Wassa East in Western Region is an overwhelmingly rural area with a population of more than 105,000 people. The district was facing a water crisis in 2015. About six out of every ten water facilities were non-functional, and payment systems had largely broken down. The District Assembly launched a... Read more...
The communes Makalondi and Torodi in the region of Tillabéri in Niger have received financial and technical support from IRC and the Conrad Hilton Foundation to carry out an assessment of the water and sanitation facilities in health centres and schools in April 2019 Read more...
Les communes Makalondi et Torodi de la région de Tillabéri au Niger, appuyées financièrement et techniquement par IRC et la Fondation Conrad N. Hilton, ont effectué un diagnostic des ouvrages d’eau et d’assainissement des centres de santé et établissements scolaires en avril 2019 Read more...
From April to May 2019, the 'communes' of Nossombougou, Ouolodo and Tioribougou in Mali carried out an assessment of water and sanitation schemes in schools and health centres Read more...
Les communes Nossombougou, Ouolodo et Tioribougou au Mali ont effectué, d'avril à mai 2019, un diagnostic des ouvrages d'eau et d'assainissement érigés au sein des établissements scolaires et les centres de santés. Read more...
Partners commit to help the municipality of Banfora roll out its strategic plan during a workshop. Read more...
Come and experience the new functions of the WASH in Schools Index during a webinar. It is a premier online resource and database for the WASH in school's network, supported by UNICEF and other partners, and hosted by IRC. All WASH in schools partners will have access to this new website as well as... Read more...
IRC and UNICEF showcase the latest on practice and theory in the WASH in Schools Index. Read more...
Expert panel calls for equal attention to both infrastructure provision and maintenance. Read more...
This WASH Talk episode discusses the creative solutions Simavi and Aqua for All use in Africa. Read more...
A discussion on ways to use existing systems to improve scale and sustainability of hygiene promotion efforts. Read more...
We have come a long way, but educating schoolgirls and women remains essential. Read more...
World Vision promotes and provides adapted water and sanitation facilities for the disabled. Read more...
"Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in Schools – A neglected issue" is the topic of the thematic discussion organised by the SuSanA platform. While nowadays MHM is gaining more and more attention, it has widely been neglected in the past. SDG4 (education), SDG5 (gender equality) and SDG6 (water and... Read more...
Rehabilitation of one primary school borehole has been successful but many others still depend on unreliable water. Read more...
Activities on creating awareness and busting taboos around menstrual hygiene. Read more...
Why the absence of sanitation and hygiene services causes girls to drop out of school. Read more...
After 17 years at IRC, Marielle Snel has moved on to a new job opportunity, as regional WASH advisor for World Vision International based in Cyprus. Read more...
On 17 March, IRC made a key presentation on factors that enhance and hinder effective WASH in school programs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague. This was for a Kenyan delegation from Nakuru who were in the Netherlands for the Football for Water programme. Read more...
During SACOSAN VI Splash, BRAC WASH and IRC hosted a side event on data for decision making using schools as an entry point. Read more...
