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Mid-Western Umbrella of Water and Sanitation (MWUWS), Uganda

Utilitisation – the next step for rural water supply in Africa?

Published on: 18/02/2020
Public utilities are expanding into rural areas, are they the future of water and sanitation services?

Understanding rural water services as a complex system : an assessment of key factors as potential leverage points for improved service sustainability

Results from stakeholders workshops in Ethiopia and Uganda indicate that a more intentional focus on factor interactions in WASH systems could lead...
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WASH Debate

WASH Debate: Climate adaptation in the WASH sector: distraction or necessity?

Published on: 13/02/2020

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The imminent need for the humanitarian-development nexus

Published on: 11/02/2020
This is the first of a series of blog posts on building resilient WASH systems in fragile contexts.

Panaaba community joins Hilton team and partners after mini durbar

Capturing Conrad N. Hilton Foundation team visit of Asutifi North

Published on: 27/01/2020
A special edition of the ANAM WASH Hubdate features recent visit of representatives of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.

Water tap in Burkina Faso (photo by Anne Mimault)

Strengthening capacity of 93 municipalities in Burkina Faso

Published on: 22/01/2020
IRC Burkina has received funding for a new project on capacity building of governance for WASH in 93 municipalities.

SDG clock

When the clock stops

Published on: 21/01/2020
The global community has a decade to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals – can we?

Warning message to pay your water bill

“Government, please pay your water bills!”

Published on: 20/01/2020
How to hold governments accountable for timely bill payments to water utilities.

Water pump

Kabarole master plan makes politicians commit to the WASH sector

Published on: 13/01/2020
How a campaign turned local Ugandan leaders into sanitation champions, who helped pass a new by-law.

Teaplantation in Kabarole District

Local government capacity to deliver SDG 6

Published on: 13/01/2020
The Kabarole District Master Plan has given local government and its partners a common focus to improve WASH coverage.

IRC Uganda : 2017-2021 strategy : building WASH systems to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals

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IRC Uganda's focus for the coming years

Published on: 09/01/2020
This Uganda country strategy will be guiding the work of IRC Uganda for the coming years.

People fetching water in Burkina Faso (photo by Anne Mimault)

Améliorer le leadership des municipalités au Burkina Faso

Published on: 09/01/2020
Démarrage du projet de renforcement des capacités des municipalités du Burkina Faso dans la gouvernance de l’eau potable, de l’hygiène et de l’assainissement.

Monitoring in Kabarole district

Role of CSOs in delivering SDG 6 in Kabarole district

Published on: 07/01/2020
Civil society organisations are performing various roles in supporting local government to deliver WASH services in Kabarole district, Uganda.

Financing the 50/30 commitment : a financial framework for the WASH Strategy of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Leaving no one behind : identifying and addressing barriers to WASH service delivery in Uganda

Nearly 10 million Ugandans face multiple vulnerabilities that account for their marginalisation and exclusion from WASH services.
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Woman helps other woman lifting her water bucket in Agravi community Ghana

If you want to know where you are going – look where you’ve been

Published on: 27/11/2019
In Asutifi North district in Ghana, the District Assembly is making a bold attempt to achieve district-wide full coverage by 2030.

Financing universal, safe and sustainable water services in Ethiopia

Targeted and affordable water tariffs, self-supply investments, microfinance and solar energy can help finance Ethiopia's water sector.
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All systems go! WASH systems symposium : proceedings part 2

All systems go! was the first event of its kind dedicated explicitly to using systems approaches in the WASH sector. These symposium proceedings...
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People around a water point

Payment by Results: An end or a means to an end?

Published on: 05/11/2019
In recent years, donors have been making greater use of Payment by Results (PbR) approaches to fund development programmes.

WASH system building blocks

IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition: sustainable solutions for emerging economies, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1-5 Dec 2019

Published on: 28/10/2019
At this development event for water professionals, IRC is hosting a two-part workshop on Strengthening the System on 2 December.

Strengthening the role of rural local bodies in WASH financing and services : policy learnings from a multi-stakeholder workshop

The brief captures the experiences, challenges and recommendations of civil society organisations (CSOs) and local government representatives.
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Building bridges in Bhola, Bangladesh

By participating in decision making, a citizen committee helps local government budget effectively for better water and sanitation services.
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Women voices for water in Nanyuki, Kenya

An indigenous movement helps women and people living with disabilities advocate for their rights in public platforms.
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A framework for targeting water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in pastoralist populations in the Afar region of Ethiopia

An approach is developed to assess WASH risks in marginal populations that are poorly understood and served through conventional approaches.
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