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Improving maternal and neonatal health through better access to WASH services in health care...

2022
Fact sheet on IRC Mali's WASH programme...

Driving change : strengthening local systems in the water and sanitation sectors

2021
Insights, tips, and advice to improve public...
Technicians in Honduras checking water quality

With 5 years of change, looking 10 years into the future

Stef Smits' in-depth review of the JMP 2021 data on the progress made in 15 countries and discussing the implications towards 2030.

[Presentation] Utility-managed rural water services: models, pathways, drivers, performance and...

2021
Presentation given WEDC 2021
Workshop with learning alliance in Kabarole, incl. District Councillor, District Engineer, Health Officer, NGO representative

Terminating the problem of unsafe water and sanitation services

Recently I listened to a speech by Arnold Schwarzenegger on how the climate movement is stuck and needs to reset. I think our approach to solving the...
Contributor photos: Lemessa, Digbojoy, Fabrizio,Sára, Jeske, Vera, Patrick, Stef, Angela, Tettje

Solutions galore, but political will and finance still lacking

Sustainable, resilient WASH systems for all. Reflections from IRC on World Water Week 2021.
Girl drinking water in Fort Portal, Uganda

Partnership for WASH Systems in Africa

UNICEF, IRC and Water For People have launched a partnership for strengthening national water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems.
Hurricane damage in Honduras - photo Water For People

Changing the climate discourse and walking the talk

IRC and Water For People reframe the climate discussions from a WASH systems perspective.

Facilitating collective action for Sustainable Development Goal 6 through learning alliances

2020
In this video from Sustainable WASH Systems...

Climate change, water resources and WASH systems

2021
WASH system strengthening is climate action and...

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Improving maternal and neonatal health through better access to WASH services in health care facilities in Mali

Fact sheet on IRC Mali's WASH programme supporting six health care facilities in the communes of Nossombougou, Ouolodo and Tioribougou.
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Driving change : strengthening local systems in the water and sanitation sectors

Insights, tips, and advice to improve public services like water and sanitation through multi-stakeholder collective action and action research.
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Technicians in Honduras checking water quality

With 5 years of change, looking 10 years into the future

Published on: 12/01/2022
Stef Smits' in-depth review of the JMP 2021 data on the progress made in 15 countries and discussing the implications towards 2030.

[Presentation] Utility-managed rural water services: models, pathways, drivers, performance and areas for support

Presentation given WEDC 2021
Biblio info

Workshop with learning alliance in Kabarole, incl. District Councillor, District Engineer, Health Officer, NGO representative

Terminating the problem of unsafe water and sanitation services

Published on: 19/10/2021
Recently I listened to a speech by Arnold Schwarzenegger on how the climate movement is stuck and needs to reset. I think our approach to solving the water and sanitation crisis could help.

Contributor photos: Lemessa, Digbojoy, Fabrizio,Sára, Jeske, Vera, Patrick, Stef, Angela, Tettje

Solutions galore, but political will and finance still lacking

Published on: 10/09/2021
Sustainable, resilient WASH systems for all. Reflections from IRC on World Water Week 2021.

Hurricane damage in Honduras - photo Water For People

Changing the climate discourse and walking the talk

Published on: 17/08/2021
IRC and Water For People reframe the climate discussions from a WASH systems perspective.

Facilitating collective action for Sustainable Development Goal 6 through learning alliances

In this video from Sustainable WASH Systems partner IRC WASH, we learn about Learning Alliances and how they are building strong local systems in...
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Climate change, water resources and WASH systems

WASH system strengthening is climate action and WASH must be a core component of climate financing and adaptation strategies.
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Tingrela HCF

Hygiene promotion should be a long-term effort

Published on: 04/05/2021
"I am calling on WASH and health professionals to change the way we address hygiene promotion", says Juste Nansi, Country Director IRC Burkina Faso.

Jerrycans at pump

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

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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Kenya - Budget Champion Penina Tombo at a public participation forum

The water sector needs strong CSOs, now more than ever

Published on: 01/02/2021
Watershed empowering citizens was a unique programme focused on advocacy and influencing. After 5 years, what have we learned?

HE Ms Cora van Nieuwehuizen

90% of climate disasters are water related

Published on: 27/01/2021
Building resilience is not a "nice to have"- it is essential, says Ban Ki Moon.

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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Open budget meeting, Veduria Union, Bangladesh

The magical civic space that brings stakeholders together

Published on: 14/10/2020
Getting citizens and marginalised groups a seat at the table with local government is a core activity of IRC.

Woman sitting in front of computer screen in Ganjam district, Odisha, India

Decolonisation of WASH knowledge: addressing institutional bias

Published on: 22/07/2020
COVID-19 and #BlackLivesMatter are a wake-up call for leaders to take a closer look at WASH knowledge generation.

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.

Photo by Donwilson Odhiambo/SOPA Images/REX (10614307d)

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.

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