Pure water has become a powerful selling point for communities in the Wassa East district of Ghana, proving that people will indeed pay for water if they can be sure it is safe. Read more...
When Wassa East District Assembly audited 202 water points in 2015 as part of the SMARter WASH project they found that 50% were not functional. They developed a four-year Sustainable WASH Plan to ensure sustainable access to safe water for all communities in the district. Read more...
Ugandan NGO network calls on the national government to prioritise access to safe water. Read more...
What are practical implications to achieve the human right to water by 2030? Solutions to this question will be explored from different practical and legal angles every Tuesday until 16 June 2020 in English, French and/or Spanish. Read more...
An analysis of the government's 2020-21 budget shows allocations may not be enough. Read more...
The 20th African Water Association International Congress and Exhibition (AfWA ICE2020) will be held in Kampala, Uganda and will focus on "breaking new grounds to accelerate access to water and sanitation for all". IRC's CEO Patrick Moriarty is one of the keynote speakers. Read more...
IRC has worked for over four decades in India and will continue to do so as outlined in our latest strategy. Read more...
The IRC WASH team in Ethiopia believes it is vital and urgent to strengthen the systems that deliver WASH services. Read more...
IRC and World Vision unroll, during a national workshop, their Joint Program in three Malian districts Read more...
IRC et World vision déroulent, lors d'un atelier national, leur programme conjoint dans trois communes maliennes Read more...
Unicef et IRC forment 35 députés et assistants parlementaires en genre et AFDH Read more...
Water and sanitation comprise an increasingly important focus for global health and development philanthropy, but the approach has often been piecemeal, resulting in broken pipes and pumps, disillusioned donors, and suffering beneficiaries. Read more...
The community-based management (CBM) model has often been called into question as an effective means of service provision. Read more...
A cause d'instabilité au Burkina Faso, l'accès à l'eau potable et à l'assainissement est faible dans le Sahel et le Nord. Read more...
L'intention est évidemment très juste, mais beaucoup de solutions actuelles ne marcheront pas. Nous devrons construire des systèmes nationaux et locaux solides, dédiés à l'universalisation. Read more...
The Kabarole master plan articulates the long-term (2018-2030) WASH priorities of the District to ensure safe water and sanitation for everyone. Read more...
Too little attention is paid to the impact of solid waste on water and sanitation. Read more...
Showcase of a programme and partnerships in Ghana and Uganda to bring 100% WASH coverage to a district as an example for replication. Read more...
Humanitarian WASH emergencies outlast the initial phase and turn into longer-term WASH programmes so development and humanitarian aid need to work together. Read more...
Quality WASH training is only given to state level officials while training at lower levels is sub-standard and sparse. Read more...
