm organizational network analysis report

Measuring change over time in the relationships and network structure of learning alliances in four separate Ethiopian locations in USAID's...
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[Webinar] Agenda for Change: Systems Strengthening Measurement Practices

Published on: 10/12/2020
[Webinar] Agenda for Change: Systems Strengthening Measurement Practices,08:00-09:30 EDT (New York) | 14:00-15:30 CET [Registration]

Reframing the challenges and opportunities for improved sanitation services in Eastern Africa through sustainability science

Successful sanitation approaches were characterized by their adaptation to the local context, community participation, built-in mechanisms that...
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[Virtual Event] MIT Water Summit: A World of Water - Reimagining Resilience, 11-13 November 2020

Published on: 02/11/2020
Water Summit 2020 - A World of Water: Reimagining Resilience. Wednesday, November 11, to Friday, November 13, 2020

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NDPC to deepen use of documented lessons

Published on: 28/09/2020
As part of the dissemination strategy of the NDPC Good Practice for WASH booklet a video has been produced which highlights the documentation process, launch and post event media interactions.

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Self-registration now available for the WASH Systems Academy

Published on: 04/09/2020
You can start with the WASH Systems Academy anytime, anywhere.

Dr Kodjo Mensah-Abrampa, director general of the NDPC Ghana

Ghana: NDPC launches Good Practice for WASH with call to action

Published on: 24/08/2020
Good Practice for WASH booklet to become a reference point for municipal, metropolitan and district chief executives in Ghana.

A camel and cattle on the banks of water body, Somali region, Ethiopia

Systems thinking for WASH in chronic crises: lessons from Ethiopia

Published on: 24/08/2020
Sharing lessons learnt from Somali region around systems thinking in WASH and collaboration between organisations in the humanitarian-development-peace nexus.

People fetching water at a tanker in Afar, Ethiopia

Strong WASH systems are climate resilient systems

Published on: 12/08/2020
The same capacities that help us adapt to COVID-19 can be used to face climate change.

World Water Week at Home 2020

World Water Week At Home, 24-28 Aug 2020

Published on: 03/08/2020
Join IRC and partners sessions for WWWeek At Home This year, Stockholm World Water Week will focus on the theme of water solutions to accelerate action on climate change. sessions are IRC (co-)convened sessions.

La Vies des Noires Compte / Black Lives Matter, Gay Village, Monteal

Decolonising the WASH sector

Published on: 22/07/2020
Being true to #BlackLivesMatter. Report of an IRC Global Talk.

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) instructions for chlorine disinfection in Kabarole, Uganda. Photo M. Watsisi/IRC Uganda

What legacy of COVID-19 do we want for the WASH sector?

Published on: 24/06/2020
Our strategic systems responses to the pandemic and climate change.

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Funding WASH Systems during COVID-19

Published on: 05/06/2020
The impact of COVID-19 has been unprecedented on all areas of peoples lives globally, on a scale barely imagined only a few months ago. From the ever growing infection rates and death toll as the virus travelled around the world, to the light it shined on the huge disparities of impact on different...

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WASH Systems Academy launches its first customised course

Published on: 29/04/2020
As of 24 April 2020, Viva con Agua volunteers begin using the first customised lessons of the 'WASH systems strengthening: the basics', an introductory course by the WASH Systems Academy.

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Poverty kills

Published on: 20/04/2020
Every now and again the rich world has its nose rubbed in the true meaning of poverty. The coronavirus pandemic is but the latest example. We need to make sure it's the last.

Burkina Faso : a water sanitation and hygiene information sheet

The status of WASH at national and municipal levels and how IRC and a coalition of partners are working together with Government to inspire and...
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Faecal sludge management in Siem Reap, Cambodia

Citywide inclusive sanitation: applying systems thinking

Published on: 18/03/2020
Two major development players simultaneously publish papers supporting a more 'systems' based approach.

WASH system building block assessment tool

An Excel tool to assess the strengths and weaknesses of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services: both in general and for a specific service...
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