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How a story about an Indian sanitation entrepreneur became a hit. Read more...
Tijdens de menstruatie wil iedere vrouw wegkruipen onder een dikke deken. Vrouwen in bepaalde gebieden in Nepal worden verbannen naar de koeienstal gedurende die dagen van de maand. Read more...
We cannot do it alone. Reflections from the 7th Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) Forum. Read more...
Nous avons célébré le 19 novembre dernier la journée mondiale des toilettes. Cela fait ironiser beaucoup de monde, car on se demande bien d'où peut être venue cette idée de célébrer les toilettes. Evidemment, quand on a des toilettes propres utilisables à tout moment à la maison ou sur nos lieux de... Read more...
IRC Burkina Faso saw the election campaign as the ideal opportunity to bring water and sanitation to the forefront. Read more...
My “little kid” excitement was sparked, when I participated in a session on WASH away from home. Read more...
Photographs showcasing that Self-supply can change people's lives. Read more...
In January 2017 it will be seven years since I joined the IRC team. Over the years, I have done nearly everything that a communication practitioner can do within an organisational setting – and I have many outputs to show for it. Read more...
Southern Africa is in its most severe drought in 35 years, 18 million people need humanitarian assistance in the region. We as users have a role to play, and it isn't all about consuming less. Read more...
Tools are not enough, engage with government for real change Read more...
Strengthening monitoring and evaluation systems in the WASH sector in Western and Central Africa. Read more...
Self-supply is the term given to families helping themselves through development of their own water supplies. Usually based on wells dug near the home or fields, such water supplies meet a range of domestic and food production needs. The regional government are launching a new programme to support... Read more...
An urban sanitation diagnostic tool to identify bottlenecks in sanitation systems. Read more...
When something is broken, we might shout for help and then, if we are lucky, get it fixed. Our kids try this and sometimes they get a response. Something similar happens in water supply. Read more...
Can Self-supply help combat Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in rural Ethiopia? Read more...
For decades, people in Uganda have been encouraged to wash their hands as a way of preventing the spread of diseases. However, the percentage of the population accessing and using hand washing facilities remains low at only 36%. What are the challenges? Read more...
Maybe there should have been a disclaimer on the SDGs. Read more...
One of the myths that keeps on going around in the rural water supply sector is the one of 'full cost recovery'. As more data from rural water monitoring systems becomes available, the myth gets busted. Read more...
An analysis of hygiene effectiveness and costs in Bhutan. Read more...
Akvo's lunch lecture at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Read more...