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Bringing effective and decisive political leadership to bear on WASH requires that we expose the system; making it visible and actionable to those with power. IRC's new campaign aims to do just that. Read more...
Ahead of the European elections of 23 May. What can you do for water and sanitation for all, forever in Europe and beyond? Read more...
Reflections from a non-WASH expert on day one of the IRC symposium. Read more...
The community-based management (CBM) model has often been called into question as an effective means of service provision. Read more...
Representatives from programmes in Latin America and Asia shared successes and failures. Read more...
10 things IRC, Water.org and the World Bank think you need to know about the enabling environment for finance in WASH Read more...
Comparing of country scores after assessments of WASH systems can be both tricky and attractive. Read more...
Drawing your vision of complex systems while listening to panelists' experiences in the field. Read more...
What it will take to bring water and sanitation to everyone. Read more...
Those of you who have been paying attention will recall that my first blog-post promised a story about certification for WASH products! At long last, here it is. Read more...
A cause d'instabilité au Burkina Faso, l'accès à l'eau potable et à l'assainissement est faible dans le Sahel et le Nord. Read more...
What is collective action and how can it be applied to tackle our wicked WASH problem. Read more...
Last week, a number of Agenda for Change members that are working on WASH systems strengthening in countries in Latin America came together for a learning and sharing event. A key point of discussion in that event was the importance of political leadership at local level, but also the systemic... Read more...
Five sessions on capacity building during the IRC symposium provided additional knowledge and skills in WASH systems practice. Read more...
Revisiting some of the greatest moments from the symposium dedicated to WASH systems strengthening. Read more...
During the Thursday morning monitoring and learning session at IRC's All systems go! participants discussed factors than enable or hamper use of monitoring data in evidence-based decision making. Read more...
When we talk about water and sanitation systems (WASH), it is easy to think only of infrastructure, construction, and toilets… but that is not just what WASH is about. Read more...
An account of personal reflections on the shift to a systems approach. Read more...
IRC has been promoting the WASH systems approach in Kabarole District for five years now. What are the emerging lessons? Read more...
Is finance a red herring and what is "Rosenboom's law on pilots"? Learn more from an IRC friend for over 30 years. Read more...