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Education and training in sustainable WASH systems

What seems to be missing in SDG 6 s an indicator that will assess if there are people with the knowledge and skills to spend the money sensibly and...
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Lady in Odisha filling water vessels

WASH training in Odisha is too limited

Published on: 22/10/2018
Quality WASH training is only given to state level officials while training at lower levels is sub-standard and sparse.

Participants at two-day workshop for GLAAS Focal Points from Anglophone African countries, August 2018

10 years of GLAAS

Published on: 11/09/2018
New global WASH monitoring report will include better information from more countries, including high-income states.

Hand Pump Mechanic Stephen Baryebuga (left) has a discussion with the District Water officer, Pius Mugabi

Leadership and management skills training for hand pump mechanics

Published on: 31/05/2018
Turning district Hand Pump Mechanics Associations (HPMAs) in Uganda into viable business entities.

Participants of local government training of area mechanics in Ghana

IRC supports local government training of area mechanics in Ghana

Published on: 25/05/2018
Two districts in the Volta Region of Ghana - Akatsi North and Akatsi South - benefited from a five-day area mechanic training.

Skilling in sanitation is the key to building a sustainable ecosystem : synthesis document

Skill gap in the sanitation sector: challenges and opportunities.
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New takes on old ideas: Call centres are a useful tool for pit emptiers and demand generation in Kampala.

Don't just do something, stand there! Reflections from the 40th WEDC Conference

Published on: 01/08/2017
At the 40th WEDC Conference last week, it was all about new takes on old ideas.

Defining and organising cost components

Join our ‘Costing Sustainable Services’ e-course in June 2017!

Published on: 08/05/2017
You can sign up for the free life-cycle cost approach e-course starting on 1st of June now.

Formation sur la gestion communale des services publics AEP

Ce rapport porte sur la formation des acteurs locaux à la gouvernance locale. IRC s'est joint au Centre des métiers de l'Eau de l'ONEA pour bonifier...
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broken pump

Telling WASH stories that matter

Published on: 05/12/2014
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are essential to daily life and overall development, but, they are often not the top priority of the media. IRC and RNTC joined hands to train journalists and communications specialists how to tell compelling stories about WASH.

Students at ESUDER-Mozambique - March2014

Training on SDA/LCCA at Mozambique Rural Engineering University

Published on: 24/09/2014
A 2-week training programme to introduce Water Services that Last and Costing Sustainable Services curricula to BSc students and educational staff of the University Eduardo Mondlane - Rural Engineering School was held in March 2014.

Graph of venture philantrophy and impact investment

Get your pitch right

Published on: 09/09/2014
Understanding the difference between charity, venture philanthropy and impact investing is key to getting businesses and programmes funded

WASHCost tools

IRC offers free as well as tailor-made life-cycle costing tools. Contact us for additional support.
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Sanitation marketing- moving forward

IRC partners with CRS on sanitation marketing training

Published on: 23/05/2014
The developments in the sanitation sector are moving quickly. We are seeing some interesting new further development within the sector emerging. As cited in the last blog on the Uganda Unclogging the blockages of sanitation workshop, there is a new wave of freshness in the air in which we see the...

GLOWS training module : learning about Self-supply

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Young people taking courses

Online course schedule 2014 available

Published on: 09/01/2014
Free courses to help plan and budget sustainable water sanitation and hygiene services.

Self-Supply Acceleration training in Ethiopia

Published on: 13/12/2013
An event held to support regional implementation of Self-supply.

IRC inputs help first multimedia journalism and water course

Published on: 28/11/2013
Internet and social media can be powerful tools to tell accurate, interesting WASH stories. Eight participants from the new Multimedia Journalism and Water course of RNTC (Radio Netherlands Training Centre) and IRC concluded that at the end of their three-week stay in Hilversum. They left for home...

New course collaboration between IRC and Radio Netherlands Training Centre

Published on: 11/11/2013
Internet and social media can be powerful tools to tell interesting WASH stories and therefore IRC and Radio Netherlands Training Centre (RNTC) have decided to combine their skills. IRC is contributing WASH know-how and RNTC their multimedia skills to get water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)...

Formation à l’usage des outils du monitoring des services d’eau potable

Published on: 23/10/2013
Grace aux ateliers de formation les conseils communaux de l’eau et de l’assainissement en Arbinda et Gorgadji maîtrisent les outils du monitoring des services d’eau potable.

November training for water professionals

Published on: 08/04/2013
Note: dates have changed from 9-13 September to 25-29 November 2013 This five day course in Amsterdam, The Netherlands gives senior water sector professionals an understanding of the key elements in delivering sustainable rural water services at scale. It provides examples and models from various...

Training participants in The Hague.

International WASH professionals trained on concepts of service delivery

Published on: 22/11/2012
Eighteen senior water service professionals from Timor-Leste, Ghana, Uganda, India, Burkina Faso, Belgium, and The Netherlands gathered from 12 to 16 November 2012 in The Netherlands to participate in the training event: ‘An Introduction to the Concepts of Service Delivery: The Role of the Service...

GoI training participants

Second international training programme for high level Indian officials

Published on: 22/11/2012
IRC Director Nico Terra officially inaugurated the second international training programme for high level officials of the Government of India on 19 November 2012.

Costing Sustainable Services

Published on: 17/09/2012
IRC is offering this free online course to assist governments, NGOs, donors and individuals to plan and budget for sustainable and equitable WASH services, using a life-cycle cost approach (LCCA). Register online at: costingsustainableservicesonlinecourse-rss.eventbrite.com

Training opportunity: WASH in Emergencies (in French), 04-14 June 2012, Burkina Faso

Published on: 12/04/2012
Objectif général : Renforcer les capacités des cadres des ONG, des composantes du Mouvement international de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant Rouge, des partenaires gouvernementaux et des Nations Unies pour la préparation et la mise en oeuvre en situation d'urgence des actions liées à l’eau, l’...

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