Recently I listened to a speech by Arnold Schwarzenegger on how the climate movement is stuck and needs to reset. I think our approach to solving the water and sanitation crisis could help. Read more...
A review of the Tanzanian water sector budget for 2021/22. Read more...
On International Women's Day , research from Water.org shows how empowerment flows from financing improved water and sanitation access. Read more...
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation supports collective action in many countries. Ghana is proudly one of them. Read more...
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...
The South Ari Woreda learning alliance pushed for the establishment of the Gazer Town Water Supply Service Office as a utility to improve water services in the area. Read more...
Automated water points appear in Asutifi North District. Read more...
Asutifi North District is doing a pilot study on conducting smart tests. Read more...
Material prepared by a team from the Ghana National Development Planning Commission and IRC Ghana In March 2018 Janet Wilson was fetching water from the old well in Agravi village when a camera crew arrived and started filming. In the video posted online , she can be seen – a woman in her early 60s... Read more...
Smarter emergency measures against COVID-19 needed to ensure lasting solutions in service provision. Read more...
Public utilities are expanding into rural areas, are they the future of water and sanitation services? Read more...
This is the first of a series of blog posts on building resilient WASH systems in fragile contexts. Read more...
In Asutifi North district in Ghana, the District Assembly is making a bold attempt to achieve district-wide full coverage by 2030. Read more...
In recent years, donors have been making greater use of Payment by Results (PbR) approaches to fund development programmes. Read more...
Linking WASH and IWRM, as demanded by SDG 6, is essential but hard. With pragmatism and a problem based approach it can be done. Read more...
Meeting Sustainable Development Goal 6 requires solutions that focus on integrated rather than sectoral approaches. Read more...
Kabarole and Bunyangabu districts now have WASH data portals with updated information on service levels. Read more...
A new framing for Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), integrated water resources management (IWRM), and improving water efficiency in agriculture. Read more...
Key commitments were made by African heads of state during UN Water Conference 2023 Read more...
An audio-visual training package developed by UNICEF Odisha and IRC uses popular mascot Tiki Mausi to help elected representatives ensure the safe provision of water and sanitation Read more...