What would happen if we outlawed and started to punish open air defecation in Burkina Faso? Read more...
In Burkina Faso IRC and its partners are looking to break down sector silos in advocating for water and sanitation to catch the attention of government, partners and citizens in new, more powerful ways. Read more...
FSM4: 4th International Faecal Sludge Management Conference, Chennai, India, 19-22 Feb 2017 Worldwide, 2.7 billion people rely on onsite sanitation. Yet, there is still typically no management system in place to deal with the resulting faecal sludge (e.g. septage and pit latrine sludge). The result... Read more...
Integrated into the constitution of Burkina Faso, what does the "right to water and sanitation" really mean? Read more...
Allen is not just all talk. As Water For People's CEO she puts her words into action. Read more...
Some highlights and challenges we faced in 2015: Burkina Faso Read more...
The challenge of making India open defecation free through WASH Dialogues Read more...
How the water sector loses billions annually, and other shocking conclusions on corruption and malpractices. Read more...
New steps to make Swachh Bharat, or Clean India Campaign, a reality Read more...
ACCRA, 19 November 2015 – Today on World Toilet Day, the Government of Ghana proudly announces the launch of the Sanitation Challenge for Ghana, a contest for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to reward excellence in urban liquid waste management. Read more...
Today on 19 November it is World Toilet Day. People everywhere celebrate the importance of having a toilet, water and soap. It may sound funny, but toilets are a deadly serious business. Read more...
IRC is among 37 NGOs calling on UN Member States to take concrete steps to fully realise the rights to water and sanitation. Read more...
A growing number of companies promise safe water, sanitation and hygiene for all their employees. Read more...
For Ugandan prisons, investing in WASH means investing in hygiene behaviour change. Read more...
Eliminating open defecation is not good enough. Real health gains require a bigger step up the sanitation ladder. Read more...
Pour améliorer l'accès des femmes à l'assainissement en milieu rural au Burkina Faso Read more...
THE HAGUE, 18 March 2015 – On 22 March 2015 we celebrate World Water Day. Everyone has a right to safe water and sanitation. How can we make sure that people who get water and sanitation services, also keep them? Share your stories! Read more...
Everybody has a right to access to clean, safe, affordable and reliable drinking water and sanitation services. But how to translate a human right into practice? The handbook on the human rights to water and sanitation provides guidance. Read more...
In this blog on the UN-Water meeting that was held in Geneva last month, Joseph Pearce and Ton Schouten give an intriguing insight in the monitoring of the new sustainable development goal (SDG) for water. They argue that the SDGs, as they are now formulated, demand for strengthening national... Read more...
2015 is the year that the Millennium Development Goals make way for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). An important role in both development agendas is reserved for water, sanitation and hygiene issues that leave much to be desired in many countries. OneWorld dived into the world of... Read more...
