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Capacity building for SDG 6 implementation – IRC symposium lessons

Five sessions on capacity building during the IRC symposium provided additional knowledge and skills in WASH systems practice.

All systems go! Highlights

Revisiting some of the greatest moments from the symposium dedicated to WASH systems strengthening.

Participants at the IRC Symposium All Systems Go!

Education, the main challenge for WASH systems

When we talk about water and sanitation systems (WASH), it is easy to think only of infrastructure, construction, and toilets… but that is not just...

WASH systems strengthening: old wine in new bottles?

An account of personal reflections on the shift to a systems approach.

Strong WASH systems beget reliable services

IRC has been promoting the WASH systems approach in Kabarole District for five years now. What are the emerging lessons?

50 years of IRC: interview with Jan-Willem Rosenboom

Is finance a red herring and what is "Rosenboom's law on pilots"? Learn more from an IRC friend for over 30 years.

Harriet Burungu, water user, Kabarole District, Uganda

Launching Kabarole’s WASH master plan: why ownership matters

In Uganda we follow and support where local government leads.

50 years of IRC: Interview with Adrienne Lane

Why Water for Good applies a systems approach in the context of complex emergencies.

50 years of IRC: Interview with Louis C. Boorstin

We are getting more articulate on how to discuss and demonstrate the importance of the systems approach.

All (public) systems go!

Lean government needs a lean private sector to deliver safe water and sanitation to everyone. Both are part of an effective public system.

Social entrepreneurship within the WASH system

Why even social entrepreneurs need strong government.

Driving change in the WASH sector through reflection and learning

A WaterAid thematic review.

Diana Antwi from Yawbrefo, also Assembly member of the Asukese Electoral Area, Ghana

Season’s greetings

With the year drawing rapidly to a close (already?!), time to reflect briefly on what has kept IRC busy this year.

The ‘art’ in partnerships

Analysing partnerships and how they strengthen WASH systems.

Stockholm interacts with the building blocks

Stockholm interacts with the WASH building blocks

World Water Week participants engage with elements of the WASH system.

Patrick Moriarty and Aboubakar Hema, mayor of Banfora (photo by Cabinet du Maire de Banfora)

Banfora shows committed political leadership

IRC-supported commune in Burkina Faso promises water and sanitation for everyone by 2030.

IRC's approach

WASH news and events

Introducing the WASH Systems Academy

WASH system strengthening: the basics

Specialist course: Building blocks of sustainable WASH systems

How to register

Launching the Kabarole District master plan

Agenda for Change welcomes new global coordinator

Failing pumps and disempowered communities

All systems go! Background note for the WASH systems symposium is out now

All systems go! Everything you need to know

IRC contributions to the Water Special 2018 of ViceVersa

Bérégadougou and Niangoloko: their WASH master plans for 2030

Tools to help national governments strengthen the WASH sector

Building blocks for strong and healthy WASH systems

Looking at WASH through a systems lens

WASH Systems Academy. Get ready to register for the WASH Systems Academy in August 2019!

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Blogs, podcasts, opinions and more

Capacity building for SDG 6 implementation – IRC symposium lessons

All systems go! Highlights

Education, the main challenge for WASH systems

WASH systems strengthening: old wine in new bottles?

Strong WASH systems beget reliable services

50 years of IRC: interview with Jan-Willem Rosenboom

Launching Kabarole’s WASH master plan: why ownership matters

50 years of IRC: Interview with Adrienne Lane

50 years of IRC: Interview with Louis C. Boorstin

All (public) systems go!

Social entrepreneurship within the WASH system

Driving change in the WASH sector through reflection and learning

Season’s greetings

The ‘art’ in partnerships

Stockholm interacts with the WASH building blocks

Banfora shows committed political leadership

Resources

Equity and WASH systems strengthening - podcast

It’s about strengthening systems - podcast

It’s about strengthening WASH systems

WASH Systems Academy - How does it work?

How to use learning alliances to achieve systems change at scale

Systems strengthening for sanitation; how does it work

All systems go! - Symposium concept notes for the thematic areas

Understanding complexity in WASH systems

Performance-based financing and capacity building to strengthen WASH systems in Mozambique :...

What is a collective action approach and what makes it effective? : a desk review

Facilitating local strengthening of WASH systems : whose understanding counts?

Strengthening WASH systems in Ethiopia

Education and training in sustainable WASH systems

Developing district WASH investment plans, a cornerstone of the district wide approach

Kabarole District WASH master plan 2018-2030

All systems go! : background note for the WASH systems symposium

Videos

Systems strengthening for sanitation

WASH is about systems

An introduction to multi-stakeholder platforms with Jeroen Warner

Patrick's Poo

It's about the systems stupid

Working for change in Uganda

The power of working together: Kabarole district

Kampala WASH Symposium - Exploring a Whole System Approach

Tribute speech for Ton Schouten by Harold Lockwood

The quest for water services that last

The ideal WASH sustainability tool

2014 WASH Sustainability Forum

Everyone, Forever: The Chinda Experience.

WASHTech

What if...?

Ghana - the trade off between coverage and sustainability