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SWA Tools Portal

Tools to help national governments strengthen the WASH sector

New SWA portal supports practical implementation of Building Blocks and Collaborative Behaviours.
Inauguration CWSA Advisory Board

IRC Ghana country director Vida Duti to advise national rural water and sanitation agency

Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources Hon Joseph Kofi Adda inaugurates nine-member Advisory...
Chair of Water Committee in El Salvador checking water quality

New insights into the sustainability of rural water supplies

Stockholm World Water Week discusses World Bank publications on universal metrics.
Hon. Joseph Koffie Adda. Min for Sanitation and water resources Ghana

Ghana’s new Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources says making Accra the cleanest city is doable

The Hon. Joseph Kofi Adda unfolds his ambitious goals at Stockholm World Water Week.
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.
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...
Joseph Kofi Adda

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...
WASH Garage meeting in New Delhi.

Three Indian cities sign up for innovative WASH solutions

New project helps local government make their cities open defecation free.
Ghana_Inception workshop in session

Creating collective action for achieving SDG 6 in Asutifi North District

The District Based Full Coverage start-up initiative was launched with Asutifi North District as...
Max Foundation-IRC Event logo

Phase out strategies in the WASH sector

Max Foundation and IRC invite you to discuss sustainability and domestic resource mobilisation when...
Recording WASH Talk

Stay tuned – IRC’s podcast WASH Talk is about to be launched

20 February 2017 you can listen to the very first episode of IRC's podcast WASH Talk.
Francis Asare Kusi, Systems Manager of the Kuntanase Water Board, in his office in Kuntanase, Ashanti Region, Ghana

Ghana launches dedicated Ministry for Sanitation and Water Resources

Water and sanitation services are finally set to get the attention they deserve.
Participants attend a group discussion at the Africa Water Week, Dar es Salaam, July 2016

A case for WASH Sector Learning and Knowledge Management

At the 6th Africa Water Week, IRC - International Water and Sanitation Centre, convened a session...
Launching Watershed Ghana

Watershed Ghana partnership for CSO advocacy and lobby launched

During the launch of Watershed – empowering citizens in Ghana partners and interested parties...
Kampala WASH Symposium 2016

Smoothing out the bottleneck in service delivery systems

Joined forces at the Kampala WASH Symposium identify what stands in the way of sustainability.
AWW 2016 session

“Support Africa to drive her own WASH destiny” – Hon. Mwai Kibaki, UNESCO Special Envoy for Water in Africa

Africa's governments should "put resolute actions in favour of water and should confront the...

Blogs, podcasts, opinions and more

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Lady in Odisha filling water vessels

WASH training in Odisha is too limited

Quality WASH training is only given to state level officials while training at lower levels is sub-standard and sparse.
costs and finance over time

Weekly WASH graph: visualising WASH investment plans in Rwanda

This week's Weekly WASH Graph presents an infographic and a graph, the combination of which reflects what we think should be the core content of WASH...
Moderator Catarina de Albuquerque opens the HLPF side event on national accountability methods

High level promotion for SDG 6 national accountability mechanisms

Reflections from the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York
IRC Ghana director Vida Duti speaking at Mole conference 2012

The world is off track to achieve SDG 6, so what can countries do about it?

Provide leadership and accountability!
Ebenezer Kwarteng, Ghana, speaking at Kintampo South District Learning Alliance meeting

The capacity to deliver water services

New book tells how partnerships, district planning and learning alliances achieve impact at community level in Ghana.
Afdera water point

Getting to the heart of climate resilient WASH

Climate resilient WASH is about new ways of working across the traditional humanitarian and development sectors. We went to one of the harshest spots...
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

At the 40th WEDC Conference last week, it was all about new takes on old ideas.
Ato Mantegabtot Negash, the manager of the Gazer Town Water Utility

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.
Pim van der Male presenting at Max Foundation-IRC Event

Should I stay or should I go?

From exit strategies to transformation strategies in WASH.
MP Jackie Amongin, chairperson of Uganda Parliamentary WASH Forum

Role of political leaders in WASH service provision: interference or guidance?

Politics are a fact of life. It is easier to work with the political leaders than to avoid them.
Max Foundation-IRC Event invitation

Exit, transition or phasing out? Perspectives from the WASH sector

A guest blogger's report of discussions at a Max Foundation-IRC event.
Rural water supply, Sahel region, Burkina Faso

How can Burkina Faso and Niger achieve SDG 6?

The answer lies in four strategic changes in water sector governance.
groupwork at AWW

Africa’s Civil Society agree to support implementation of SDG6 and N’gor Declaration

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) and the national governments jointly prepare for the implementation of...
the failure smoothie: why do water points fail? Susan Davis, Noun Project

Is money the root of some evil?

Investigating whether donor restrictions affect the sustainability of water and sanitation interventions.
IRC Event March 2016

Reaching universal coverage

Are government-led and private sector approaches mutually exclusive?
Natural fence near water source

Can action research and learning continue after a programme ends?

The objective of Action Research for Learning was to strengthen the capacities of the selected partners for action research, analysis, reporting and...

Resources

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Global review of national accountability mechanisms for SDG6 : executive summary

2018
A summary of a study on country-level...

Water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) masterplan : Asutifi North District, Ghana

2018
The broad vision, programmes and strategies for...

Strengthening local government capacity to deliver water services : documenting the process of...

2017
A strategic partnership has broken down barriers...

In search of sustainability of rural water supply services monitoring and metrics

2017
Presentation based on the findings from two World...

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...

Gravity-fed water supply in Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh

2016
This report analyses an Indo-German bilateral...

Getting towards universal coverage : a roadmap with tools : illustrated by experiences from Honduras

2016
IRC and Water For People have developed a roadmap...

Getting to universal coverage in Uganda

2016
IRC Uganda is working in 4 districts according to...

Lessons learnt from WASH action research with practitioners in four countries : Bangladesh,...

2016
This is the final report from the Action Research...

Tamil Nadu Rural Water Supply programme in Kathirampatti Village Panchayat

2015
This research focuses on the enabling support...

Community-managed rural water supply in Malappuram district, Kerala

2015
This study investigates the decentralized water...

Videos

Meet and greet Dutch WASH sector and SWA delegation
The limits of aid, the future of trade?
Local government and the delivery of sustainable WASH services
Local politician mobilises communities to maintain water sources
How stakeholder cooperation enhances water facilities
Working together to be more effective
Sub-county water boards in Uganda
Everyone, Forever: The Chinda Experience.
Financing post-construction support in Ghana
WASHCost Ghana
What if...?
The seventh video on community water supply management
Sub-county Water Supply and Sanitation Boards in Uganda
Filling the capacity gap
Eng Aaron Kabirizi: Meeting the water service challenge
Increase stakeholder cooperation to enhance functionality of rural water facilities