Project Title | IRC Role | Country: State | Duration |
Equitable and Sustainable WASH Services in Bangladesh Delta Plan Hotspots (2022-2026) | As the knowledge and innovation partner, IRC works on the adaptation of water and sanitation service delivery models to climate hotspot areas. It will support BRAC in identification of suitable climate resilient products, from the different domestic (Bangladesh) sectors as well as the Dutch water sector. Further, IRC will build capacities of Local Government Institutes to fulfil their mandate to provide water and sanitation services to the citizens, especially those who cannot afford to pay for them. | Bangladesh | 4 years |
Drink from Tap Mission (2019-2020) | IRC supported the development of the communication strategy, which highlights the key elements of the service that needs to be communicated by WATCO and the possible channels that can be used for this communication. https://www.ircwash.org/projects/drink-tap-mission | India: Odisha | 2 years |
Innovation Hub for Urban Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Solutions in India (IHUWASH) (2016-2019) | IHUWASH is a USAID-funded collaborative initiative of the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), TARU Leading Edge, IRC and Ennovent. IRC is responsible for conducting rapid water and sanitation assessments in the 3 cities and capacity strengthening of city and state officials. https://www.ircwash.org/projects/ihuwash | India: Haryana (Faridabad), Karnataka (Mysore) and Rajasthan (Udaipur) | 3 years |
Watershed (2016-2020) | Strengthening civil society capacity for lobbying and advocacy for universal WASH services. Project page: http://www.ircwash.org/projects/watershed | India | 5 years |
Sustainable Sanitation and Hygiene for Indonesia (SEHATI) 2015-2019 | Sehati was implemented in seven districts in East Indonesia. The focus was on accelerating access to sanitation and hygiene facilities by strengthening the capacity of local stakeholders. IRC gave support on monitoring and capacity building. https://www.ircwash.org/projects/sustainable-sanitation-and-hygiene-eastern-indonesia-sehati-programme | Indonesia: Nusa Tenggara Bart, Nusa Tenggara Timur and Papua | 3.5 years |
Safe Water Phase II (2015-2018) | This is a three year initiative (2015-2018) aiming to increase access to safe water particularly for people living at the base of the economic pyramid (BOP). Project page: http://www.ircwash.org/projects/safe-water-phase-2 | India: Odisha and Delhi | 3 years |
Research-based Learning and Community-based Monitoring on Hygiene Promotion and Community Empowerment in WASH (2013-2015) | An initiative led by IRC for improving the effectiveness on hygiene promotion and community empowerment in selected Dutch WASH Alliance local partner projects in Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Ghana and Uganda. | Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana and Uganda | 3 years |
Community Water Plus (2012-2015) | Support to community-managed rural water supplies; IRC supported the general methodology and did two case studies; training module development
http://www.ircwash.org/projects/india-community-water-plus-project | India: Uttarkhand and West Bengal | 3 years |
Case study on the Business of the Bangalore Honey Suckers (2012) | Review and oversight of the case study, available online: http://www.ircwash.org/news/india-bengaluru-business-honey-suckers | India: Karnataka (Bangalore) | 6 months |
QIS workshop in Bhopal (2011) | Monitoring. Co-organiser with WaterAid India
Presentation: http://www.slideshare.net/ircuser/photo-slide-show-qis-workshop-bhopal-india-2007-404880 | India: Madhya Pradesh | 1 week |
Triple-S in India Study and 2-3 roundtables | Study different service delivery models Facilitate sector working group on sustainability | Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttaranchal | 1 year |
MASSMUS (2011) | Case study on the domestic use of large-scale irrigation systems | India: Andhra Pradesh | 2 weeks |
Sanitation, Hygiene and Water (SHAW), Indonesia (2010-2014) | The SHAW programme aimed to strengthen the capacity of local governments, private sector and other local stakeholders to effectively deliver sanitation and hygiene services in rural communities. IRC contributed to knowledge development and capacity building, particularly in the area of monitoring.
https://www.ircwash.org/projects/sanitation-hygiene-and-water-project-indonesia | Indonesia | 4.5 years |
Urban Sanitation Development Program (USDP) (2010-2014) | USDP aimed to provide 330 cities with urban sanitation. IRC provided technical assistance together with DHV/MLD and worked with Indonesian consultants in providing technical assistance to the Ministry of Health on health, gender and poverty aspects of the programme. https://www.ircwash.org/projects/urban-sanitation-development-program-usdp | Indonesia | 5 years |
Sustainable Sanitation and Hygiene for All (SSH4A) (2008-2018) | SSH4A is a comprehensive approach to ensuring equitable access to improved sanitation and hygiene for those who need it most. It was developed by SNV and IRC in 2008 and initially implemented in Nepal, Bhutan, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. Eventually the SSH4A approach was implemented with rural communities in over 15 countries across Asia and Africa.
https://www.ircwash.org/projects/ssh4a | Nepal, Bhutan, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos | 10 years |
WASHCost (2007-2012) | Study on life-cycle costs of rural WASH:
Briefing Notes
http://www.ircwash.org/resources/washcost-india-briefing-notes
Training module on assessing unit costs:
http://www.ircwash.org/resources/training-module-assessing-unit-costs-andhra-pradesh-india | India: Andhra Pradesh | 4 years |
MUS Project (2008) | This included a case study in India, which was done by iDE, but IRC had a general synthesis role, through which also the India case was brought forward | India: Maharashtra | 4 years |
BRAC WASH Programme (2006-2016) | From 2006 to 2016 IRC supported BRAC WASH programmes in Bangladesh, which helped people gain control of their lives in 250 sub-districts. https://www.ircwash.org/projects/brac-wash-ii-dgis-and-bmgf | Bangladesh | 11 years |
Wastewater Agriculture and Sanitation for Poverty Alleviation in Asia (WASPA Asia) (2005-2008) | IRC was one of 5 consortium members and primarily responsible for guidance on Learning Alliances, participatory action planning and process monitoring. IWMI project page: https://waspa.iwmi.org/
Final report (IRC) | Bangladesh and Sri Lanka | 3 years |
Women, Wellbeing, Work, Waste and Sanitation (4WS) (2003-2006) | Sanitation & gender. IRC led this multi-country applied research. Indian partners: University of Kerala, SEUF. See conference paper: http://www.ircwash.org/resources/women-well-being-work-waste-and-sanitation-4ws | India: Kerala | 36 months |
Negotiating peri-urban water conflicts (NEGOWAT) (2003-2006) | Water security. Multi-country research project in collaboration with Natural Resources Institute (NRI) at University of Greenwich. Indian partner: Madras Institute of Development Studies http://negowat.cirad.fr/Docs4Web/negowat-book-final-eng/negowat-book-final.pdf | India: Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 3 years |
Water Audits (2003) | http://projects.nri.org/wss-iwrm/Reports/APRLPwra/APRLPwra_fullA4.pdf http://projects.nri.org/wss-iwrm/Library/KAWAD_water_audit.PDF | India: Andhra Pradesh
India: Karnataka
| 1 year
1 year |
Junior Professional Officer (JPO) programme (2001-2006) | Capacity building. Indian partner 3rd phase 2004-2006: SEUF. Explanation online: http://www.ircwash.org/news/overview-jpo-programme | India: Kerala | 32 months |
School WASH (2000-2004) | Advisory services to UNICEF + Gov’t. Training. Materials. See proposal: http://www.ircwash.org/resources/india-school-sanitation-and-hygiene-education-school-sanitation-support-sss-project | India | Over 4 years |
WHiRL(2000-2004) | Local water resource management http://projects.nri.org/wss-iwrm/reports.htm | India: Andhra Pradesh | 3 years |
Local Water Resource Management | Water governance case study | India: Andhra Pradesh | 2 months |
Advisory services DGIS project Gujarat | Hygiene promotion, gender | India: Gujarat | 2 missions, over 2 years |
Resource Centre Development Program (2000-2006) | Support sector learning/develop state WASH resource centres | India: Gujarat, Kerala, Uttaranchal | 2 years |
Sustaining changes in hygiene behaviour (2000-2003) | Hygiene. IRC led this multi-country applied research. Indian partner: SEUF. See report: http://www.ircwash.org/resources/sustainability-changes-hygiene-behaviour-kerala-india-sustaining-changes-hygiene-behaviour | India: Kerala | 42 months |
Development of District scoping for rural water supply (1999– 2002) | Participatory district planning | India: 9 Districts in different States | 2 years |
Integrated Research and Demonstration Project on Slow Sand Filtration (SSF) (1975-1989) | Technology. IRC led a multi-country applied research programme. NEERI was our Indian partner | India: Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, | Four phases over a period of 14 years |
IRC Asia at a glance
