Systematic or systemic inequalities are grounded in our mindsets; in the way, we think, in the way we plan, in the way we see people, and in the way we interpret the rights to water and sanitation. Read more...
Or, why getting basic water to everyone is entirely possible. Read more...
Since 2005 IRC has been working in Uganda to build systems that deliver water sanitation and hygiene services that last. Read more...
A workshop was organised in Nossombougou to strengthen the capacity of village water point management committees Read more...
Une session de formation a été organisée à Nossombougou pour renforcer la capacité des comités villageois de gestion de points d’eau. Read more...
An NGO and local governments grapple with the long-term implications of meeting emergency water supply needs during COVID-19. Read more...
IRC supports institutions that promise to improve and professionalise the delivery and management of WASH services. District Hand Pump Mechanics Associations (HPMAs) are an example of such institutions. Read more...
The challenge for ANAM in Ghana's Asutifi North Read more...
Case studies of the pay-as-you-fetch (PAYF) model in Kabarole District. Read more...
Turning district Hand Pump Mechanics Associations (HPMAs) in Uganda into viable business entities. Read more...
Two districts in the Volta Region of Ghana - Akatsi North and Akatsi South - benefited from a five-day area mechanic training. Read more...
Rehabilitation of one primary school borehole has been successful but many others still depend on unreliable water. Read more...
Economic tools help us better understand handpump breakdown. Read more...
Founding a new state. How do you organise and plan for water and sanitation in a country which lacks most revenues, infrastructure or a private sector and is shattered by conflict? South Sudan: the youngest country in the world is balancing between a promising future and fiasco. Read more...
IRC Burkina Faso looked into management models that would permanently reduce the number and length of breakdowns of boreholes with hand pumps in rural Burkina Faso. Read more...
A message from IRC Uganda and Ministry of Water and Environment on the occasion of World Water Day 2015 Read more...
Uttam Majundar is a successful Jalabandu (handpump mechanic) in Digambarpur (West Bengal, India). But now he risks becoming a victim of his own success. Following a day in his life explains why. Read more...
IRC asked a private operator if it was possible to improve the service provided by hand-pump at current tariff. The answer is yes but the scale at which hand pumps are managed must change. Read more...
A MUStRAIN case study looking at how family wells can be upgraded and improved. Read more...