We can already draw on the experience from WASH L&D trailblazers Vanuatu and Bangladesh. Read more...
COVID-19 and #BlackLivesMatter are a wake-up call for leaders to take a closer look at WASH knowledge generation. Read more...
Being true to #BlackLivesMatter. Report of an IRC Global Talk. Read more...
Photo caption: Participants of the training of trainers (ToT) workshop on WASH systems strengthening in Nepal. Credit: IRC Co-written by Towhidur Rahaman and Ruchika Shiva , Director of IRC's Regional Asia Programme Agenda for Change is a collaboration of like-minded organisations, which support... Read more...
The lack of success of blended finance, including the challenges of loan repayments and fiscal space. Read more...
Service monitoring is key. Read more...
Why are we headed for failure and what can we do about it? IRC's proof of concept galvanises and empowers local political leadership. Read more...
Report of a WASH Debate on climate adaptation. Read more...
IRC's learning platform, the WASH Systems Academ y, is shortlisted as one of the ten finalists for the Spindle award "Best Innovation for Development". Read more...
A brief presentation of IRC Burkina's 2017-2021 strategic framework, the progress achieved by the end of 2018 and the expectations for 2019. Read more...
Why even social entrepreneurs need strong government. Read more...
A WaterAid thematic review. Read more...
The importance of capital efficiency. Read more...
Private money can only be attracted where government leads and strong systems exist. Read more...
The new Sustainable Development Goals require revolutionary change, as universal access to water and sanitation by 2030 is a revolutionary idea. But what brings us closer in achieving this? Bethel Terefe of IRC Ethiopia looked for answers at the third international conference on Financing For... Read more...
This blog, written in the context of Burkina Faso, sets out how the lack of integrated approaches to WASH is one of the limiting factors in achieving universal access to WASH services. National policy makers and donor agencies insufficiently take the one-package WASH advantages into account, with... Read more...
Universal coverage of water, sanitation and hygiene looks set to be included in the Sustainable Development Goals. What finally ends up in these goals will determine the agenda for the WASH sector for decades to come. Read more...
"The 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of true WASH service delivery is entirely within our reach," argues CEO of IRC Patrick Moriarty in this second of three blog posts. "We're ready. What's to stop us? Two big scary words: Government and Money." Read more...
In this article John Butterworth explains why better access to water and sanitation will pay dividends in helping the most vulnerable people adapt to climate change. He argues that providing water and sanitation services for everyone builds resilience, and should be key part of the climate change... Read more...
IRC has supported WASH Resource Centre Networks in 5 countries (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Honduras, Uganda and Nepal) since 2003. In April 2011, we came together as a group to share our reflections about sector learning, theories of change and visions for the WASH sector. Read more...