Country leadership

It's about supporting national governments to lead development processes and direct funding to where it is most effective and needed.

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Is trade the new silver bullet?

Is aid and trade the answer to "Dead Aid"? Is it just tied aid in disguise?

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Improving aid effectiveness

The effective use of every available resource will lead to universal and sustainable services for all.

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Partners in change

Good aid effectiveness relies on good partnerships.The sector-wide approach is an example of such a partnership.

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Fruitful unions and water for all

Working together, governments and development partners can make better and faster progress towards services for life.

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News and information

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Junior Engineer in charge of village water supplies in SAS Nagar District, Punjab. Photo: Stef Smits/IRC

Not every village is lucky enough to have a Mr Singh

New book reveals how India made community water management work even without charismatic leaders.

India

IRC's vision of action research – leading to results at district level

IRC’s systems approach: key resources

An overview of IRC publications, tools, presentations, audiovisuals and blogs on systems change and...

Ghana’s first minister for WASH pledges sector wide consultation

The first minister to hold a comprehensive policy brief for sanitation and water resources in Ghana...

Ghana

Three Indian cities sign up for innovative WASH solutions

New project helps local government make their cities open defecation free.

India

Blogs

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Shouted at by water users and shouting for support

The challenges of small town water supply and the need for systemic change: the case of Gazer town.

Ethiopia

Ato Mantegabtot Negash, the manager of the Gazer Town Water Utility

By Marieke Adank

Published on: 03/07/2017

Should I stay or should I go?

From exit strategies to transformation strategies in WASH.

Pim van der Male presenting at Max Foundation-IRC Event

By Cor Dietvorst

Published on: 09/06/2017

Resources

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Community management of rural water supply : case studies of success from India

2017

Based on 20 detailed successful case studies from...

WASH services in small towns : mid-line report for quasi-randomised control trial to assess...

2017

This publication has been produced by IRC as part...

Jalanidhi programme for professional service delivery in Nenmeni Panchayath, Wayanad District,...

2016

This case study explores how a community in...

The plus of additional professionally treated drinking water, Telangana & Andhra Pradesh

2016

This study assesses the professionally-managed...

Tribal communities managing the water supply – a success story from Meghalaya

2016

This research report describes the community...

Gravity based, community-managed rural water supply in South Sikkim district

2016

The best performing two Gram Panchayats, Melli...

Videos

Meet and greet Dutch WASH sector and SWA delegation

On Thursday 4 December 2014, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands Water Partnership, the secretariat of Sanitation and Water for All (SWA), Simavi and IRC organised an informal networking event to stress for the inclusion of access to water and sanitation in schools, health care centres and at the workplace in the Sustainable Development Goals.

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The limits of aid, the future of trade?

Christiaan Rebergen (Deputy Director-General for International Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands), Ariette Brouwer (Director of Simavi) and Hielke Wolters (Managing Director of Aquanet) share their perspective on aid and trade and its contribution to universal water, sanitation and hygiene services during the IRC Event: 'The limits of aid, the future of trade'? The Hague, The Netherlands. 17 September 2014.