Access and share life-cycle costs quickly Read more...
THE HAGUE, 27 August 2014 – IRC is proud to announce that the WASHCost e-book "Priceless!" is now available for free download online. Read more...
Water provision is one of the most complex services to be provided and maintained in a refugee camp. Given the fact that water is essential for people's health, it is very important for donors and implementing partners to guarantee a proper level of water service to everyone everyday. Read more...
In collaboration with the National Directorate of Water of the Government of Mozambique (Direcção Nacional de Àguas) and under the technical support and guidance of the multi-stakeholder Water and Sanitation Group GAS (Grupo de Agua e Saneamento), primary data collection on Mozambique was carried... Read more...
In collaboration with the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA), the WASHCost Ghana team focused its data collection in three districts (one each in the Northern, Ashanti and Volta regions) and conducted supplementary case studies in the Central region and Greater Accra. Read more...
The WASHCost Burkina Faso team conducted its research in rural and peri-urban communities across three geographically distinct areas: the dry region of Nord, the capital city Ouagadougou, and the forested Southwest region, Hauts-Bassins. Read more...
In an on-going study in partnership with UNHCR, IRC is setting-up a methodology to measure the cost of providing water services to refugee population. Read more...
Cette publication a pour objectif de présenter les préoccupations et les pistes de solutions identifiées par l es acteurs impliqués dans la gestion... Read more...
The issue that was at the heart of the discussion is that good intentions are not enough and premature failure of water infrastructure in rural and small towns in low income countries is a well-known problem to all in the room. But what can be done in practice to avoid waste of investment in... Read more...
The issue that was at the heart of the discussion is that good intentions are not enough and premature failure of water infrastructure in rural and small towns in low income countries is a well-known problem to all in the room. But what can be done in practice to avoid waste of investment in... Read more...
On April 15, 2014, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and IRC have started a collaboration to pilot the Life-Cycle Cost Approach (LCCA) in the context of refugee camps and settlements. Read more...
To deliver WASH services that last, the whole system of individuals, organisations, technologies and the institutions that link them needs to work, and work more effectively. Read more...
The results of a three-country hygiene cost effectiveness study make interesting reading. Read more...
Free courses to help plan and budget sustainable water sanitation and hygiene services. Read more...
Many rural water systems in Ghana fail prematurely. This is estimated to be around 30 percent at any given point in time. Sometimes, these failures are attributed to a lack of clearly defined roles and responsibilities for sector actors and institutions. It is often the case that, once water... Read more...
At SACOSAN-V in Nepal, IRC shared the WASHCost Calculator with South Asian governments and organisations working on sustainable sanitation. Kathy Shordt gave a sneak preview of the advanced tool based on an example from Venkatapuram, India. Read more...
At an annual WASH learning retreat in Kenya for Action Contre la Faim (ACF International) IRC was invited to give an introduction to the Service Delivery Approach (SDA) and Life-Cycle Cost Approach (LCCA) to about 33 ACF WASH staff from 20 countries (and 3 headquarters). Read more...
