Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IRC, Simavi, Wetlands International and Akvo partner up to increase sustainability of water, sanitation and hygiene services. Read more...
Founding a new state. How do you organise and plan for water and sanitation in a country which lacks most revenues, infrastructure or a private sector and is shattered by conflict? South Sudan: the youngest country in the world is balancing between a promising future and fiasco. Read more...
IRC is proud to be a 'knowledge partner' in the BRAC WASH programme, reaching millions in Bangladesh. Partnering for sustained impact is not only about sharing expertise, but putting knowledge and skills to work for the BRAC WASH mission and priorities. Our role is to advise, support and facilitate... Read more...
Improving the performance of the WASH sector to achieve services for life requires change within organisations and sector institutions. Such change cannot be achieved with standardised one-off training for individual staff. A short paper describes our experience in Indonesia with Capacity Self-... Read more...
The fifth edition of the Africa Water Week, which took place from the 26-30 May 2014 in Dakar, Senegal, was a great success. One of the sessions that stood out was the discussion on the role of local government in sustainable service delivery, organised by IRC and partners. Read more...
Sustaining water facilities in Ghana’s rural areas is challenging. Villages are in charge of repairs, but often don’t have the money for it. Read more...
Delft Symposium session takes capacity building as its central theme. Read more...
Capacity support refers to support activities towards water service authorities and includes, the provision of technical assistance, monitoring and training of service authority staff around the key functions they are responsible for. Read more...
The BRAC WASH programme has helped establish 80,000 Village WASH Committees, whose members are so engaged they're even going into politics. Read more...
BRAC's WASH activities reach more than 30 million people, and the Village WASH Committee (VWC) plays a crucial role. Read more...
Developing the capacities of the staff (governmental and non-government) as well as the private sector is important part of governance. The full range of capacities needs to cover the full cycle of sanitation services. Read more...
IRC and India's National Institute of Administrative Research (NIAR) are joining forces on capacity development and action research. Read more...
A study by the African Development Bank (AfDB) concludes that improved sector coordination and capacity building at the local level are some of the key elements to increase efficiency in the water and sanitation sector. Read more...
This video reflects main points on the implementation of Joint Learning Project ( JLP's), an approach implemented by Cinara, Empresas Municipales de... Read more...